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Merz Weighs Sanctions and Diplomatic Expulsions After Leipzig Drone Find
Chancellor Friedrich Merz is reported to be weighing Germany-specific sanctions, diplomat expulsions and the closure of ...
US-Venezuela Oil Deal: 65 Billion Barrels, a 35% Stake and Big Execution Doubts
The announced agreement would give Washington preferential access to Venezuela's largest oil fields, but sanctions, a $1...
Iran Conditions Hormuz Reopening on U.S. Compliance Amid Khamenei Unity Call
As Iran's Supreme Leader calls for Muslim unity against the U.S. and Israel, Tehran says the Oman-brokered Strait of Hor...
UAE Central Bank Opens Urgent Probe Into Egypt's Banque Misr After US Dollar-Clearing Action
The UAE central bank has launched a forensic review of Banque Misr's local branches after FinCEN proposed cutting the Eg...
Is a New Global Financial Map Forming? IMEMO’s Vladimir Milovidov on Gold, the Dollar and Sanctions
An Interfax interview with economist Vladimir Milovidov argues global finance is fragmenting in limited but visible ways...
Ukraine Claims Nvidia Jetson Orin Chips Found in Russia's New S-71 Cruise Missiles
Kyiv's military intelligence says Nvidia Jetson Orin modules and other Western components were found in Russian S-71 mis...
Venezuela’s Oil Recovery Is Real, but U.S.-Controlled Revenue Keeps It Opaque
Output has roughly doubled since 2020 and six international majors are back, yet analysts say billions in oil revenue re...
Russia's GDP Rebounds 1.3% in Q2 as Higher Oil and Gas Prices Offset Sanctions
Rosstat reports 1.3% year-on-year growth after a 0.2% Q1 contraction, with consumption and a hydrocarbon price windfall ...
Putin Orders Russian Navy to Mirror Western Seizures of Merchant Ships
Russia says it will detain and confiscate cargo from vessels of unfriendly states in response to Western seizures of its...
Russia’s PSB Touts $140B Turnover for A7A5 Stablecoin, Built to Withstand Sanctions
The rouble-denominated A7A5 stablecoin has processed nearly $140 billion in cross-border payments since launch, with 15,...
US Sanctions Georgia-Based Crypto Firm in IRGC Money Laundering Crackdown
The US Treasury sanctioned a network linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, including Georgian crypto exchange Shelbit, f...
Trump Rules Out Force, Bets on Economic Squeeze as Hormuz Deadlock Rattles Oil Markets
US President signals a quieter approach on Iran, highlighting sanctions-driven inflation and currency collapse, while th...
Russia's Parallel Imports Steady at $1.7 Billion a Month, List Unchanged — Official
Deputy Trade Minister Roman Chekushov says monthly parallel imports into Russia have stabilized at $1.7 billion, with no...
China Blocks Transactions with Seven U.S. Firms in Retaliatory Sanctions
Beijing bans cooperation with Compliance Testing and six other entities, tightens drone export reviews, and suspends som...
Zelensky Hopes to Force Russia to Peace by Autumn as Drone and Oil Strikes Escalate
Zelensky says drone strikes, sanctions and diplomacy could force Russia to accept peace by autumn, while attacks on oil ...
Alfa-Forex Forecasts Ruble at 80–82 vs Dollar Through August as Oil Drag Persists
The Russian ruble is set to extend July’s slide toward 80–82 per US dollar in August, pressured by lower oil revenues, r...
North Korea Posts Third Year of 3%-Plus Growth on Arms Exports to Russia
South Korean central bank data shows North Korea’s economy expanded 3.5% in 2025, fueled by weapon sales to Moscow, Chin...
US extends executive order threatening 50% tariff on Brazil, sends political message despite Supreme Court block
The Trump administration renewed its executive order that originally imposed a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods, even thoug...
How Seized Russian Oligarch Yachts Became a Billion-Dollar Nightmare for the West
Four years after seizing luxury yachts to punish Putin’s allies, Western governments face staggering maintenance bills, ...
EU Targets Deal-Makers Behind Russia’s Ghost Fleet, but Oil Keeps Flowing to India and China
EU sanctions on Russian oil traders have failed to halt shadow fleet deliveries to India and China, where deep discounts...
Cuba’s Leader Accuses US of ‘Political Genocide’ as Sanctions and Fuel Crisis Deepen
President Diaz-Canel used the Revolution Day anniversary to blame tightened US sanctions for Cuba's worst economic crisi...
Batista Brothers Diversify Into Venezuelan Oil, Acquiring Stake in Production Project
The Brazilian billionaire Batista family has purchased a share in a Venezuelan oil production venture, marking its third...
Russia Extends Fuel Export Ban Amid Escalating Refinery Attacks, While Raytheon Eyes Ukraine Missile Production
Moscow prolongs gasoline export ban through year-end and suspends diesel exports following Ukrainian strikes on refineri...
New Lloyd's Clause Could Strip Cover From Tankers That Pay Iran Tolls
A model clause from Lloyd's Market Association lets marine insurers cancel war risk cover if a vessel pays for safe pass...
Kremlin Says Measures to Stabilize Russian Fuel Market Are Working
Government interventions including a gasoline and diesel export ban and tax incentives are easing domestic fuel shortage...
Batista Brothers Acquire Stake in Venezuelan Oil Venture as Sanctions Ease
The Batista family’s Fluxus Oil & Gas has taken a 49% share of the Petrolera Roraima joint venture with PDVSA, betting o...
Iran’s $6 Billion Crude Export Boom Exposes Sanctions Policy Volatility
New data reveals Iran swiftly exported about 70 million barrels of oil worth up to $6 billion during a brief U.S. licens...
U.S. Sanctions Bill Raises Fears of Accelerated De-Dollarization as Global Reserve Currency Status Under Scrutiny
A bipartisan U.S. Senate bill tightening sanctions on Russia is stirring alarm inside the Trump administration that aggr...
Iran's Internal Power Struggle Deepens as Hardliners Challenge Truce Government
Political infighting escalates in Tehran as hardline factions openly accuse President Pezeshkian of surrendering to the ...