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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Half of the U.S. Senate - 25 Republicans and 25 Democrats - joined together on Tuesday to introduce sanctions that would be imposed on Russia if it refuses to engage in good faith negotiations for peace with Ukraine.
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on the United States on Wednesday to further sanction Moscow, which he said was clearly not pursuing a "real peace" after a night of Russian drone attacks that caused damage in several places.
(Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Friday lifted economic sanctions against Tornado Cash, a firm that makes cryptocurrency transactions harder to track, which the Biden administration had accused of helping launder more than $7 billion for North Korean and other cyber hackers.
Oil prices rose on Thursday after the United States issued new Iran-related sanctions and renewed tensions in the Middle East countered strength in the dollar.
(Reuters) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday threatened to impose additional sanctions on Venezuela if the country doesn't accept its citizens who are repatriated from the United States.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday issued new Iran-related sanctions, targeting one individual and several entities and vessels, a Treasury Department website showed.
A United States plan to slap tariffs on countries buying sanctioned Venezuelan oil marks an unprecedented, and potentially potent, mixture of punitive economic measures against a geopolitical foe that Washington could replicate against other countries like Russia and Iran, analysts say.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions on Friday against officials from Thailand, a US ally, for their role in deporting at least 40 Uyghurs to China, where Washington says the members of the Muslim group will face persecution.
FOR Iran's leaders, engaging with the "Great Satan" to strike a nuclear deal and ease crippling sanctions may, for once, be the lesser of two evils.
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, buoyed by government data showing US crude oil and fuel inventories fell last week and by mounting concerns about tighter global supply following the US threat of tariffs on nations buying Venezuelan crude.
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is taking necessary actions to establish whether Malaysian laws had been breached in the alleged shipment of United States (US)-sanctioned artificial intelligence (AI) chips from Singapore to Malaysia, says Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti).
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday that any normalisation of relations with the United States would require the lifting of sanctions against Moscow.
Oil prices fell to negative territory after rising by a dollar in post-settlement trade on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on trading partners, stoking concerns that a global trade war may dampen demand for crude.
The United States moved closer to auctioning off sanctioned Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov's superyacht, one of the most glittering prizes in its asset seizure efforts, after a judge ruled that a second Russian who claims ownership has no legal standing in the case.
(Reuters) -U.S. Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. could hit Moscow with sanctions and potential military action if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to a peace deal with Ukraine that guarantees Kyiv's long-term independence, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Oil prices gained on Friday but retreated from session highs after US President Donald Trump threatened sanctions on Russia if it fails to reach a cease-fire with Ukraine.
NAIROBI (Reuters) -The U.S. has warned of possible sanctions against Rwandan and Congolese officials ahead of a summit meant to address the escalating conflict in eastern Congo, according to a diplomatic note seen by Reuters on Friday.
But no consensus on whether impact of Chinese AI start-up will hasten tech decoupling of the two economies or sow greater partnership
Oil prices settled lower on Friday but notched their fourth straight weekly gain, as the latest US sanctions on Russian energy trade added to worries about oil supply disruptions.
Oil prices rose more than 2% on Wednesday, supported by a large draw in US crude stockpiles and potential supply disruptions caused by new US sanctions on Russia, while a Gaza ceasefire deal limited gains.
