21 October 2026 Archives

Ethiopia and UN discuss national and regional issues

Published on: October 21, 2026
12:58

Addis Ababa, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) Getachew Reda, East African Advisor to the Ethiopian Prime Minister, met with Guang Cong, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, to analyze national and regional issues.

United Nations condemns airstrikes in Sudanese border areas

Published on: October 21, 2026
12:57

Juba, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations has strongly condemned drone attacks on a market in Abyei, bordering Sudan and South Sudan, local media reported.

Cuba expects another UN vote against US blockade

Published on: October 21, 2026
12:57

Havana, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel expressed his expectation that the United Nations will once again condemn the US blockade against the island, while denouncing pressure from Washington aimed at preventing such a vote.

Russia to send ship with 40,000 tons of diesel to the US on Thursday

Published on: October 21, 2026
12:57

Moscow, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) The first ship carrying 40,000 tons of Russian diesel destined for the United States is set to depart, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced.

Cuban Ambassador to Baku denounces US blockade

Published on: October 21, 2026
12:56

Baku, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Carlos Valdes, denounced that the economic, commercial, and financial blockade the United States imposed on his country reached unprecedented levels.

Negotiations between Putin and Witkoff conclude in St. Petersburg

Published on: October 21, 2026
12:56

St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) Negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff concluded in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, the Kremlin reported.

Peru: call for reaffirming opposition to the blockade on Cuba

Published on: October 21, 2026
12:56

Lima, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) The Network of Intellectuals and Artists in Defense of Humanity (REDH) – Peru Chapter, called on countries that oppose the United States’ blockade against Cuba to keep their solidarity in the face of pressure from Washington.

China denounces US judicial move against Raul Castro

Published on: October 21, 2026
12:56

Beijing, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) China rejected the use of judicial measures to pressure Cuba and reiterated its support for the country’s sovereignty, following the issuance of an arrest warrant for historic leader Raul Castro by US authorities.

More than 12,000 displaced by fighting between the DRC Army and FRN

Published on: October 21, 2026
12:56

Kinshasa, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) More than 12,000 inhabitants of Kaziba, in the province of South Kivu, have fled due to clashes between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), it was reported.

White House envoy arrives in St. Petersburg

Published on: October 21, 2026
12:56

Moscow, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) White House Envoy for Ukraine Steve Witkoff was welcomed by the Kremlin's envoy for international economic cooperation, Kirill Dmitriev, at Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov reported.

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