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‘Gunboat diplomacy on steroids’: US signs security deals across Latin America

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro warns Trump administration may ‘destabilise the entire region’ amid rising tensionsWhile all eyes are on the four-month-long US military campaign against Venezuela, the White House has been quietly striking security agreements with other countries to deploy US troop...

23/12/2025 12:59 The Guardian
Alarm over ‘exploding’ rise in use of sanctions-busting shadow fleet

Fear that confrontation is on the cards as policing of ships becomes more aggressive and Russia challenges EuropeThe “shadow fleet” used by Russia, Iran and Venezuela to avoid western sanctions and ship cargo to customers including China and India is “exploding” in its scale and scope, and t...

21/12/2025 11:33 The Guardian
UK gives Abramovich final warning to transfer £2.5bn to Ukraine fund

Keir Starmer says oligarch must commit funds from sale of Chelsea football club or face court actionEurope live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK has given its final warning to Roman Abramovich to release £2.5bn from the oligarch’s sale of Chelsea FC to give to Ukraine,...

17/12/2025 14:52 The Guardian
UK imposes sanctions on four RSF officers for ‘heinous’ mass killings in Sudan

Senior commanders accused of atrocities against civilians face asset freezes – but no action against key backer UAE The UK has placed sanctions on four senior commanders of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces suspected of involvement in “heinous” violence against civilians in the city...

12/12/2025 13:09 The Guardian
US puts sanctions on network said to funnel Colombian mercenaries to Sudan

US treasury accuses Colombian nationals and companies of aiding the RSF, which has committed horrific war crimesThe United States has sanctioned four people and four companies accused of enlisting Colombian mercenaries to fight for and train a Sudanese paramilitary group accused by Washington of com...

09/12/2025 18:20 The Guardian
US considers wider sanctions on Sudanese army and RSF as ceasefire efforts falter

Trump envoy fails to secure deal as Norway prepares to host talks on how to restore civilian government in SudanThe US is considering a much broader range of sanctions on the belligerents in the war in Sudan, in a tacit acknowledgment of the inability of the US envoy Massad Boulos to persuade the pa...

05/12/2025 05:00 The Guardian
Fresh sanctions on Russia seem futile - Putin is more belligerent than ever

There is a sense of impotent futility to the latest sanctions imposed by the UK on Russia in the wake of the Dawn Sturgess public inquiry report released today....

04/12/2025 17:56 Skynews
What to Know About Putin’s Visit to India as Oil Trade Dries Up

The Trump administration, which crippled Russia’s oil sales to India with sanctions, will be watching Mr. Putin’s talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi....

04/12/2025 15:01 New York Times
Death toll passes 1,000 in devastating floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand | First Thing

Hundreds remain missing in Indonesia and Sri Lanka as rescue efforts continue. Plus, law changes could bring cheap balcony solar to millions of AmericansDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Sri Lanka and Indonesia have deployed their militaries to help victims of f...

01/12/2025 12:02 The Guardian
Ukrainian naval drones strike two Russian oil tankers in Black Sea

Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia with attack on empty vessels on way to load up with oil for foreign marketsUkrainian naval drones hit two tankers operating under sanctions in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets, an official said on Sa...

29/11/2025 23:46 The Guardian
West is ‘missing obscure sanctions that could set back Russia’s war machine’

US group Dekleptocracy identifies chemicals used for military vehicles’ lubricants and tyres as potential vulnerabilitiesA US group has identified several obscure but potentially key sanctions it says could seriously disrupt Russia’s war effort in Ukraine after last month’s targeting of the Kr...

27/11/2025 07:00 The Guardian
Safe haven to sanctions: how Jersey sheltered Roman Abramovich’s billions

Court papers show the island cautiously welcomed the oligarch – with London’s approval – before Russia’s invasion of UkraineFor decades the Channel Islands tax haven of Jersey has played a big role in moving fortunes made in some of the world’s most despotic countries into the west, attrac...

23/11/2025 10:00 The Guardian
EU imposes sanctions on Russian prison officials responsible for death of Ukrainian journalist

Viktoriia Roshchyna died aged 27 after a year in extrajudicial detention at a jail notorious for tortureEurope live – latest updatesThe European Union has imposed sanctions against Russian prison officials responsible for the death of the Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna.Roshchyna was repo...

21/11/2025 15:54 The Guardian
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say

Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the KremlinA cryptocurrency backed by one of Nigel Farage’s biggest donors has been used to help Russia fight its war against Ukraine, British investigators say.The National Crime Agency has spent four y...

21/11/2025 05:00 The Guardian
Justice department has 30 days to release all Epstein files after Trump signs bill – US politics live

Trump attacks Democrats as he seeks to shape the narrative surrounding his links with the late sex offender Jeffrey EpsteinUkrainian prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko has met US army secretary Daniel P. Driscoll, saying the pair had a chance “to assess the situation on the ground and to witness firs...

