British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy countries should be willing to take on more risk with regard to sanctions against Russia over its
February 24, 2025
The Kremlin praised the administration of U.S.
February 24, 2025
Russia's overheating economy is on the cusp of serious cooling, as huge fiscal stimulus, soaring interest rates, stubbornly high inflation
February 24, 2025
Rwanda's government has asserted solidarity with a top official sanctioned by the U.S. over violence in eastern Congo
February 20, 2025
As Moscow and Washington discuss how to end the war in Ukraine, one of the many questions on investors' minds is whether the corporate exodus from Russia in
February 19, 2025
North Korea has criticized the United States and Asian neighbors for pursuing the “absurd” goal of denuclearizing the North and says it will push to expand its nuclear forces under the direction of its authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un
February 18, 2025
When Svetlana Sarantseva moved to Portugal from Singapore in 2021, she was looking forward to starting a family and working as a nutrition coach on the Azores archipelago.
February 14, 2025
U.S.
February 14, 2025
Iran is rearming its missile program and a ship of supplies just arrived from China, Western sources say
February 13, 2025
Oil prices settled flat on Thursday, paring early losses of more than 1% as U.S. tariff announcements were delayed until at least April, feeding hope that the world
February 13, 2025
The U.S. has sanctioned the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor
February 13, 2025
Ukraine imposed sanctions on former president and opposition politician Petro Poroshenko, including an asset freeze and a ban on withdrawing capital
February 13, 2025
During his first term, Donald Trump attempted to apply ‘maximum pressure’ on the socialist government in Caracas. This time around, the dynamic has shifted (a little).
February 13, 2025
Panama has made progress stripping vessels from its registry that do not meet its flag's standards, the Central American nation's Maritime Authority said on
February 12, 2025
Former President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday that Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council had adopted sanctions against him, and he accused political rival President
February 12, 2025
Syria’s relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for its people after the nations backed autocratic President Bashar Assad during its long war
February 12, 2025
The U.S., U.K. and Australia have sanctioned a Russian web-hosting services provider and two Russian men who administer the service in support of Russian ransomware syndicate LockBit
February 11, 2025
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan is the first person to be hit with economic and travel sanctions authorized by U.S.
February 10, 2025
Western sanctions on Syria's banking sector are preventing critical investments in the war-ravaged economy despite huge interest from Syrian and foreign investors
February 10, 2025
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday questioned the United States' sincerity in seeking negotiations with Tehran as crowds of people, many chanting "Death to
February 10, 2025
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz says that top administration officials are traveling to Europe this week
February 09, 2025
Ukraine's military said on Sunday that it shot down 70 drones out of the 151 that Russia launched to attack the country overnight.
February 09, 2025By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE - International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan is the first person to be hit with economic and travel sanctions authorized by U.S.
February 07, 2025
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan is the first person to be hit with economic and travel sanctions authorized by U.S.
February 07, 2025
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel
February 06, 2025
The U.S. has warned of possible sanctions against Rwandan and Congolese officials ahead of a summit meant to address the escalating conflict in eastern Congo, according to a
February 07, 2025
Dozens of countries expressed their "unwavering support" for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday, a day after U.S.
February 06, 2025
Britain supports the independence of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and has no plans to sanction its officials, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's spokesperson said on Friday.
February 07, 2025
Ukraine believes that the work of the International Criminal Court in relation to Russian war crimes will continue after U.S.
February 07, 2025
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday said it condemned the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on its staff.
February 07, 2025
U.S.
February 04, 2025
Shares of genetic testing company Illumina and Calvin Klein-owner PVH Corp fell on Tuesday after China placed the two companies on its "unreliable entity" list, putting them
February 04, 2025
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said his government aims to restore ties with the United States in the coming days but has not yet had any contact with the Trump
February 04, 2025
The international community must take concrete action and impose sanctions on Rwanda to curb the M23 rebel conflict in eastern Congo and keep the
February 03, 2025
Australia on Monday imposed sanctions on extreme right-wing online network "Terrorgram" as part of its efforts to combat a rise in antisemitism and online extremism, following
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January 31, 2025
Syria is seeking to import oil via local intermediaries after its first post-Assad import tenders garnered little
January 31, 2025
U.S.
January 28, 2025
Trade for March-loading Russian oil in top buyer Asia has stalled as a wide price gap between buyers and sellers emerged in China after
January 28, 2025
Canada said on Monday it would impose sanctions on 10 individuals and 12 entities in Belarus, citing what it called "gross and systematic human rights violations" by Minsk.
January 27, 2025
The European Union renewed on Monday its wide-ranging sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine, after Hungary stopped holding up the move in
January 27, 2025
Britain on Monday imposed sanctions targeting Belarusian officials and defence companies after joining Western governments in condemning what they called "sham" presidential
January 27, 2025
Belarus’ opposition activists and Western officials have denounced an orchestrated election that extended the over three-decade rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko
January 27, 2025
The United States and Venezuela have a fraught recent history marked by broken diplomatic relations, sanctions and accusations of criminal activity and coup-plotting. U.S.
