WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned six individuals accused of trafficking large quantities of cocaine from South America to the United … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump told reporters Friday that the Nippon Steel acquisition is not finalized and requires his approval, while also commenting on … Read more
WASHINGTON — United States President Donald J. Trump has announced a series of economic and diplomatic sanctions against Colombia after Colombian President Gustavo Petro refused … Read more
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on an ally of Israel’s far-right national security minister and two entities that … Read more
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S., South Korea and Japan are pushing for a new multi-national panel of experts, possibly outside the U.N., … Read more
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has warned it will impose new sanctions on Iran following its unprecedented attack on Israel. U.S. … Read more
(Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is preparing fresh sanctions on Iran in response to Iran’s attack on Israel, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing … Read more
By Daphne Psaledakis, Marianna Parraga and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) -The U.S. will not renew a temporary license that widely eased sanctions on Venezuela’s oil … Read more
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has banned the senior executives of two U.S. defence companies from entering the country and frozen their property in response to … Read more
Top officials from Moscow and Beijing met on Tuesday to reaffirm their countries’ deepening ties — one day after U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen threatened … Read more
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – Russia’s move to effectively disband the panel of experts monitoring longstanding United Nations sanctions against North Korea points to … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on 15 Sinaloa Cartel members and six Mexico-based entities involved in the illicit manufacture and … Read more
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two people and two companies it accused of supporting disinformation efforts … Read more
By Can Sezer, Nevzat Devranoglu and Dmitry Zhdannikov ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A U.S. threat to hit financial firms doing business with Russia with sanctions has … Read more
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday returned the Houthis to a list of terrorist groups as planned, hitting the Iran-aligned group … Read more
By Daphne Psaledakis and Gabriela Baczynska WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The U.S., EU and other partners discussed Russia sanctions at a meeting in Brussels this week … Read more
By Deisy Buitrago and Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela is prepared for the reimposition of U.S. sanctions on its oil and gas exports and will … Read more
By Marianna Parraga and Mayela Armas HOUSTON/CARACAS (Reuters) – A reimposition of U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sectors would hurt the OPEC country’s … Read more
By Arshad Mohammed, Simon Lewis and Timour Azhari WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on Hamas-affiliated financial exchanges in Gaza, an Iraqi … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury on Thursday said it imposed sanctions on a United Arab Emirates-based shipping company for violating the $60-per-barrel price cap … Read more
LONDON (Reuters) – A billionaire ally of Russian businessman Roman Abramovich renewed his bid to overturn British sanctions at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday, … Read more
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo will travel to Europe and Japan this month, where he will coordinate with … Read more
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. on Friday issued sanctions targeting commodity shipments financing Iran’s Quds Force and Yemen’s Houthis as Washington stepped up … Read more
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has added Russia’s Alrosa, the world’s biggest diamond producer, as well as its CEO Pavel Alekseevich Marinychev to its … Read more
By Chen Aizhu and Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s Sinochem Corp has bought a million barrels of Venezuelan crude oil for arrival in December, … Read more
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Turkey and Turkish companies have saved around $2 billion on energy bills in 2023 by raising imports of discounted Russian oil and … Read more
By Julia Payne and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries agreed on a 12th package of sanctions against Russia, the European Council said … Read more
By Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government foresees a 27% increase in its income from state-run oil company PDVSA next year, according to a … Read more
By Arshad Mohammed and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday it put sanctions on two former Afghan officials and 44 … Read more
LOS ANGELES – A Paramount-based clothing wholesale company was fined $4 million, ordered to pay $6,390,781 in restitution, and placed on probation for five years … Read more
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) -Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA has assigned loading windows this month to two vessels bound for India under crude spot … Read more
By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Friday it was prepared to “pause” sanctions relief for OPEC member Venezuela … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it had imposed sanctions on 21 Iranian and foreign nationals and entities for their involvement … Read more
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s SPB Exchange, which specialises in trading foreign shares, said on Tuesday it would transfer almost a third of clients’ funds held … Read more
By Timour Azhari BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s Kataeb Hezbollah (KH) militia, a powerful armed faction with close ties to Iran, brushed off U.S. sanctions on … Read more
By Daphne Psaledakis and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday issued sanctions targeting Iran-aligned militia groups, accusing them of being involved in … Read more
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s largest carmaker Avtovaz said it had lowered its production forecast for Lada cars due to U.S. sanctions imposed in September, Interfax … Read more
Biden Admin Extends Sanctions Waiver Freeing Up $10 Billion For Iran Jake Smith on November 14, 2023 The Biden administration is extending a sanctions waiver … Read more
Biden’s Chip Sanctions Are Not Effective Against China, Congressional Report Says Jason Cohen on November 14, 2023 President Joe Biden’s semiconductor sanctions are not sufficiently … Read more
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union officials are finalising the “last details” of a proposed 12th package of sanctions on Russia that will include a diamond … Read more
LONDON (Reuters) – Standard Chartered lost its battle on Wednesday to exclude from a trial allegations it broke U.S. sanctions against Iran in a “more … Read more
By Marianna Parraga, Laura Sanicola and Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Global energy traders are emerging as early buyers of Venezuela’s stocks of crude and … Read more
By Deisy Buitrago, Vivian Sequera and Matt Spetalnick CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government is set to sign an agreement with the country’s … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government are expected to announce a deal on Tuesday that would ease U.S. sanctions … Read more
BOGOTA (Reuters) – The United States has reached a preliminary deal with Venezuela to ease sanctions if President Nicolas Maduro follows through on a commitments … Read more
(Reuters) – The United States has considered a plan to drop sanctions against Dan Gertler, an Israeli mining magnate accused of corruption, the Wall Street … Read more
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger has cut its planned spending for 2023 by 40% because of international sanctions imposed after the military took power in a … Read more
OAKLAND, CA – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that Farhad Nafeiy, 70, of Alamo, California, pleaded guilty to violating U.S. sanctions against Iran and … Read more
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Standard Chartered sought on Tuesday to persuade a London court to remove from an investor lawsuit allegations that it … Read more
By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – The share of Russia’s imports invoiced in Chinese yuan soared to 20% in 2022 from 3% a year … Read more