The Vatican has clarified that each bishop is free to either adopt or ignore its recommendation for “spontaneous” blessings of people in a same-sex relationship. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect for the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) and
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has been photographed Friday sitting in the cockpit of a Russian fighter jet at a factory owned by a corporation that the U.S. Treasury Department says it has sanctioned to “weaken Russia’s ability to continue its
Questions surround a distant relative of the King after revelations emerged about her role in organising a lavish private jet and luxury safari holiday for Oleg Deripaska, a billionaire oligarch previously known as a favourite of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The arrangement
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned three Mexican citizens Wednesday for alleged involvement in the production and trafficking of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl. It was the second round of sanctions in as many months against leading fentanyl traffickers from the Sinaloa drug
Poland imposed sanctions Monday on 365 Belarusian citizens and froze the financial assets of 20 entities and 16 other people associated with Russian capital in reaction to what it condemned as a “draconian” verdict against a journalist. Under the sanctions announced by
Turkey is providing a safe haven for sanctioned Russian oligarchs including ex-Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. Russian investment in Turkey has increased dramatically over the past year despite Western sanctions against Vladimir Putin and his affluent affiliates, as the likes of Abramovich and
Chinese Gen. Li Shangfu, an aerospace engineer and veteran of the People’s Liberation Army, was named as China’s new defense minister on Sunday. Li was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department in 2018 when he was director of the Equipment Development Department,
An associate of a Russian billionaire was charged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday with violating U.S. sanctions and money laundering. The indictment charged Vladimir Voronchenko, a Russian who is a permanent U.S. resident, with joining a scheme to make over $4 million
The Treasury Department announced sanctions on Wednesday against the top Iranian official overseeing the prosecution of protesters and key military figures who have cracked down on demonstrations in recent months. Iran has been roiled by mass protests over the death of Mahsa