Business US-owned firms appear to help Venezuela avoid US sanctions By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Nov 16, 2022 MIAMI (AP) — A company with an office in Houston and another owned by two American citizens appear to be helping Venezuela bypass U.S. sanctio…
National China sets sanctions on Taiwan figures to punish US, island Updated Apr 13, 2025 BEIJING (AP) — China imposed visa bans and other sanctions Tuesday on Taiwanese political figures as it raises pressure on the self-governing …
World Russia slams sanctions, seeks to blame West for food crisis By RICARDO MAZALAN and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press May 26, 2022 KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow pressed the West on Thursday to lift sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, seeking to shift the blame …
National Yellen to see Ukraine PM, avoid Russians at global meetings By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press Apr 18, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to meet with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during this week's big meetings of…
National US hits Russia with 'war crimes' sanctions, Europe following By AAMER MADHANI, SAMUEL PETREQUIN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press Apr 6, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. rolled out a new wave of financial sanctions on Wednesday against Russia that President Joe Biden said would place …
World Zelenskyy at the UN accuses Russian military of war crimes By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press Apr 5, 2022 BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the Russians of gruesome atrocities in Ukraine and told the U.N. Securit…
State Gov. Newsom orders state agencies comply with sanctions on Russia Bay City News Foundation Mar 7, 2022 Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order that directs state agencies and departments to ensure their contractors are complying with eco…
National World leaders slap sanctions on the Kremlin over invasion By RAF CASERT and SAM PETREQUIN Associated Press Feb 24, 2022 BRUSSELS (AP) — World leaders Thursday condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine as "barbaric" and quickly slapped heavy sanctions on the Russian…
National Biden announces sanctions against Russian oligarchs, banks By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press Feb 22, 2022 MOSCOW (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered heavy U.S. financial sanctions against Russian banks and oligarchs on Tuesday, stepping up the West'…
