Tag: US sanctions

• Wednesday, July 8th 2026 - 07:10 UTC

  Venezuela quake death toll reaches 3,685 as economists urge lifting of US sanctions

  

  The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on June 24 rose to at least 3,685, after another 150 fatalities were added to Monday's count, according to official figures. The number of injured held at 16,740 and that of people rescued at 6,462, while those who lost their homes rose to 17,907. Authorities present the data as provisional.

• Wednesday, July 8th 2026 - 07:05 UTC

  Denmark says Greenland 'not for sale' after Trump renews call for US control

  

  Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reaffirmed on Wednesday that Greenland is “not for sale” and that her country is ready to defend “every inch” of its territory, after US President Donald Trump insisted that the Arctic territory should be under the control of the United States rather than Denmark.

• Friday, April 3rd 2026 - 00:24 UTC

  Uruguayan national admits to scheme to circumvent US sanctions linked to Venezuela

  

  A 60-year-old Uruguayan citizen pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court to conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business in order to circumvent American sanctions linked to Venezuelan government officials, the Department of Justice announced on March 25.

• Friday, August 19th 2022 - 10:03 UTC

  Argentine President calls for an end to Venezuela, Cuba blockades

  

  Argentina's Alberto Fernández Thursday called for an “end” to blockades against Cuba and Venezuela during an event at the Kirchner Cultural Center (CCK) in Buenos Aires hosted by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), of which he currently holds the pro-tempore presidency.

• Monday, June 20th 2022 - 10:54 UTC

  Alberto Fernández accuses opposition of seeking political gain from 747 case

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Saturday argued the opposition had tried to make a political gain out of the Venezuelan-Iranian aircraft scandal by linking it “with such painful events as the AMIA bombing.”

• Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 08:52 UTC

  US sanctions Brazil-based businesses and individuals for supporting Al Qaeda

  

  The Government of the United States has issued sanctions against three people and two of their Brazil-based companies after having determined they were linked to supporting Al Qaeda, it was announced Wednesday.

• Monday, March 1st 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  The Biden administration has no immediate plans to review sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba

  

  The new administration of president Joe Biden is in “no rush” to lift U.S. sanctions on Venezuela but would consider easing them if President Nicolas Maduro takes confidence-building steps showing he is ready to negotiate seriously with the opposition, according to White House sources.

• Saturday, February 13th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  British controversial lawyer elected as prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

  

  British human rights lawyer Karim Khan was elected on Friday as the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a politically daunting position whose incumbent was slapped with US sanctions.

• Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  US sanctions Chinese company supporting Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro

  

  The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on Chinese firm China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation (CEIEC), accusing it of supporting Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro efforts to undermine democracy.

• Friday, November 27th 2020 - 09:42 UTC

  Venezuela resumes direct shipments of oil to China despite US sanctions

  

  Venezuela has resumed direct shipments of oil to China after U.S. sanctions sent the trade underground for more than a year, according to Refinitiv Eikon vessel-tracking data and internal documents from state company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).