<h1>Major power condemns proposal to impose tariffs on oil importers from sanctioned state as unilateral economic coercion</h1> A major power criticized a call by another state and its allies to impose tariffs on countries importing oil from a sanctioned state, labeling the proposal unilateral economic coercion and warning of legal and retaliatory countermeasures under international trade and diplomatic frameworks. In separate developments, a caretaker government in a South Asian country appointed ministers and pledged timely, impartial elections; a rival political party sought publication of an observer group's report on past elections; and domestic security operations in a neighboring state reported militant fatalities. Additional items note arrests in criminal investigations and international diplomatic summits addressing cross-border strikes.