Lukashenko frees Nobel winner Bialiatski and key Belarus opposition figures in deal with US
Nobel winner Ales Bialiatski among those releasedLeading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava also freedTrump envoy says US lifting sanctions…
Russia attacks two Ukrainian ports, damaging three Turkish-owned vessels
Kyiv says Russia used drones and missiles for strikesThree Turkish-owned vessels damaged, Ukraine’s navy saysMoscow vowed retaliation for…
US invalidates union contract covering 47,000 TSA officers, AFGE vows to challenge
AFGE plans lawsuit against decisionNew labor framework starts January 11House votes to restore federal workers’ rights WASHINGTON, Dec…
Venezuela oil exports fall sharply after US tanker seizure, sources and data say
Only Chevron-chartered tankers sailing into international watersAbout 11 million barrels stuck in vessels in VenezuelaSome cargoes are onboard…
Iran seizes foreign tanker carrying 6 million liters of ‘smuggled diesel’ in Gulf of Oman, state media says
Dec 12 (Reuters) – Iran has seized a foreign tanker allegedly carrying 6 million liters of “smuggled diesel”…
US admiral leading US troops in Latin America steps down
US has carried out strikes on suspected drug vessels in the CaribbeanDeparture follows other senior military exits under…
Supertanker Skipper seized by US near Venezuela is heading to Houston, sources say
HOUSTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The oil supertanker Skipper that was seized by the U.S. near Venezuela this…
Deadly November Asian storms ‘supercharged’ by climate change, researchers say
SINGAPORE, Dec 11 (Reuters) – The deadly storms that devastated Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in late…
S&P 500 posts record closing high, US dollar and yields decline in wake of FedÂ
Item 1 of 2 Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New…
US issues fresh sanctions targeting Maduro’s family, Venezuela-linked oil tankers
Sanctions include six shipping companies and crude oil tankersTensions rise as US seizes Venezuelan oil cargo, plans more…
US seizes oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump says
Move is first known tanker seizure since U.S. buildup beganSignals new effort to go after Venezuela’s main revenue…
Morning Bid: Dazed yen hogs limelight before Fed – Reuters
Morning Bid: Dazed yen hogs limelight before Fed ReutersYen fragile, dollar firm in countdown to Fed ReutersThe Yen Rout Continues:…