Belarus Faces Expanded E.U. Sanctions, Targeting Economy
BRUSSELS — Responding to the detention last month of a young opposition journalist, European Union foreign ministers were expected on Monday to impose [...]
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Iranian Hard-liner, Ebrahim Raisi, Is Headed to Presidency
TEHRAN — Iran’s ultraconservative judiciary chief, Ebrahim Raisi, looked certain to become the country’s next president on Saturday, after leading rivals in the [...]
U.S. Lifts Some Sanctions on Iranians Before Nuclear Talks
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday lifted sanctions on three former Iranian government officials and two Iranian companies involved in the country’s [...]
In Nicaragua, Repression Deepens as More Opposition Leaders Are Detained
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan police have detained five prominent opposition figures in two days, accelerating a slide toward one-party rule. A wave of [...]
Biden Administration to Impose Tough Sanctions on Russia
Administration officials were determined to draft a response that would impose real costs on Moscow, as many previous rounds of sanctions have been [...]
Iran Releases South Korean Oil Tanker
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A South Korean oil tanker held for months by Iran amid a dispute over billions of dollars seized [...]
Biden Imposes Sanctions on Generals Who Engineered Myanmar Coup
WASHINGTON — President Biden announced on Wednesday that he was imposing sanctions that would prevent the generals who engineered a coup in Myanmar [...]
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Ukrainians Linked to Giuliani for Election Disinformation
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Monday against seven Ukrainians — including two who assisted President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudolph W. [...]
U.S. Prepares to Reimpose U.N. Sanctions on Iran Over Objections of World Powers
WASHINGTON — Over the strenuous objections of its closest allies, the Trump administration is planning to reimpose United Nations sanctions against Iran on [...]
China Vows to Retaliate After Trump Signs Hong Kong Sanctions Bill
Beijing accused the United States of “gross interference in Hong Kong affairs” and promised a response. By Steven Lee Myers China on Wednesday [...]