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Leon Black onstage giving speech

Billionaire Leon Black Targets the Law Firm Representing His Sexual Assault Accusers

Leon Black filed a motion for sanctions against Wigdor Law, a law firm representing two alleged sexual assault victims of Black.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Viktor Medvedchuk gives speech in suit

Ukraine to Auction Off $200 Million Superyacht Seized from Oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk

Another superyacht has been seized from an oligarch with close ties to Putin. This time, the Ukrainian government plans to auction it off.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to journalists

New Sanctions on Russia Could Trigger a Default That Will Be Felt Across the Global Economy

New sanctions on Russia which could put additional pressure on the nation's struggling economy, leading to a default on its debt. The global economy would feel the impact.
By Linda Carroll

Why Sanctions Aren’t Stopping the Russia-Ukraine War

By Sissi Cao
A man dressed in a military uniform chants slogans as Iranian pro-government demonstrators raise national flags and a picture of the Islamic republic's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a rally in the capital Tehran's central Enghelab Square on November 25, 2019, to condemn days of "rioting" that Iran blames on its foreign foes.

Will Economic Sanctions Against Iran Actually Get Results?

By John A. Tures
Havana, Cuba

Trump’s Curb on Cuba: Would Things Be Different If There Was a Havana Trump Tower?

By Harmon Leon

John Bolton Reaffirms America’s Commitment to the Monroe Doctrine With New Sanctions

By Davis Richardson

European Union Threatens to Sue the United States Over Cuba Sanctions

By Davis Richardson

How Trump’s ‘Maximum Pressure’ Strategy Got North Korea to the Table

By Austin Bay
President Donald Trump.

Trump Slaps New Sanctions on Operatives in Africa, Asia and Turkey For ISIS Ties

By Davis Richardson
This picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean soldiers and Pyongyang residents holding a rally to celebrate the North's declaration on November 29, 2017 that it had achieved full nuclear statehood.

Russia Worries North Korea Will Interpret Sanctions as an ‘Act of War’

By Francesca Friday
US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley.

United Nations Imposes Tougher Sanctions on North Korea Following Missile Tests

By Davis Richardson
Venenzuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Trump Needs to Slap Sanctions on Maduro—Not the Venezuelan People

By John A. Tures
President Donald Trump speaks about North Korea on August 8, 2017.

Trump’s Stance on North Korea Is—Ironically—the Key to Diplomatic Solution

By Charlie Gerow
Kim Jong-un and scientists applaud after the successful test of intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14.

Why Did Sanctions Against North Korea’s Missile Program Fail?

By Daniel Salisbury
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Donald Trump.

Trump Says North Korea Is a ‘Big Problem’ That ‘Will Be Solved’

By Diana Bruk
Researchers check the seismic waves that were measured in South Korea at the Earthquake and Volcano Monitoring Division on September 9, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea is suspected of carrying out its fifth nuclear test, after a magnitude 5.3 earthquake was detected close to its Punggye-ri test site.

To Curb North Korea’s Nuclear Program, Follow the Money

By John S. Park
Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a press conference of Iran nuclear talks at Austria International Centre in Vienna, Austria. (Photo: CARLOS BARRIA/AFP/Getty Images)

New York City Members of Congress Endorse Obama Iran Deal

By Will Bredderman

Judge Moved to ‘Strong Language’ By Paul Ceglia’s Attempts to Stall the Facebook Lawsuit

By Nitasha Tiku
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