China announced sanctions against the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi as part of the response to her visit to Taiwan, and accused her of threatening regional peace and stability.

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China has warned that it will apply sanctions against United States personnel and entities in response to the enactment of a law which retaliates for alleged violations in Hong Kong, which Beijing describes as meddling in internal affairs. Read more China will respond with sanctions to US law on Hong Kong

The Cuban Meteorology Center (Insmet) issued its Tropical Storm Advisory One on the formation in the northern Gulf of Mexico of Tropical Depression two of the current hurricane season, which runs June 1 to November 30.

Read more Tropical Depression Forms in the Gulf of Mexico

China registered this Sunday a 40 percent increase in the search for plane tickets and hotels in Cuba, after the announcement of the visa exemption for the Chinese.

Read more China registers notable increase in search for Cuba destination

The leaders of the BRICS countries, gathered at the alliance’s Summit in the Russian city of Kazan, adopted the final declaration of the meeting.

Read more BRICS Leaders Adopt the Kazan Declaration