President Trump on Saturday said that the airspace surrounding Venezuela should be considered closed, ratcheting up tensions with the Maduro regime and offering yet another sign that he…
Read more Trump Declares That Airspace Around Venezuela Should Be Considered ClosedExplosions rocked two tankers sanctioned for carrying Russian oil, the latest in a spate of blasts on such vessels, sparking a rescue operation off Turkey’s Black Sea coast.…
Read more Mystery Blasts Rock Russia-Linked Oil Tankers Off Turkey’s CoastGunvor pulled its offer to buy the international assets of sanctioned Russian oil producer Lukoil after the U.S. Treasury Department said it opposed the deal and called the…
Read more Trump Administration Blocks Gunvor Takeover of Russian Oil AssetsIndustrial production in Europe’s largest economy rebounded less than expected in September, amid hopes that the outlook could be changing for the sector ahead of large-scale government investment.…
Read more German Industrial Production Rebounds Weakly Amid Tentative Hopes Over OutlookWSJ ProUpdated Nov. 5, 2025 6:37 pm ET OTTAWA—Bank of Canada Gov. Tiff Macklem told lawmakers Wednesday that central-bank policymakers believe the current rate policy appears appropriate to…
Read more Bank of Canada Gov. Macklem Tells Lawmakers Rate Policy at ‘Right’ LevelBEIJING—China has demonstrated it can weaponize its control over global supply chains by constricting the flow of critical rare-earth minerals. President Trump went to the negotiating table when…
Read more How China’s Chokehold on Drugs, Chips and More Threatens the U.S.OTTAWA—Canada said Tuesday it intends to run wider deficits to finance spending and tax measures aimed at unleashing the massive private-sector investments the economy needs to rebuild amid…
Read more Canada Plans Wider Deficits to Jolt EconomyChina has spent months building up its oil reserves. That might come in handy in the wake of the new sanctions the U.S. recently imposed on Russian crude.…
Read more China Is Filling Up Its Oil Reserves FastWASHINGTON—The Treasury Department has sanctioned Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his family, alleging his government has aided drug traffickers. “President Petro has allowed drug cartels to flourish and…
Read more U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Colombia’s President Over Drug-Trafficking AccusationsWSJ ProUpdated Oct. 24, 2025 9:06 am ET Russia’s central bank on Friday lowered its key interest rate for a fourth straight meeting as an already slowing economy…
Read more Russia’s Central Bank Cuts Key Rate as New Sanctions LoomWASHINGTON—President Trump has announced substantial new sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies as frustration in Washington grows over the war in Ukraine. The new sanctions, which would…
Read more U.S. Imposes Substantial New Sanctions on Russian Oil GiantsGURUGRAM, India—When the Trump Organization in April announced another luxury real-estate project in India, Eric Trump gave a shout out to his local partners for helping accelerate the…
Read more Trump Organization Expands in India, Where Many of Its Partners Face AccusationsThe Dutch government wrested control of a Netherlands-based semiconductor company from its Chinese owner, a new flare-up in tensions between China and the West over key technologies and…
Read more Dutch Government Takes Control of Chip Maker From Chinese ParentWSJ ProOct. 10, 2025 5:05 pm ET OTTAWA—Canada’s banking regulator said the watchdog would issue proposals in the coming months to ease capital-buffer requirements amid the abrupt change…
Read more Canada’s Bank Supervisor to Propose Easing of Financial-Stability RulesA deal to release hostages held by Hamas and establish a cease-fire in Gaza was approved Thursday by Israel’s government. The deal was struck amid talks that followed…
Read more What to Know About the Gaza DealChina’s newest restrictions on rare-earth materials would mark a nearly unprecedented export control that stands to disrupt the global economy, giving Beijing more leverage in trade negotiations and…
Read more China’s Rare-Earth Escalation Threatens Trade Talks—and the Global EconomyWSJ ProUpdated Oct. 9, 2025 11:40 am ET OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada’s No. 2 official endorsed a competition shakeup in the highly concentrated financial-services industry, saying the country’s…
Read more Canada’s Banking Sector Needs Increased Competition, Bank of Canada Official SaysThe International Criminal Court found a Sudanese militia leader guilty of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur two decades ago, a rare conviction for an…
Read more International Criminal Court Convicts Sudanese Militia Leader of War CrimesPARIS—French authorities detained crew members of a tanker carrying Russian crude oil and are investigating whether it played a role in last week’s drone incursions in Denmark. French…
Read more France Detains Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker Suspected in Drone AttackNAIROBI, Kenya—A giant hydrogen-generation project in Africa is pitting German clean-energy executives against descendants of victims of Germany’s forgotten colonial genocide. A major German renewables company, Enertrag, aims…
Read more German Firm’s African Green-Energy Project Runs Into Ghosts From Past