Tag: Embargoes and Sanctions
Britain Lifts Sanctions on Syrian Security Agencies
Britain on Thursday lifted sanctions that had been imposed on several Syrian government agencies during the rule of the now-deposed president, Bashar al-Assad,...
What to Know About U.S. Talks With Iran Over Its Nuclear...
A brief handshake may be the most likely outcome from preliminary diplomatic talks that started on Saturday between American and Iranian officials over...
Boeing Helped Power Russia’s Economy. Could It Return?
To hear President Vladimir V. Putin tell it, Russia’s economy has thrived despite Western sanctions, becoming more self-sufficient and reorienting toward new markets.But...
Senators Denounce Trump Administration’s Response to Myanmar Quake
Democratic senators sent a letter to the Trump administration on Wednesday criticizing what they called the paltry U.S. aid response to the earthquake...
What Trump’s Deportation Plans Mean for Central America
Central American countries have long taken back their own citizens deported from the United States. But now the Trump administration has called on...
C.I.A. Expands Secret Drone Flights Over Mexico
The United States has stepped up secret drone flights over Mexico to hunt for fentanyl labs, part of the Trump administration’s more aggressive...
Khamenei of Iran Denounces Negotiation With U.S. but Seems to Leave...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, said negotiating with the United States was “unwise, unintelligent, and not honorable,” just days after President Trump...
E.U. Prepares to Cautiously Pare Back Sanctions on Syria
European Union foreign ministers are preparing to lift some sanctions on Syria, the bloc’s top diplomat told reporters on Monday, a move intended...
As Trump and Putin Circle Each Other, an Agenda Beyond Ukraine...
They have been circling each other carefully for seven days now — sending out invitations to talk, mixing a few jabs with ego-stroking,...
Belarus’s Strong-Arm Leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko, Cruises to Re-Election
Europe’s longest-serving leader, President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus, cruised to his seventh election victory in a row on Sunday in a contest...
