The European Union could trigger an unprecedented spike in global gas prices if it follows through with plans to completely phase out imports from Russia, warned Leonid Mikhelson, chairman of energy giant Novatek, on Friday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday unveiled a five-point proposal aimed at fostering inclusive economic globalization and advancing the building of an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future.

The Kremlin has warned that Russia will respond “accordingly” if the United States resumes nuclear weapons testing, following remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump ordering the Pentagon to restart such tests.

A high-level Forum on the Internationalisation of China’s Currency (RMB) was held on October 29 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo, bringing together senior officials, economists, and financial experts from Sri Lanka and China to discuss the growing global role of the renminbi (RMB) in the international monetary system.

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday approved Cuba’s annual resolution calling for an end to the decades-long U.S. economic, commercial and financial embargo, with an overwhelming 165 countries voting in favor, seven against, and twelve abstaining.

China’s President Xi Jinping will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK), on October 30,

The Anti-Imperialist National Forum has called on the United Nations to intervene against what it describes as a U.S.-led conspiracy to undermine Cuba’s proposal seeking an end to Washington’s sanctions. The Forum said the United States is exerting “undue pressure” on UN member states ahead of the vote on the Cuban resolution calling for the lifting of the decades-long blockade.

Cuba has reported overwhelming international backing during the first day of debate at the United Nations General Assembly on the annual resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic, commercial, and financial blockade against the island. The vote on the resolution is scheduled for tomorrow.

On October 25 Venezuela solidarity groups around Australia turned up in defiance against the latest threats from the USA. Protests were held in Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane.