During the Senate confirmation hearings, US Treasury Secretary-designate Scott Bessent called China an "unbalanced economy," and described the nation as being in a "severe recession."
The US sanctions impose restrictions on two major Russian oil producers--Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz--as well as 157 tankers, insurance companies, oilfield service providers, and traders.
In a post on X, the World Uyghur Congress stated that this move includes major players in industries such as solar energy, textiles, and mining, many of which are linked to the exploitation of Uyghur and other ethnic minority groups in East Turkistan.
European foreign ministers have agreed to meet at the end of January to discuss the possibility of lifting sanctions on Syria following a regional meeting in Riyadh, where foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western nations and the Middle East gathered for the first such gathering si
US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held discussions on Friday to reaffirm the United States' support for Ukraine in its defence against Russian aggression. The conversations also highlighted a new US sanctions package targeting Russia's energy sector.
The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in response to arrest warrants issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, Al Jazeera reported.
Labas stated that initially it was believed that Taiwanese company Taiwan Rung Cherng Suspenparts (TRC) altered and manufactured servomechanisms for Russia's destructive glide bombs, based on a transaction document linking TRC to a Russian company.
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked to increase sanctions on Russia after he claimed that Ukraine was attacked by 103 Shahed drones and over 600 drone strikes in the last week along with several guided aerial bombs and missiles which comprise of over 50,000 components sour
The Tibetan lawmakers in exile have criticised China for imposing sanctions against two civil society organisations and 20 individuals associated with the organisations in Canada. The sanctions target the Uyghur rights advocacy project, the Canada Tibet Committee and 20 individuals associate
US on Friday imposed sanctions on the Beijing-based cybersecurity company Integrity Technology Group, Incorporated (Integrity Tech), which has links to China's Ministry of State Security, for its role in multiple computer intrusion incidents against US victims, US State Department announced.