Tag: Embargoes and Sanctions
Companies Brace for Impact of New Forced Labor Law
WASHINGTON — A sweeping new law aimed at cracking down on Chinese forced labor could have significant —…
Russia’s Blockade of Ukraine Is ‘War Crime,’ Top E.U. Official Says
LONDON — The Russian blockade that has stopped Ukraine from exporting its vast storehouses of grain and other…
Red Flags for Forced Labor Found in China’s Car Battery Supply Chain
The photograph on the mining conglomerate’s social media account showed 70 ethnic Uyghur workers standing at attention under…
Trump’s Shadow Looms Over Fading Iran Nuclear Talks
WASHINGTON — Many factors are to blame for the dying prospects of reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.…
As European Leaders Visit Kyiv, Putin Cuts Their Gas Supply
BERLIN — As the leaders of Europe’s three biggest economies appeared in Kyiv on Thursday to send a…
Biden Races to Expand Coalition Against Russia but Meets Resistance
WASHINGTON — Even before the start of the war in Ukraine, an international alliance to rally the world…
Gas Prices in U.S. Hit $5 a Gallon
HOUSTON — Gasoline prices reached a grim milestone on Saturday, as the national average for regular gasoline reached…
Global Growth Will Be Choked Amid Inflation and War, Says World Bank
For large and small nations around the globe, the prospect of averting a recession is fading.That grim prognosis…
Biden Has ‘Only Bad Options’ for Bringing Down Oil Prices
HOUSTON — When President Biden meets Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia, he will be following…
Gaza Bodybuilders Feel Weight of Israeli Blockade
GAZA CITY — Rain, shine or war, one bodybuilder’s day begins with a cup of instant espresso coffee…
U.S. Technology, a Longtime Tool for Russia, Becomes a Vulnerability
Technology restrictions have harmed other Russian industries as well, U.S. officials say. Equipment for the oil and gas…
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Yacht Company That Caters to Russian Elites
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government leveled sanctions against a yacht management company and its owners, describing them as…