The Russian government on Sunday halted fuel sales to civilians and businesses not considered vital to functioning and security in Crimea.

Bolivia continues to clear roadblocks isolating its capital, La Paz, and other cities. This follows President Rodrigo Paz's state of emergency declaration, ratified by parliament. On Sunday, a

Under the current deal, Iran allows the safe, toll-free passage of commercial ships through the strait for a 60-day period.

Thousands of Czechs rallied in the capital on Sunday to condemn a plan by the government led by populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš to overhaul funding for public broadcasters that is considered dangerous for their independence.

Begona Gomez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, had her passport revoked ahead of her corruption trial because she may be flight risk.

Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a former vice president and a key figure of the Cuban Revolution who fought alongside Fidel Castro, died Sunday, the Communist Party and Cuba’s government said. He was 94. Valdés was one of the closest allies of Fidel and his brother Raúl Castro since the 1953 attack on the Moncada barracks that marked the beginning of the Cuban Revolution.

It was not clear whether the new directive would resolve the friction that led to deadly clashes on Friday and Saturday and threatened to derail a preliminary U.S.-Iran peace deal.

Ethiopia’s ruling party has maintained an overwhelming majority in parliament following the June 1 election, according to final results on Sunday. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party won 438 seats out of 501 in the House of Representatives,