U.S. blacklists aircraft, amends general license in latest Venezuela sanctions
The United States has blacklisted 15 aircraft in its latest sanctions against Venezuela, according to the U.S. Treasury Department website.
Don’t shun China, urges Merkel at American prize ceremony
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday urged Western global powers to include China in their multilateral system and treat Beijing equally rather than freeze it out and risk slipping into a Cold War-style bipolar order.
Pompeo calls for fair elections in Venezuela and Nicaragua
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday stressed the need for Venezuela and Nicaragua to hold free and fair elections, singling out the countries’ left-wing governments for criticism.
World needs to prepare for ‘millions’ of climate displaced: U.N.
The world needs to prepare for millions of people being driven from their homes by the impact of climate change, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Tuesday.
U.S. seeks big contempt fines against Turkey’s Halkbank
The U.S. government said on Tuesday that Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank should be subjected to escalating fines totaling millions of dollars until it responds in court to criminal charges it helped Iran evade U.S. economic sanctions.
Lebanon government to be announced late on Tuesday: sources, media
Lebanon’s new government will be announced late on Tuesday, political sources and local media said, after the powerful Shi’ite Hezbollah group and its allies clinched an agreement on a cabinet that must tackle a deep economic crisis.
Huawei CFO arrives in Vancouver court to contest U.S. extradition request
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returned to a Vancouver court on Tuesday, where her lawyers are expected to build on their arguments against the U.S. extradition request that they say is based a sanctions violation and not bank fraud.
Factbox: How a virus impacts the economy and markets
The outbreak of a new virus in China has sent shivers through world financial markets, with investors drawing comparisons to the 2003 SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak in order to assess its potential economic impact.
Trump to break bread with Apple’s Cook and other CEOs: sources
U.S. President Donald Trump will attend a breakfast meeting on Wednesday with Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook and other business leaders on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, according to sources f…
U.S. Secretary of State says no evidence Venezuela’s Maduro interested in free, fair elections
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday the United States has had many conversations with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in recent months, but there are no indications Maduro is interested in holding free and fair elections.
