The announcement was made just hours before Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel is scheduled to speak early Friday "to address national and international issues."

Both sides have claimed to inflict heavy losses in what has become their deadliest fighting in years, a confrontation Pakistan has described as an “open war” with Afghanistan.

The International Criminal Court prosecutor announced that the United States did not commit crimes against humanity with sanctions against Venezuela.

A Sydney business consultant has been convicted of breaking Australia’s foreign interference laws by providing reports to two people he should have suspected were Chinese spies. Alexander

Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would prevent the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval as they seek to force a vote on President Donald Trump's stated goal of a “takeover” of the Caribbean country.

Former advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, Brenda Shaffer, says Iran’s strategy of targeting Gulf states and regional neighbors has been counterproductive. She adds that Tehran’s ability to sustain drone and missile attacks is constrained,

The Trump administration began a trade investigation Thursday into whether dozens of countries have policies to combat forced labor.

China has passed a new law promoting ethnic unity and national identity, formalizing policies on integration and development in minority regions.