Biden to meet Kenya president as war roils nearby Ethiopia
The talks come just weeks after Biden signed an executive order threatening to levy sanctions against Ethiopia's prime minister.
U.S. threatens sanctions against Ethiopian officials in Tigray conflict
Ten months of fighting have left hundreds of thousands of people there facing famine. A new executive order allows the Treasury Department to sanction leaders and groups seen as fueling the conflict.
U.S. imposes limited sanctions over Russian gas pipeline
The Biden administration has imposed new sanctions on three Russian ships and companies involved in constructing a controversial gas pipeline from Russia to Europe.
Biden imposes sanctions against Belarus’ Lukashenko regime
President Joe Biden says the United States is levying new sanctions against Belarus, marking the one-year anniversary of Alexander Lukashenko's election win that the U.S. and international community said was fraught with irregularities.
Thousands of workers in Iran's vast oil industry have gone on strike over the past week to press demands for better wages and conditions at oil facilities.
The U.S. has placed members of Myanmar's ruling military junta on a financial blacklist for the deadly attacks against civilians following the February coup in the southeast Asian nation.
The sweeping measures are meant to punish Russia for actions that U.S. officials say cut to the core of American democracy and to deter future acts by imposing economic costs on Moscow, including by targeting its ability to borrow money.
The request by Sen. Chris Murphy in a letter Tuesday to Secretary of State Antony Blinken adds to pressure from some Democrats and aid workers who argue that U.S. sanctions are worsening the South American country's dire humanitarian crisis.
Biden says he is issuing an executive order that will prevent Myanmar's generals from accessing $1 billion in assets in the United States. He says more measures are to come.
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