The US has sanctioned 18 entities, including two Indian nationals, for their alleged ties to a Houthi oil network that funds attacks on Israel and disrupts maritime activities in the Red Sea.
China is set to freeze all assets, both movable and immovable, belonging to Lockheed Martin's senior executives, including chairman James Donald Taiclet, and prohibit their entry into the country.
North Korea intends to further improve its strategic cooperation with Russia, the North’s leader Kim Jong Un said during a summit meeting with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
As Kerala faces economic crisis, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Chandrasekhar announced a sanctioned borrowing limit of Rs. 21,253. He also announced a Rs 200 crore project under the Urban Flood Mitigation Programme for Thiruvananthapuram.
The United States threatening to impose sanctions on India is leading to speculation regarding potential political and economic impacts faced by the U.S due to the Chabahar Port deal with Iran. A variety of complex geopolitical issues surface underneath the maritime initiative.
In recent years, China has been increasing its military presence in the Taiwan Strait, with warplanes being sent on a near-daily basis and military drills being conducted in the waters and skies near Taiwan.
The US warned that anyone considering business deals with Iran faces "potential risk of sanctions" after India signed a 10-year deal on Chabahar Port management. Notably, the flagship project provides India with an alternative way to transport goods to central Asian countries, bypassing Pakistan.
Anyone considering a business deal with Iran needs to be aware of the potential risk of sanctions from the United States, a US official said on Tuesday. The staunch warning from the US came as the Iranian President vowed to increase trade volume with Pakistan.
Although Biden did not announce sanctions publically, several top American officials have been increasingly critical of Israel's military offensive in the besieged terrority.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that coming US sanctions would target Iran’s missile and drone program and entities supporting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iran’s Defense Ministry.
US companies General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems were sanctioned by China over their alleged support for arms sales to Taiwan. The US and China have traded sanctions over various issues in the past.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Washington's increasing sanctions on Chinese companies had reached "bewildering levels of unfathomable absurdity". Tensions between the two superpowers have slightly eased since Biden and Xi staged their landmark summit last year in San Francisco.
US President Joe Biden said the measures aim to ensure his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "pays an even steeper price for his aggression abroad and repression at home."
As the relations between Washington and Moscow are at an all-time low in present times, the Russian ministry justified the prohibitions in a statement on its website, saying, "It is high time for Washington to learn that not a single hostile attack against Russia will go without a strong reaction."
The main goals of the United States out of the G7 this year would be many, however, the main focus will remain on showing shared and continued support for Ukraine, a US state official said.
Although his Russia tour was the first visit by a Pakistani premier to Moscow in the past 23 years, Khan could not broker any deal that could give relief to the cash-strapped country.
Citing the statement released by Rosneft, the Russian media reported that the deal was signed during the working trip of Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin to India.
Although the Ukrainian citizens were acquainted with Russia's ill intentions, they were oblivious that a topsy-turvy journey had been waiting for them.
Notably, both the EU and the US adopted further price caps for seaborne Russian petroleum products including diesel and fuel oil last week.
Novak stressed that Russia is responsibly fulfilling its contractual obligations for the supply of energy resources, diversifying energy exports to the countries in the east and south amid the energy crisis.
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