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U.S. Allies Challenge Trump’s Reversal on Property Seized in Cuba
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President Donald Trump’s move to let U.S. citizens file lawsuits over property confiscated in Cuba during the 1959 revolution angered European allies who vowed to challenge th...
By Peter Harrell
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Turkey Risks U.S. Sanctions Over Russian Missile-Defense-System Purchase
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Turkish officials are lobbying top Trump administration officials this week to cancel sanctions over Turkey’s purchase of a Russian-made missile-defense system. The Countering...
By Peter Harrell
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Trump to Allow U.S. Lawsuits Over Seized Property in Cuba
The Trump administration will allow U.S. citizens to file lawsuits over property confiscated in Cuba during the 1959 revolution, a move that reverses two decades of policy and...
By Peter Harrell
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New U.S. Policy on Cuba Sanctions Threatens EU Ties
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The Trump administration plans to intensify pressure against Cuba by allowing U.S. nationals to lodge claims against foreign companies that do business there, a senior U.S. of...
By Peter Harrell
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Feds are investigating possible Chinese spying at Mar-a-Lago and Cindy Yang, sources say
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Federal authorities are investigating possible Chinese intelligence operations targeting President Donald Trump and his private Palm Beach club, Mar-a-Lago, sources familiar w...
By Peter Harrell
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Russian oligarch and Putin ally sues Treasury, demands lifting of U.S. sanctions
Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska sued the Treasury Department and Secretary Steven Mnuchin in U.S. federal court to demand the lifting of remaining U.S. sanctions against hi...
By Peter Harrell
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Europe and the U.S. are at odds over Iran. Cuba may be next.
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Since President Trump’s May announcement that the United States will pull out of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, Europe has been stuck in the middle of th...
By Peter Harrell
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U.S. to Huawei: Don’t Lie to Your Bank
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The Trump administration’s charges against China’s Huawei Technologies Co., announced Monday, included a key message to other companies: You shouldn’t lie to your bank. Prose...
By Peter Harrell
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Senate Bill Targets Chinese Economic Espionage
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A new Senate bill would expand the ability of American prosecutors to go after hackers abroad who attempt to steal trade secrets from U.S. firms, in the latest effort in Washi...
By Peter Harrell
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The US Has Lobbied Italy Not To Drop Sanctions Against Russia
US diplomats have been lobbying Italy to continue supporting the European Union’s sanctions on Russia, according to two diplomatic sources. US pressure has so far been crucial...
By Peter Harrell
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Iran And Trading Partners Will Find Ways To Skirt Sanctions, Analysts Say
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The Trump administration hopes the sweeping sanctions it has imposed on Iran's oil, shipping and banking industries will cripple its economy and force it to negotiate a new nu...
By Peter Harrell & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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What’s Bad for Trump Is Worse for Putin
The results of the U.S. congressional elections marked a setback for President Donald Trump, but they might be worse for Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The new Democratic majo...
By Peter Harrell
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Two Capitals, One Russian Oligarch: How Oleg Deripaska Is Trying to Escape U.S. Sanctions
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This spring, a British lord with deep ties to the governing Conservative Party and a reputation as a do-gooder environmentalist arrived in Washington on an unlikely mission: t...
By Peter Harrell
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Trump administration to reimpose sanctions on Iran
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Senior US officials have warned that Washington will next week reimpose all sanctions on Iran that were lifted by the Obama administration after the 2015 nuclear agreement. D...
By Peter Harrell
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U.S. Reimposes Sanctions on Iran but Undercuts the Pain With Waivers
The Trump administration announced on Friday that it was exempting eight countries from bruising sanctions that the United States was reimposing against Iran, undercutting its...
By Peter Harrell
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Asia's meth boom
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From the jungles of Myanmar to the streets of Hong Kong, police throughout Asia are fighting a war against methamphetamine. By many indications, they're losing. Demand for bo...
By Peter Harrell
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Trump faces Election Day deadline on Russia
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The Trump administration is facing an Election Day deadline to decide whether to impose a fresh round of sanctions on Moscow over the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy in Britain...
By Peter Harrell
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Photos Link Suspect in Alleged Killing of Journalist to Saudi Government
Oil executives say they are disturbed by photos of the Saudi crown prince and the energy minister standing in Houston with a man who appears to be a key suspect in the killing...
By Peter Harrell
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The Next U.S. Clash With China Will Be All About Iran’s Oil
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As if they needed it, U.S.-China relations face a new flashpoint on Nov. 4, when Washington’s new sanctions on Iran take full effect with the stated objective of cutting Tehra...
By Peter Harrell
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Rusal’s dividends from Norilsk threatened by sanctions
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US sanctions imposed against Russian aluminium producer Rusal threaten the lucrative flow of dividends from mining company Norilsk Nickel, amid concerns over doing business wi...
By Peter Harrell
