NEW DELHI: China announced sanctions against two US companies on Thursday over their alleged support for arms sales to Taiwan, which Beijing considers its own territory. The sanctions imposed on General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems involve freezing their assets in China and prohibiting their executives from entering the country.The extent of…
All of India’s refiners are now refusing to take Russian crude carried on PJSC Sovcomflot tankers due to US sanctions, further complicating the trade that has flourished since the invasion of Ukraine two years ago.Private and state-run processors including the biggest — Indian Oil Corp. — have stopped taking cargoes if they’re on Sovcomflot tankers,…
WASHINGTON: Washington announced new sanctions Friday on two companies in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates, moving to crack down on the financial network funding Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.The move comes hours after US and UK forces launched strikes against the Houthi rebels, seeking to halt their repeated attacks on shipping in the…
NEW DELHI: A former FBI special agent who led a counterintelligence division has been sentenced to over four years for providing information to a Russian oligarch under US sanctions, Guardian reported.Charles McGonigal, who worked at the FBI for 22 years and investigated high-profile cases, is one of the highest-ranking FBI officials to ever be convicted…
