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Russia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of Western sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, signed a broad cooperation pact Friday as their countries deepened their partnership in the face of stinging Western ...NBC News - 2h -
EU eyes enlisting Belgian king to help safeguard Russia sanctions
Royal wartime decree seen as fallback option to keep Russia’s frozen €190bn in EU if Hungary vetoes renewal of sanctionsFinancial Times - 10h -
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UK yet to carry out a single conviction for breaching sanctions on Russia
Sanctions were introduced after the Crimea annexation in 2014 and the wider invasion of Ukraine in 2022.BBC News - 19h -
Bessent calls for stronger Russia sanctions at treasury confirmation hearing
Scott Bessent, tapped by Donald Trump to be treasury secretary, faced sharp questions from Democrats and Republicans on tax policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the IRS.CBS News - 23h -
Russian diplomats accessed private area of UK parliament in security breach
Exclusive: MPs warned not to invite Russian diplomats to parliament after incident said to have alarmed ministers. Russian diplomats accessed a private area of parliament in a major security breach ...The Guardian - 1d -
Bessent open to increasing sanctions on Russia
Treasury Secretary-nominee Scott Bessent told senators Thursday that he would be “100 percent on board” with increasing sanctions on Russia’s major oil companies if President-elect Trump supports ...The Hill - 1d -
U.S. sanctions on Russia hit oil freight rates
On Jan. 10, the U.S. Treasury announced fresh measures to deplete Russia's energy revenues, including on 183 vessels, largely oil tankers.CNBC - 1d -
Special counsel's final report says Trump would have been convicted
The fast-moving legal battle over the release of the special counsel's final report played out days before Trump's second-term inauguration.CBS News - 3d -
Trump would have been convicted of election interference, report says
A prosecutor says there was enough evidence in the 2020 US election case - but he was scuppered by Trump's win in 2024.BBC News - 3d -
US oil group under pressure to exit Russia after Biden widens sanctions
Lawmakers tell SLB, better known as Schlumberger, to quit country or risk penaltyFinancial Times - 3d -
Federal Court Blocks Transfer of Guantánamo Convict to Prison in Iraq
The Iraqi prisoner had sued the Biden administration, saying he would be at risk for abuse at a prison in his homeland.The New York Times - 5d -
Sentencing finalizes Trump's conviction, ends embarrassing chapter
Donald Trump was sentenced in New York on Friday, capping a long and, at times, embarrassing ordeal that saw him become the first ex-president to be criminally convicted.ABC News - 6d -
How does a criminal conviction affect Trump, if at all?
President-elect Donald Trump will become the first sitting U.S. president to have a criminal record when he takes office in 10 days. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman breaks down what this means ...CBS News - 6d -
A vanishingly small number of violent sex crimes end in conviction
Data from eight major cities shows that less than 4% of sex crimes result in convictions.NBC News - 6d -
Crude prices jump as U.S. imposes sweeping sanctions against Russia oil industry
The U.S. Treasury Department is targeting more than 180 Russian tankers.CNBC - 6d -
Oil prices rally as fresh U.S. sanctions on Russia threaten global supplies
Oil futures ended sharply higher on Friday, as fresh U.S. sanctions on Russia’s oil sector looked to threaten global supplies and as winter storms in the U.S. were expected to boost demand for ...MarketWatch - Jan. 10 -
Trump’s conviction is the latest twist in the Maga story | Lloyd Green
The supreme court order may also be a harbinger of what awaits the US over the next four years: litigation that again divides the judiciary and the nation. Donald Trump will take the office on 20 ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
U.S. Imposes New Sanctions to Squeeze Russia’s Energy Sector
The Biden administration is cracking down on the Russian “shadow fleet” and taking steps to curb oil and gas production.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
Prosecutors Seek 15-Year Sentence for Menendez’s Bribery Conviction
Lawyers for New Jersey’s former Democratic senator, Robert Menendez, have said that even fewer years would be tantamount to a death sentence.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
