Norway announced Friday that it will start barring Russian-registered passenger cars from entering the Scandinavian country starting next week, mirroring sanctions imposed by the European Union against Moscow over its war on Ukraine. Norway, which is a member of NATO but not
Mexico’s president on Friday slammed U.S. aid for Ukraine and economic sanctions on Venezuela, Cuba and other nations as the first of two high-level U.S.-Mexico meetings got underway in Washington. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a broad criticism of U.S. foreign
The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on ten individuals associated with the Sinaloa drug trafficking cartel and Clan del Golfo in Colombia due to their involvement in drug trafficking. This move blocks their assets in the United States and prohibits U.S. citizens
Iran summoned Australia’s envoy to the Mideast country to protest the latest round of sanctions imposed on Tehran over what Canberra decries as violations of human rights, Iranian state media reported on Thursday. The report said Australia’s chargé d’affaires was called in
The U.S. Treasury has imposed terrorism-related sanctions on a network of seven individuals and businesses in Lebanon and South America, alleging their involvement in financing the militant group Hezbollah. Among those targeted is Amer Mohamed Akil Rada, who is believed to have
The United States has imposed sanctions on Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo, a Sudanese paramilitary commander, for acts of violence and human rights abuses committed by his forces during their extended conflict with Sudan’s army. The conflict in Sudan has been ongoing for nearly
Russian President Vladimir Putin is desperately trying to work closer with some African countries as the West’s sanctions over the Ukraine invasion continue to take their toll. Following the recent Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced plans
China has acted as a backdoor for Russia to conduct business and obtain much-needed technology to continue its invasion in Ukraine, thereby bypassing Western sanctions, according to a new intelligence report. “Of course, Xi Jinping is helping out his dear friend
JERUSALEM — Amid President Biden’s pledge to Israel President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday that America’s commitment to the security of the Jewish state is “ironclad,” a new think tank report reveals the U.S. has declined to designate a number of Iranian-backed entities as terrorist
This week, the U.S. imposed new sanctions on Russia and entities based in other countries in an effort to continue limiting Moscow’s access to finances and products that support its invasion of Ukraine. Companies based in Kyrgyzstan, the United Arab Emirates and