Putin to Visit India – Lavrov
Moscow (Agencies): Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit India, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced on Thursday. Preparations for the…
U.S. Extends Sanctions Waiver for Turkey’s Russian Gas Payments
Ankara (Agencies): The United States has granted Turkey a three-month extension on its sanctions waiver, allowing the country to continue paying for Russian natural gas through Gazprombank, a Russian financial…
U.S. Weighs Inspecting Iranian Oil Tankers to Curb Exports
Washington (Agencies): The United States is considering implementing maritime inspections of Iranian oil tankers in international waters, a move that could significantly disrupt Iran’s oil exports, particularly to China. According…
US sanctions ICC’s top prosecutor
Washington (Agencies): The United States has imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan over arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav…
EU to Pay Moldova 250 Million Euros as Part of Energy Security Plan
Brussels (Agencies): Moldova is set to receive 250 million euros (US$258 million) in EU support this year as part of a new energy security plan aimed at reducing the country’s…
China to impose additional tariffs on certain US goods
BEIJING (Agencies): In response to US government’s announced 10 percent additional tariffs on all Chinese goods to the US citing so-called issues such as fentanyl, China announced on Tuesday the…
Trump’s tariffs: The US will now find out just how much it needs Mexico
After much dithering, President Donald Trump’s administration announced the date on which 25 percent tariffs will be imposed on most goods entering the United States from Mexico and Canada. T-Day…
US Gearing Up for Conflict? Tariffs Meant to Prepare for War With China – Ex-US Marine
President Trump has made good on his promise to slap an additional 10% tariff on goods from China despite long-held concerns the protectionist measures would affect imports essential to the…
China to investigate Google
BEIJING (Agencies): China’s antitrust regulator has launched an investigation into suspected violations by US tech giant Google. The announcement, which was made on Tuesday morning, coincides with rising trade tensions…
India Confident of Uninterrupted Russian Oil Supply Despite New Western Sanctions
New Delhi (Agencies): India, the world’s third-largest oil importer, expects no disruptions in its Russian oil imports over the next two months despite stringent new sanctions imposed by the US…