Ukraine war fuels new surge in energy prices – BBC News
Analysts are warning of a huge increase in energy bills and fuel prices due to the war in Ukraine. The…
ECOWAS discusses next steps over Guinea crisis
The group has said it will impose penalties on the junta in Guinea unless it immediately releases deposed President Alpha…
UK tightens sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion fears – BBC News
The UK has said it will “widen” its sanctions on the Kremlin to include “companies involved in propping up the…
Russia accused of using cluster bombs as fighting rages in Ukraine’s cities – BBC News
Heavy fighting has taken place in several cities across Ukraine. Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city, has seen some of the fiercest…
Standard Chartered faces fine for sanctions breaches: Sky News
A logo of Standard Chartered is displayed at the financial Central district in Hong Kong, China November 23, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby…
Italy’s UniCredit to pay $1.3 billion to settle U.S. sanctions probe
(Reuters) – Italy’s top bank UniCredit SpA and two subsidiaries have agreed to pay $1.3 billion to U.S. authorities to…
Exclusive: Standard Chartered expected to pay just over $1 billion to resolve U.S., U.K. probes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – London-based Standard Chartered is expected to pay slightly more than $1 billion to resolve a nearly…
Soros-funded NGOs aiming to bring down our govt – Hungarian Foreign Minister
Hungary has had enough. The nation’s government has declared a battle against organizations funded by George Soros, calling for transparency…
US to Impose More Sanctions on Turkey Over Detained Pastor
The United States says Turkey faces more U.S. sanctions if it refuses to release an American pastor held on allegations…
Putin at Valdai – World Order: New Rules or a Game without Rules (FULL VIDEO)
Its been called the most important speech Vladimir Putin has EVER delivered. Putin targets American exceptionalism, revolution building and asks…
U.S sanctions still hang over Zimbabwe
The United States of America has maintained travel and financial sanctions on Zimbabwe’s senior ruling party officials, including President Emmerson…
China seeks WTO backing for $7 billion sanctions on U.S. over dumping duties
GENEVA (Reuters) – China told the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday it wanted to impose $7 billion a year…
US-Turkey crisis explained
Read more at https://on.ft.com/2Mfz9AR The FT’s Katrina Manson explains why the US has imposed sanctions on Turkey and what this…
Rebranding the AK-47: A Weapon of Peace
With sales of Kalashnikov’s firearms severely impacted by sanctions imposed by the US last summer against the Russia-based company, the…
VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines – May, 6 2014
The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram threatens…
Washington blacklists six South Sudan officials
Six new South Sudan officials on Washington’s sanctions list.* The United States has asked the UN Security Council to blacklist…
Mossad vs Assad? ‘CIA death squads behind Syria bloodbath’
Moscow has accused the west of stirring up tensions in the Arab world by calling for the overthrow of the…
Lavrov: If Kosovo is a special case then Crimea is also
Differences remain between Russia and the US in their approaches to the situation in Ukraine, Sergey Lavrov said after holding…
Draft deal between 2 Italian parties leaked, suggests lifting anti-Russia sanctions
A leaked draft deal between the two Italian political parties that are expected to form the country’s coalition government –…
UN boss recommends more sanctions against South Sudan
South Sudan risks being slapped with fresh sanctions by the United Nations Security Council following a report by a top…
‘Sting will be painful’: Strongest sanctions in history loom for Iran – Pompeo
Tehran will struggle to ‘keep its economy alive’ if it does not comply with a list of 12 US demands,…
US vows to impose ‘strongest sanctions in history’ on Iran
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the US will impose “the strongest sanctions in history” on Iran. … READ…
Proposed Italian coalition deal seeks to lift anti-Russia sanctions
A program for Italy’s new coalition government, between the Euroskeptic 5-star movement and the far-right party Northern League, has been…
Pompeo outlines new demands for Iran after US pulled out of the nuclear deal
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday, in his first major foreign policy address, outlined 12 demands the U.S. has…
Sanctioned Russian oligarch Vekselberg cuts Swiss stakes
ZURICH (Reuters) – Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg has cut his holdings in Swiss companies OC Oerlikon (OERL.S) and Schmolz +…
How Rusal escaped the noose of U.S. sanctions
LONDON/PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – They were supposed to be the toughest sanctions the United States had ever imposed on a Russian…
Putin talks to world news agencies at St. Petersburg Economic Forum
Russian President Vladimir Putin is talking to the journalists from world news agencies, finishing the second day of Russia’s St.…
‘EU gags Iran news to silence uncomfortable voice’
The European Commission has denied it ordered a ban on Iranian state channels, saying that two providers acted independently. Previously…
U.S. sanctions on Vekselberg have $1.5-$2 billion assets frozen: sources
ZURICH/MOSCOW – Assets totaling between $1.5 billion and $2 billion have been frozen as a result of sanctions imposed on…
CrossTalk: NATO vs Russia
Escalating rhetoric and the doubling down on failed policies: this is one way of viewing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s…
Lavrov meets new US Secretary of State Tillerson for 1st time
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said his first meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was productive, stressing that…
Trump gently ‘testing waters’ with sanctions relief amid anti-Russia sentiment – Ron Paul
The slight easing of sanctions on Russia’s FSB is a step in the right direction and President Trump can’t be…
Zimbabwe: Terms and condition for the return of prosperity
Zimbabwe’s new president recently called for the lifting of sanctions on the country imposed by the Western Community, a challenge…