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https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/04/06/dispatch-special-envoy-secure-alternative-crude-supplies/6811775513009/
South Korea to send envoys to secure oil supplies amid crisis - UPI.com
Apr 6, 2026 - S. Korea's government and ruling Party said Monday they will dispatch special envoys to major oil-producing countries, including Saudi Arabia
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https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/03/27/France-Rubio-pushes-for-more-military-backing-for-US-war-with-Iran/6521774614251/
Rubio demands G7 partners 'step up' and deal with Hormuz Strait crisis - UPI.com
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Paris for a gathering of G7 foreign ministers where the war with Iran was expected to dominate the agenda.
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https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/04/20/latam-venezuela-talks-GE-Siemens-electricity/5261776703361/
Venezuela in talks with Siemens, GE over power crisis - UPI.com
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, said her government is talking with two major companies to address the country's power crisis,
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https://www.upi.com/Voices/2026/04/17/japan-industrial-diplomacy-global-crisis/6571776434675/
Threading the needle: Tokyo's industrial diplomacy in a time of global crisis - UPI.com
The second Takaichi-Trump summit in Washington represented a shift away from the era of sweeping rhetoric and grand communiqués.
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https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/04/23/latam-peru-F16purchase-controversy/7791776953435/
Peru's F-16 purchase from U.S. sparks political crisis, resignations - UPI.com
Peru's planned purchase of 12 F-16 fighter jets from a United States firm has triggered a new political crisis in the South American nation.
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https://www.upi.com/Voices/2026/04/24/perspectives-global-jet-fuel-crisis/9591777035708/
A global jet fuel crisis is closer than the world knows - UPI.com
A catastrophe in global aviation fuel is taking shape, and almost no one is paying attention.
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https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/03/26/latam-cuba-power-outages-impact-healthcare/9341774549073/
Cuba power crisis disrupts hospitals, deepens strain on healthcare - UPI.com
Cuba's power crisis is affecting hospital operations nationwide, with surgeries postponed and critical services under pressure, WHO said.
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