20/11/2025 11:21 The Guardian
As Sanctions on Russian Oil Loom, India Prepares to End Its Buying Spree

India has been snapping up discounted Russian crude for three years, but U.S. sanctions that take effect on Friday are expected to end the lucrative trade....

20/11/2025 08:04 New York Times
Orbán’s claims of Trump summit triumph mask growing doubts over his grip on power

Embattled Hungarian leader says he won an indefinite reprieve from sanctions on oil and gas from Russia, but the US has since disputed thisAs Viktor Orbán would tell it, he had the perfect meeting with Donald Trump.After visiting the White House last week, the embattled Hungarian prime minister qui...

15/11/2025 06:00 The Guardian
State-sanctioned fuel smuggling cost Libya $20bn over three years – report

Policy body calls for western-backed investigation into oil officials known to be at heart of illegal enterpriseA surge in state-sanctioned fuel smuggling between 2022 and 2024 cost the Libyan people about $20bn (£15bn) in lost revenue – an alarming sum that demands decisive international sanctio...

13/11/2025 14:02 The Guardian
US declares partial suspension of sanctions on Syria after historic meeting

Ahmed al-Sharaa and Donald Trump hold first White House summit between a US and Syrian leader since 1946The US has announced a partial suspension of sanctions on Syria after a historic meeting in Washington DC between its new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and Donald Trump.Monday’s meeting was the first...

10/11/2025 23:55 The Guardian
Netherlands presses on with plan to ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements

Move follows rising Israeli violence against Palestinians and freeze on broader sanctions last monthEurope live – latest updatesThe Netherlands is still working on legislation to bar imports from illegal settlements in occupied Palestine, even though it has paused a push for broader sanctions on I...

10/11/2025 10:31 The Guardian
Syrian president holds talks with Trump at White House

Ahmed al-Sharaa was expected to push for full lifting of remaining sanctions imposed during 13-year civil warSyria’s president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has held talks with Donald Trump at the White House, the first such official visit by a Syrian leader since national independence in 1946. He was expecte...

10/11/2025 05:00 The Guardian
Australia news live: Crisafulli declares end to ‘cannoli diplomacy’ with Albanese over lack of hospital funding

Follow today’s news live‘Loophole’ in sanctions allowing Russian oil to be imported to Australia through port part-owned by Macquarie BankBoM’s axing of free flood forecasting ‘potentially deadly consequences’Natural disaster-prone councils in south-east Queensland say the Bureau of Mete...

09/11/2025 03:16 The Guardian
‘Loophole’ in sanctions allowing Russian oil to be imported to Australia through port part-owned by Macquarie Bank

Australia stopped buying fuel directly from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine but has imported more than 3m tonnes of its oil products since 2023Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMillions of tonnes of Russian oil have been traded through a port part-owned by Macquarie Ban...

08/11/2025 23:00 The Guardian
Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities kill at least seven

Volodymr Zelenskyy calls for more sanctions on Moscow after 45 missiles and 450 drones launched at UkraineRussia launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing at least seven people and damaging energy infrastructure in three regions, according to Ukrainian officials.Ukraine...

08/11/2025 22:01 The Guardian
Trump exempts Hungary from US sanctions on Russian energy after meeting Orban

Hungary has been given a one-year exemption from US sanctions on using Russian energy, a White House official has said, after its Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Donald Trump in the White House....

08/11/2025 09:07 Skynews
Trump-Orbán meeting: US gives Hungary exemption from sanctions on Russian oil and gas

US president also praises Hungarian leader’s hardline stance on immigration during friendly White House summitThe US has granted Hungary a one-year exemption from US sanctions on importing oil and gas from Russia, according to a White House official, after Viktor Orbán pressed his case for a repr...

08/11/2025 04:02 The Guardian
Trump Signals Openness to Exempting Hungary from Russian Oil Sanctions

Despite a chummy relationship, new U.S. penalties on Russian energy were likely to be a sticking point as President Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary met....

08/11/2025 02:55 New York Times
US grants Hungary one-year exception from sanctions over Russian oil and gas

Viktor Orbán had a friendly meeting with Donald Trump on Friday to press his case for a reprieve The United States has granted Hungary a one-year exemption from US sanctions for using Russian oil and gas, a White House official said on Friday, after Viktor Orbán pressed his case for a reprieve dur...

08/11/2025 01:10 The Guardian
Flattery will get you everywhere: Orbán lays it on thick with Trump

The Hungarian PM needed Trump’s help over Russia oil sanctions – so he deployed a tried-and-trusted methodViktor Orbán must have been feeling the tension – and perhaps a bit left out.As Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, held court – on the instruction of Donald Trump – at...

07/11/2025 22:12 The Guardian
Orbán to visit US to try to broker another Putin summit but questions raised over motives

Hungarian PM also seeking exemption on US sanctions on Russian oil as he faces domestic challenge before electionsViktor Orbán will visit the White House on Friday as Hungary’s far-right prime minister tries to broker another summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that Orbán’s advisers...

07/11/2025 09:03 The Guardian
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