Why has the EU sanctioned Indian, Chinese companies for Russia links?
The latest sanctions, coinciding with the anniversary of the Ukraine war, touch New Delhi, Beijing for the first time.
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Eyeing China, Biden limits personal data transfers to U.S. rivals
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Joe Biden will issue an executive order Wednesday that aims to prevent large transfers of sensitive personal data to "countries of concern," a move that could further the American decoupling from China.
Abandoned at sea, Houthi-damaged ship awaits towing to Saudi Arabia amid oil slick concerns
A vessel impaired in a mid-February Houthi attack offshore Yemen remains abandoned at sea awaiting towing to safe harbor amid growing concerns of an oil spill.
Western sanctions often hurt innocent bystanders
After Ukraine was invaded in February 2022, countries and major corporations around the world quickly responded by trying to inflict financial pain on Russia through economic sanctions.
How Trump’s foreign policy would differ from Biden’s
Should American allies be worried that if Donald Trump returns to the White House next year, he will tear apart treaties, recast decades-old international arrangements and adopt a go-it-alone approach to global affairs?
Pankaj Udhas, Bollywood Singer and Maestro of the Ghazal, Dies at 72
Pankaj Udhas, a singer from India whose soulful renditions of ghazals, or lyric love songs, were a cornerstone of many Bollywood films over his decades-long career, died in Mumbai on Monday. He was 72.
U.S. and British strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen answer militants’ surge in Red Sea attacks on ships
The U.S. and Britain struck 18 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, answering a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including a missile strike this past week that set fire to a cargo vessel.
Lessons and warnings from world’s first all-out cyberwar
This is the first in a multi-part series.