WASHINGTON — U.S. military forces boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit…
Read more US military boards third oil tanker in Indian Ocean after tracking it from CaribbeanLONDON — In France, civil servants will ditch Zoom and Teams for a homegrown video conference system. Soldiers in Austria are using open source office software to write…
Read more France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the USWASHINGTON — The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on a fleet of nine ships and their owners accused of transporting hundreds of millions of dollars in forbidden…
Read more US hits 9 tankers with sanctions over Iranian oil during protest crackdownPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s government announced Wednesday it has arrested and extradited to China a prominent tycoon who allegedly led a huge online scam operation and was…
Read more Cambodia extradites alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi to ChinaPresident Donald Trump’s plan to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing that country’s president in a military raid isn’t…
Read more Trump’s plan to seize, revitalize Venezuela’s oil industry faces major hurdlesPresident Donald Trump’s plan to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing President Nicolás Maduro in a raid isn’t likely…
Read more Trump’s plan to seize and revitalize Venezuela’s oil industry faces major hurdlesBERLIN — German prosecutors say they will drop an investigation of Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, over possible breaches of sanctions and…
Read more German prosecutors will drop investigation of Russian magnate Usmanov upon payment of $11M fineThe pursuit of the tanker, which was confirmed by a U.S. official briefed on the operation, comes after the U.S. administration announced Saturday it had seized a tanker…
Read more US official: Coast Guard pursues another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctionsVILNIUS, Lithuania — Belarus freed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and dozens of other political prisoners on Saturday, capping two days of…
Read more Belarus frees Nobel Prize winner, opposition figure as US lifts sanctionsWASHINGTON — The United States, Britain and Australia announced sanctions Wednesday against a Russia-based web hosting service for allegedly running ransomware operations that are meant to help criminals…
Read more New sanctions target Russian web hosting service over suspected ransomware operationsABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Abu Dhabi hosted a major oil summit Monday, hours after the OPEC+ group of the cartel and its allies said it would…
Read more Abu Dhabi hosts oil summit as OPEC+ halts production hikes planned for 2026BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday that he would try to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to grant Hungary exemptions from Washington’s newly announced…
Read more Orbán to press Trump for Hungary’s exemption from new US sanctions on Russian oilHONG KONG — HONG KONG (AP) — China’s Commerce Ministry said Tuesday it was banning dealings by Chinese companies with five subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean…
Read more China sanctions 5 US units of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean over probe by WashingtonHONG KONG — HONG KONG (AP) — China’s Commerce Ministry said Tuesday it was banning dealings by Chinese companies with five subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean…
Read more China sanctions 5 US units of shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean over probe by WashingtonThe Trump administration has imposed sanctions on a group of 50 people, companies and ships largely out of the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and China WASHINGTON —…
Read more New US sanctions target 50 people, companies and ships for allegedly aiding Iran’s oil and gas tradeBEIJING — China announced sanctions on six U.S. companies on Thursday as frictions continue to escalate in the countries’ trade relations despite a highly anticipated meeting between U.S.…
Read more China sanctions 6 U.S. companies as trade frictions continueDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s rial currency fell to near-record lows Thursday as concerns grew in Tehran that European nations will start a process to reimpose United…
Read more Iran’s rial currency falls to near-record lows on Euro ‘snapback’ sanctions threatWASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration seized Kremlin-run websites and charged two Russian state media employees in its most sweeping effort yet to push back against what it…
Read more With charges and sanctions, US takes aim at Russian disinformation ahead of November electionTEHRAN, Iran — Six presidential candidates on Monday discussed Iran’s economic problems in a four-hour live debate on state TV, ahead of the June 28 presidential election following…
Read more Iran’s presidential candidates debate economic policies ahead of the June 28 voteCAIRO — The United States imposed sanctions Wednesday on three Sudanese firms it accused of being directly connected to the warring forces in Sudan, as the devastating conflict…
Read more US imposes sanctions on three Sudanese companies tied to the warring parties
