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23.04.2026 21:30 Asked to comment on reports that Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te had originally planned to make a so-called "transit visit" to Eswatini, but canceled the trip after relevant countries refused to grant flight clearance to his chartered aircraft, Zhang Han, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that "we appreciate the position and actions of the relevant countries in upholding the one-China principle."

23.04.2026 21:30 A Chinese spokesperson on Wednesday said that several countries' refusal to grant flight permits to Taiwan's secessionist-minded leader Lai Ching-te for a planned visit to Eswatini reflects broad international support for the one-China principle.

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23.04.2026 21:30 Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator

23.04.2026 21:30 Canada is supporting international efforts to identify and eliminate chemical weapons that remain in Syria, to prevent future use.

23.04.2026 21:30 Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d'Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.

23.04.2026 21:30 On April 20-24, one of the largest and most complex cyber defence exercise worldwide, Locked Shields 2026, is organised by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence .

23.04.2026 21:30 Vladimir Putin held talks at the Kremlin with President of the Republic of Seychelles Patrick Herminie, who has come to Russia on a working visit.

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23.04.2026 21:30 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the United States renewed sanctions relief for Russian oil for a month due to requests from several countries that are particularly vulnerable to oil shortages.

23.04.2026 21:30 Since February 2022, Latvia's total support for Ukraine has exceeded EUR 1 billion, or 0.6% of GDP. More than half of this - EUR 675 million - is military aid, while humanitarian aid and support to the Government of Ukraine amount to EUR 92 million

23.04.2026 21:30 The Security Council today broadly agreed on the steps towards Libya's peace and stability — including elections, institutional reunification, security sector reform and economic transparency — but emphasized that the real test will be effective implementation, sustained political will and a decisive break from the status quo.

23.04.2026 21:30 Statement by Ambassador Archie Young, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Libya.

23.04.2026 21:30 A series of negative moves by Japan concerning the Yasukuni Shrine blatantly provoke international justice and trample on human conscience; China is deeply outraged by such acts and strongly condemns them, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular press conference on Wednesday.

23.04.2026 21:30 China on Wednesday deplored the Japanese prime minister's offerings to ‌the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, where Class-A war criminals from WWII are enshrined, as well as visits by other Japanese officials to the war-linked shrine, calling these moves a blatant provocation against international justice and an affront to human conscience.