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China has announced unspecified sanctions against 11 U.S. politicians and heads of organizations promoting democratic causes, including Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, who have already been singled out by Beijing

A new congressional report says Russian oligarchs are skirting U.S. sanctions through shady high-end art deals

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a bill and executive order that he says will hold China accountable for its oppressive actions against the people of Hong Kong. “[Hong Kong’s] freedom’s been taken away, their rights have been taken away and with it goes Hong Kong in my opinion,” he said.

The Justice Department has accused a network of North Korean and Chinese citizens of secretly advancing North Korea’s nuclear weapons program by channeling at least $2.5 billion in illicit payments through hundreds of front companies

China demanded Monday that Washington withdraw export sanctions imposed on Chinese companies in the latest round of a worsening conflict over technology, security and human rights.

The U.S. government is imposing new restrictions on Chinese tech giant Huawei by limiting its ability to use American technology to produce semiconductors abroad

The Trump administration has designated a Russian white supremacist group a terrorist organization and hit its members with sanctions

The Trump administration is announcing new sanctions on Iran following this week’s missile strikes by the Islamic Republic on U.S. bases in Iraq.

Here is a look at some of the misleading statements made by President Donald Trump in a national address following Iran’s attack on two military bases in Iraq that house American troops.

President Donald Trump addressed the nation Wednesday after Iran’s missile attack on two bases in Iraq that house U.S. and Iraqi troops.

President Trump’s national security advisor says the door is wide open for Iran to negotiate with the U.S., one day after the Trump administration announced new sanctions targeting the country’s top leaders.

Singer Lana Del Rey has canceled her planned performance at an Israeli music festival after pressure from Palestinian boycott activists. In a Twitter message late Friday, Del Rey says she is delaying “until a time when I can schedule visits for both my Israeli and Palestinian fans.” It wasn’t clear whether it was a direct response to the Boycott, Divestment,...

The U.S. Treasury Department is imposing sanctions against the leader of a major Colombian cocaine trafficking organization and several emerald companies.

During a White House press briefing Monday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that designating North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism is part of a plan to increase pressure on the country.

Prosecutors in the case against Colorado movie theater massacre suspect James Holmes are dismissing his defense team’s offer of a guilty plea as a publicity stunt — and have suggested that it might violate a gag order in the case. Read More