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18.02.2026 16:40 The measure adopted by the #US government on January 29, based on the fallacy of an alleged threat to the US national security, whereby it threatens to impose punitive tariffs on those countries that export fuel to #Cuba, poses a challenge of huge proportions to all States.

18.02.2026 16:40 US President Donald Trump said a US operation against Cuba, similar to the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is unnecessary.

18.02.2026 16:40 On February 14, 2026 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Petr Macinka at the latter's request on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

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18.02.2026 16:40 The President had a working meeting with Governor of the Orel Region Andrei Klychkov, who focused in his report on the region's socioeconomic development.

18.02.2026 16:40 France welcomes the agreement by the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Félix Tshisekedi, for the implementation of a ceasefire as proposed by Angola to all the warring parties.

18.02.2026 16:40 The 317th Airlift Wing led the Spring 2026 C-130 Weapon System Council at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, coordinating with I Marine Expeditionary Force to further integration of rapid air mobility concepts and strengthen Joint tactical airlift capabilities across the Joint and Total Force, Feb. 4-5, 2026.

17.02.2026 15:10 As Ukraine prepares to enter the fifth year of the full-scale Russian invasion on 24 February, UN monitors say harm to civilians has "demonstrably worsened", while energy attacks and freezing temperatures are making it harder for displaced families to return.

17.02.2026 15:10 US and Iranian officials will meet in Switzerland on February 17 for a second round of negotiations over a deal aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear program and averting war.

17.02.2026 15:10 Ahead of new talks with the United States, Iran has floated possible investment opportunities in its lucrative oil and gas industry to entice President Donald Trump into a new nuclear deal that would lift crippling US economic sanctions on Tehran.

17.02.2026 15:10 Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says Tehran has entered the indirect negotiations with the United States with a result-oriented approach, while expressing misgivings over Washington's "contradictory statements."

17.02.2026 15:10 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi have met in the Swiss city of Geneva.

17.02.2026 15:10 Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says Western countries are trying to divert attention from the Epstein files with their statements about the alleged poisoning of blogger Alexey Navalny, listed as a terrorist and extremist in Russia.

17.02.2026 15:10 Taiwan's Legislature will place the NT$1.25 trillion special defense budget as its first item for review when the new session begins after the Lunar New Year holiday, Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu said Monday.