🇸🇦🇸🇾 - The Saudi government pledges to invest billions in Syria's energy, aviation, real estate, and telecom sectors.

🇺🇸🇨🇳 - The US Department of State accuses the Chinese government of conducting a secret nuclear test in 2020.

🇹🇷🇪🇺 - The EU and the Turkish government agree to continue work toward modernizing their customs union.

🇪🇹🇪🇷 - The Ethiopian government orders Eritrea to "immediately withdraw its troops" from the country's territory.

🇪🇹🇪🇷 - The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry accuses Eritrea of armed agression.

🇻🇪 - Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says one of her allies was kidnapped in Caracas after being freed.

🇭🇰 - A Hong Kong court sentences pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison under China's laws.

🇽🇰 - International war crimes prosecutors say they are seeking a 45-year prison sentence for former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi.

🇲🇽🇨🇺 - The Mexican Foreign Ministry says two ships carrying 814 tons of humanitarian aid are en route to Cuba.

🇷🇺🇺🇸🇨🇺 - The Kremlin accuses US President Donald Trump of "suffocating" Cuba.

🇻🇪 - Venezuelan prosecutors confirm the arrest of opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa shortly after his release from prison.

🇺🇸🇦🇲🇦🇿 - US Vice President JD Vance arrives in the South Caucasus to "advance" peace efforts in the region.

🇸🇦 - Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan says the government will update its economic diversification strategy.

🇨🇳🇯🇵 - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterates her openness to dialogue with China.

🇸🇦🇸🇴 - The Somali Defense Ministry says it has signed a military cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia.

🇬🇧🇨🇳🇭🇰 - The UK government says it will "rapidly" engage with the Chinese authorities to release media mogul Jimmy Lai.

🇪🇹🇺🇳 - The UN calls on all parties to take "urgent steps" toward de-escalation in Ethiopia's Tigray region.

🇲🇱 - The Malian government says it will create a state-owned company to manage holdings in mining companies.

🇮🇷 - The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says it could dilute enriched uranium if all sanctions are lifted.

🇭🇰🇺🇳 - The UN condemns the sentencing of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai and urges his "immediate release."

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - US President Donald Trump says Iran will not be allowed to possess ballistic missiles or nuclear weapons.