Sanctions

Myanmar’s military leaders came under renewed pressure Tuesday as the world’s wealthiest nations condemned the junta for responding to anti-coup demonstrators “with violence”, while Indonesia angled for a peace-broker role. Authorities…

U.S. Defence Secretary, Jim Mattis, began talks with Chinese officials on Wednesday, focusing on ending North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme. Mattis was received with a military ceremony by Chinese Defence Minister, Wei Fenghe, state…

Oil prices steadied below 3-1/2 year highs on Monday as resistance emerged in Europe and Asia to U.S. sanctions against major crude exporter Iran, while rising U.S. drilling pointed to higher North American production. Brent crude was up…

U.S. President Donald Trump, in a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office on Tuesday warned Iran against restarting Nuclear Programme. Trump said Iran would have bigger problems than ever before if it attempts to…

Oil prices were steady on Monday as a rising U.S. rig count pointed to further increases in American output. Brent crude oil futures were at 74.07 dollars per barrel at 0354 GMT, virtually unchanged from their last close. U.S. West Texas…

 China has vowed to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies after the United States penalised Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE for allegedly lying in a probe about illegal trade with North Korea and Iran.…

The EU extended sanctions on Iran over human rights violations on Thursday as the bloc prepared for a clash over whether to impose a new set of penalties in the hope of safeguarding the 2015 nuclear deal it has with Tehran which has come…