ASEAN civil service chiefs open 23rd ACCSM summit in Siem Reap, Cambodia, with PM Hun Manet urging AI adoption to narrow regional development gaps

Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez blames the US embargo for repeated nationwide power outages, calling it an 'energy siege' that blocks fuel imports and grid components.

Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez blames the US embargo for repeated nationwide power outages, calling it an 'energy siege' that prevents fuel imports and access to key power grid components.

Egypt says it will 'not allow' Ethiopia to build new dams on the Nile, reiterates calls for a binding GERD agreement; Ethiopia calls binding deal unnecessary

Egypt says it will not allow Ethiopia to build new dams on the Nile and reiterates calls for a legally binding Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam agreement, while Ethiopia says a binding deal is unnecessary and the dam will not harm downstream countries including Egypt and Sudan.

Brazil downgrades diplomatic ties with Argentina to chargés d'affaires, withholding return of Ambassador Júlio Bitelli after Argentine president's offensive remarks about Lula da Silva — CNN Brasil.

Brazil decided to downgrade its diplomatic relations with Argentina to the level of chargés d'affaires and will not return Ambassador Júlio Bitelli to Buenos Aires, according to CNN Brasil. The move comes in response to new offensive statements by the Argentine president about Brazilian leader Lula da Silva.

U.S. revokes visa of Brazil's ambassador in diplomatic dispute, State Department official tells U.S. media

The United States has revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador to the United States in response to Brazil denying visas to two U.S. diplomats last month and withholding approval of the Trump administration's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Brazil, according to a senior State Department official cited by U.S. media on Tuesday.