Russia has condemned the United States' energy embargo against Cuba and reaffirmed its support for the island country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday.During political consultations held on Thursday in Havana, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov strongly condemned the U.S.

At the invitation of Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese foreign minister, Namibia's Minister of International Relations and Trade Selma Ashipala-Musavyi will pay an official visit to China from April 11 to 18, a Chinese foreign

Severe seasonal flooding has caused extensive damage across Afghanistan over the past two weeks, Tolo news reported on Friday, citing the United Nations.According to the report, the heavy rains and resulting floods, which affected the country from March 26 to April 6, struck communities in numerous

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Saudi Arabia has halted operations at several key energy facilities following a series of attacks that resulted in one death and disrupted oil and gas production, including the East-West Pipeline, according to the country's Ministry of Energy.

Global sea surface temperatures rose to their second-highest level on record in March and edged closer to the peaks seen during the last El Nino episode, the European Union's (EU) climate monitor said on Friday, suggesting the climate may be entering a new warming phase later this year.

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was officially sworn in as the President of Myanmar on Friday.

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US First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday lashed out at what she described as false allegations linking her to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein."I am not Epstein's victim," Melania said in a speech at the White House.

Several opposition parties in Japan are calling for tighter scrutiny of arms exports as the government moves to relax its restrictions on such sales.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he was seeking direct talks with Beirut, as Western allies press Israel to rein in continued strikes on Lebanon amid concerns they could jeopardize a fragile US-Iran ceasefire.

The second edition of the CEO Summit Indian Ocean opened on Thursday in Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar, aimed at accelerating regional economic integration.

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Thursday that the Iranian people have achieved a "decisive victory" in the war against the United States and Israel, adding that Iran will move the management of the Strait of Hormuz into a new phase.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced an Orthodox Easter ceasefire with Ukraine, the Kremlin said Thursday.

A former Iranian foreign minister, Kamal Kharazi, died Thursday from wounds suffered in US-Israel strikes on April 1, Iranian media reported. Kharazi, 81, had been serving as the head of the Strategic Council for International Relations, which is part of Iranian foreign ministry.