January 27, 2025
The European Union has agreed to prolong for 6 months a raft of sanctions aimed at depriving Russia of funds to finance its war against Ukraine
January 27, 2025
The European Union has rejected the election in Belarus as illegitimate and threatened new sanctions
January 26, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he and Donald Trump should meet to talk about the Ukraine war and energy prices,
January 24, 2025
Hungary wants the European Union to persuade Ukraine to resume gas transit from Russia to Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on
January 24, 2025
A Russian draft law proposes punishment of up to seven years in prison and heavy fines for the public disclosure of information about the supply chains of sanctioned goods imported
January 24, 2025
Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers will introduce a bill on Friday requiring the Trump administration to review whether Hong Kong officials should be
January 24, 2025
Russian Railways' cargo volumes slumped to a 15-year low in 2024, with labour and locomotive shortages exacerbating capacity woes as
January 24, 2025
Syria's central bank has ordered commercial banks to freeze all accounts tied to people and companies linked to the ousted regime of former President Bashar al-Assad, according to
January 23, 2025
Ukraine praised U.S.
January 23, 2025
"Disrespectful", "insulting", and "ill-informed."
January 23, 2025
The International Criminal Court's governing body said on Thursday it regretted any attempts to undermine the ICC's independence following U.S. moves to sanction it in protest at
January 23, 2025
U.S.
January 22, 2025
Top U.S. oilfield services company SLB said its net assets in Russia amounted to about $600 million at the end of 2024, unchanged from 2023, but revenue from the region had slipped.
January 22, 2025
President Donald Trump is threatening to impose stiff taxes, tariffs and sanctions on Russia if an agreement isn’t reached to end the war in Ukraine
January 22, 2025
Iran hopes U.S.
January 22, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would likely impose sanctions on Russia if its president, Vladimir Putin, refuses to negotiate about ending the war in Ukraine.
January 21, 2025
Meta Platforms' former chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, was sanctioned by a judge on Tuesday for deleting emails related to litigation over
January 22, 2025
The European Union signalled its readiness to engage and negotiate with U.S.
January 21, 2025
The Russian rouble surged past the 100 mark against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, supported by forex sales by the central bank and exporting companies as well as by market optimism
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January 20, 2025
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January 21, 2025
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January 20, 2025
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa congratulated U.S.
January 20, 2025
With Donald Trump's pledge to quickly end the war between Ukraine and Russia, market players are starting to look at what impact that could have on the rouble,
January 20, 2025
Hold or fold?
January 20, 2025
The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on a Yemen-based financial institution that Washington accused of financially supporting the Houthis, as President Joe Biden's
January 17, 2025
Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Friday that follows similar pacts with China and North Korea.
January 17, 2025
The Treasury Department has announced sanctions in connection with a massive Chinese hack of American telecommunications companies and a breach of its own computer network
January 17, 2025
Hungary's prime minister says sanctions issued by the United States last week against a powerful Hungarian official have “strengthened” that official’s standing within the populist government
January 17, 2025
Up to 10% of China's oil refining capacity faces closure in the next ten years as an earlier-than-expected peak in Chinese fuel demand crushes margins and
January 17, 2025
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the leader of Sudan’s military in a devastating war that is spreading famine in that country
January 16, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said he "100%" supports raising sanctions on Russian oil producers if the future
January 16, 2025
The Eagle S tanker seized by Finnish authorities on suspicion of ripping up subsea cables will not face a separate criminal investigation into whether its fuel cargo violates
January 16, 2025
Kyrgyz lender Keremet Bank on Thursday said it would challenge a decision by the U.S.
January 16, 2025
The United States on Wednesday imposed hundreds of sanctions targeting Russia, seeking to increase pressure on Moscow in the Biden
January 15, 2025
Incoming Trump administration is set to adopt a more hawkish stance on Cuba-US relations – but a more targeted sanctions approach may pressure Havana without hurting the island’s impoverished people.
January 16, 2025
A billionaire oil tycoon tried again on Wednesday to overturn British sanctions imposed over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in the first case of its kind to reach the UK's Supreme
January 15, 2025
The Biden administration said on Tuesday it would remove Cuba from its terrorism blacklist, while Cuba said separately it would
January 14, 2025
Biden administration announces plans to remove Cuba from state sponsor of terrorism list
January 14, 2025
Talks held in Geneva among Iran, Britain, France and Germany aimed to find a way to resume nuclear talks, Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday in an interview with
January 14, 2025
The Group of Seven democracies has sought to crimp Russia’s oil export earnings that help fund the war against Ukraine
January 10, 2025
European foreign ministers will meet at the end of January to discuss the lifting of sanctions on Syria, the EU foreign policy chief said on Sunday in Riyadh ahead of
January 12, 2025
Russia's Foreign Ministry on Saturday denounced new U.S. sanctions against Moscow's energy sector as an attempt to harm Russia's economy at the risk of destabilising global markets
January 11, 2025
President Joe Biden's administration says it's expanding sanctions against Russia's critically important energy sector over its war in Ukraine
January 10, 2025
Biden admin imposes harsh sanctions on Russian oil industry to cut off funding for Ukraine war effort
January 10, 2025
Canada on Friday imposed sanctions on 14 current and former senior officials of the Venezuelan government, alleging that they had engaged in activities that have supported human
January 10, 2025
The U.S.
January 10, 2025
Britain imposed new sanctions on Russian oil majors Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz
The U.S.
January 09, 2025
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is heading to Syria to encourage the transition in the country following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents
January 09, 2025
President Joe Biden is expected to unveil new sanctions targeting Russia's economy this week, according to a U.S. official, as part of measures to bolster
January 09, 2025
Biden administration announces its final military aid package for Ukraine before leaving office
January 09, 2025
Britain says it will impose sanctions on members of people-smuggling gangs who send migrants crossing the English Channel to the U.K. in flimsy boats
January 08, 2025
Britain will create a new sanctions regime to target the leaders of networks that smuggle tens of thousands of people into Britain each year, as well as the often-Chinese makers of
January 08, 2025
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