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His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chaired the Cabinet session held today in Riyadh

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The Russian president has censured attempts by the West to weaponize global energy markets.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia and Azerbaijan are engaged in active dialogue on expanding cooperation in the energy sector.

Russia is one of the key players in the global gas market and ranks first in terms of natural gas reserves, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

The supply of diesel fuel to the United States is a business agreement, there were no political conditions or links, and this is a purely pragmatic move, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.

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President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway Jonas Gahr Störe at the request of the Finnish and Norwegian sides.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen expressed skepticism over what she described as "uncoordinated" phone calls by the Finnish and Norwegian leaders with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Anadolu Agency reported, citing the local media.

On Tuesday, President Gitanas Nausėda had a telephone conversation with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, during which the two leaders discussed a conversation held earlier today between the Finnish President and Norwegian Prime Minister Jon Gahr Støre with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding an end to the war in Ukraine.

Norway and Finland are Russia's neighbors, and it is very important for Moscow that they decided to talk, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, the Kremlin press service reported.

Russia wants Africa to transform into a key pillar of a multipolar world and remains committed to upholding the right of Africans to independently shape their own future, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.

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A bipartisan group of US lawmakers have warned American banks, port authorities, and fuel-industry groups against facilitating imports of Russian diesel, raising the prospect of congressional investigations and legal action over President Donald Trump's decision to ease restrictions on Russian fuel.

The Pakistan-Iran border crossings remain closed, triggering an "unprecedented" surge in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices in Pakistan, despite the much-hyped Mecca Defense Alliance meeting in Tehran, underscoring continued tensions among the participating countries.

Japanese shipbuilders are stepping up capital investment in shipyards across the country as part of the government's target of doubling domestic shipbuilding volume, with the overall amount on track to exceed 1 trillion yen, Jiji Press reported.

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Opposition leaders have warned that a low turnout could hand victory to Israel's most far-right and ultra-Orthodox factions.