Trump avoids punishment for hush-money conviction and calls case ‘terrible experience’
President-elect, who was found guilty of committing 34 felonies, sentenced to unconditional discharge in New York. Trump hush-money sentencing – latest updates Donald Trump will avoid jail ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Judge sentences Trump to unconditional discharge, no punishment in hush money conviction
President-elect Trump was spared any punishment for his hush money criminal conviction Friday when a New York judge sentenced him to an unconditional discharge, eschewing jail time while securing ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Man Convicted in Pizzagate Shooting Is Killed in Confrontation With Police
Edgar Maddison Welch, 36, of Salisbury, N.C., who was sentenced to four years in prison for the 2016 shooting at a Washington restaurant, was fatally shot after he pointed a gun at an officer ...The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
Hottest year on record in 2024 breached global warming threshold, scientists say
Climate scientists say the global warming threshold of 1.5C above pre-industrial was breached in 2024, which was the hottest year on record.NBC News - Jan. 10 -
Japan imposes new sanctions on Russia
Japan on Friday approved additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including freezing the assets of dozens of individuals and groups and banning exports to dozens of ...ABC News - Jan. 10 -
World breaches 1.5C global warming target for first time in 2024
Data for warmest year sparks fears climate change is accelerating faster than expectedFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
Heinrich objects to quick scheduling of Burgum confirmation hearing, alleging protocol breach
The top Democrat on the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee says Republicans scheduled Doug Burgum’s confirmation hearing without their consent, which he called a breach of the Senate’s ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Guantánamo Convict Sues to Stop U.S. Plan to Send Him to Prison in Iraq
A court filing said the prisoner was at risk for abuse and might not be able to get adequate health care if transferred.The New York Times - Jan. 4 -
Trump to be sentenced for "hush money" conviction before inauguration
Justice Juan Merchan will sentence Trump for his crimes on Jan. 10, a court proceeding that will be unlike any in America's 248 years.CBS News - Jan. 3 -
A Judge Upheld Trump’s Felony Conviction, but Signaled No Jail Time
Also, Mike Johnson was re-elected as House speaker. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.The New York Times - Jan. 3 -
Judge orders Trump sentenced on Jan. 10, signals no punishment for conviction
A New York judge has ordered President-elect Trump’s criminal sentencing for Jan. 10, rejecting his demand that his hush money case be dismissed to accommodate his presidency following his election ...The Hill - Jan. 3 -
U.S. Hits Chinese Cybersecurity Company With Sanctions After Breach
The agency imposed penalties on a company it blamed for supporting the Chinese hacking group Flax Typhoon in a 2022-23 infiltration.The New York Times - Jan. 3 -
Yolanda Saldívar, woman convicted of killing Selena Quintanilla, files for parole
Thirty years after the death of the Mexican American singer, Saldívar, 63, filed a petition for parole in Texas, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice online records.NBC News - Jan. 3 -
Federal courts won't ask DOJ to probe possible Clarence Thomas ethics breaches
The federal courts will not refer allegations that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas may have violated ethics laws to the Justice Department, the judiciary's policymaking body says.CBS News - Jan. 3 -
Debate Over U.S. Sanctions on Russia For Ukraine War Intensifies
The president-elect has said he will use sanctions sparingly while vowing to end the war in Ukraine, renewing questions over their efficacy.The New York Times - Jan. 2 -
China’s Hack of U.S. Treasury Breached Sanctions Office
The cyberattack reported earlier this week reached into the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Office of Financial Research, sections of the agency that oversee economic penalties against ...Inc. - Jan. 2 -
GOP lawmakers request Yellen briefing on Chinese hackers' Treasury breach
Republican lawmakers are swiftly urging the Treasury Department to provide answers on a recent cybersecurity attack from China that infiltrated various workstations, as outlined in ...The Hill - Jan. 2
