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* Cuba on Wednesday (May 1) denied US accusations that it has military troops in Venezuela, saying those allegations serve to justify new punitive economic measures against the island. * Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday denounced Washington's support for the Venezuelan opposition in their attempt to seize power as an intervention in the country's internal affairs. * US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to discuss the Venezuela issue, and urged Moscow to cease its support for the Maduro government, the State Department said. * Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed into law a bill on providing stable operation of a Russian national internet system in case of disconnection from the global network infrastructure. * Turkey and the United States have been working on a possible visit of US President Donald Trump to Turkey, local media reported Wednesday citing Turkish presidential sources. * Kuwait and … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: May 2

* Poland will become the special partner of the 16th China-ASEAN Expo slated for Sept. 20 to 23 in Nanning, the capital city of southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, according to the expo secretariat. * French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation on April 15 evening to unveil measures to ease social tension and respond to "yellow vest" complaints, state-run France Info radio reported on April 14. * The Cuban government is working to rescue two doctors abducted in Kenya by suspected Al-Shabaab militants, said President Miguel Diaz-Canel on April 14. * The Venezuelan government on April 14 denounced the US sanctions targeting its state-owned oil company PDVSA for the "criminal impact" on the Venezuelan people. The sanctions blocked the country's access to oil revenues and its ability to pay for key social and health programs, the government said in a statement. * Chinese authorities on April 14 unveiled a guideline on reforming the country's property rights … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: April 15

* China on Tuesday (January 29) strongly urged the United States to stop the unreasonable suppression of Chinese companies, including Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., according to a Foreign Ministry spokesperson. * US President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to deliver the State of the Union address on February 5. * A Russian Su-27 fighter intercepted a US reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea approaching the Russian border, the Russian Defense Ministry said on January 28. * The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) of China on January 29 started reviewing a new draft of the foreign investment law, the latest move to promote the country's opening-up initiative. * The United States on January 28 slapped sanctions on a state-owned oil firm in Venezuela. The sanctions on Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., or known as PDVSA, will block US$7 billion in assets and could result in US$11 billion in lost sales over the next year, US … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: January 29

* Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on January 12 started his five-day visit to Russia, during which he will hold consultations on a peace treaty with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. * Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned Polish charge d'affaires to voice Tehran's protest at the European country's decision to host a conference that the US is going to hold against Iran next month, Tasnim news agency reported on January 13. * Kuwait will host the third Kuwait-US Strategic Dialogue Session on January 15 with an aim of further cementing relations and cooperation between the two countries, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) said on January 12. The strategic dialogue will set a roadmap for cooperation between Kuwait and the US for the next 25 years in different fields, KUNA said. * Jordan on January 12 called for international efforts to end the stalemate in the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians, state-run Petra news agency reported. * The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: January 13