🇷🇺🇺🇸🇨🇺 - 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.

🇯🇵 - Official results show Japan's ruling party won roughly two-thirds of the seats in the recent parliamentary elections.

🇺🇸🇫🇮 - Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen says replacing the nuclear deterrence provided by the US is "not realistic."

🇸🇳 - The Senegalese government acknowledges "acts of violence" by security forces following the death of a protester.

🇷🇺 - Russian authorities impose new restrictions on Telegram over alleged legal violations.

🇰🇬 - Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov dismisses security chief Kamchybek Tashiev, a long-time ally, to "prevent divisions."