The United States has imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, along with his wife and three other individuals, according to a filing Thursday from the U.S. Treasury Department. It’s the latest Trump administration move to pressure the island’s leadership.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy published an open letter to President Vladimir Putin in which he proposed the leaders meet.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's new council to combat antisemitism draws backlash over members critics say are hostile to Israel and Jewish concerns.

The Somalian military and opposition militias opposed to extending the president of the country's term skirmished Thursday in its capital.

Hungary agreed to drop its opposition to opening the formal access talks but is still opposed to the fast-track membership process that Ukraine says it needs as protection from Russia.

Protests have grown in Albania over a development project linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. The Associated Press reports the project is planned within a nature reserve, while one environmental group says the area is being “irreversibly destroyed.

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ​said in a message ‌on Thursday that Iran's enemies, having been defeated ​on the battlefield, ​were now seeking to ⁠undermine public resilience and ​sow internal divisions.

S. Korea's election watchdog said it will investigate an unprecedented ballot paper shortage that delayed formal confirmation of Seoul's mayoral race.