Trump signs Russia sanctions bill into law

September 19, 2026 10:04 AM

Trump signs Russia sanctions bill into law

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed the sweeping Russia sanctions bill into law, the White House said in a statement, paving the way for increased economic pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The legislation targets Russia's energy and defense industries, as well as its "shadow fleet" of tankers that evade existing sanctions, in order to deprive Moscow of funds used to pay for its war with Ukraine. Critics say the legislation, which also levies tariffs on Russia's biggest t...

UN’s Antonio Guterres seriously concerned by US sanctions on ICC

August 20, 2026 1:09 AM

UN’s Antonio Guterres seriously concerned by US sanctions on ICC

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is seriously concerned by the U.S. decision to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, a U.N. spokesperson said on Wednesday. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio imposed the sanctions on Tuesday in the latest escalation in the Trump administration's campaign against The Hague-based court, which was established in 2002 by the international community to prosecute war crimes, genocide an...

Trump says Iran has been asking if US sanctions can be lifted

November 7, 2025 10:45 AM

Trump says Iran has been asking if US sanctions can be lifted

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran has been asking if U.S. sanctions against the country can be lifted. "Iran has been asking if the sanctions could be lifted. Iran has got very heavy U.S. sanctions, and it makes it really hard for them to do what they'd like to be able to do. And I'm open to hearing that, and we'll see what happens, but I would be open to it," Trump told reporters late on Thursday at the White House. Iran's mission to the United Nations in New York did not...