The U.S. has imposed sanctions on four firms in Venezuela's oil sector and designated four additional oil tankers as blocked property.

The South American country sent 113 metric tons of the precious metal to Switzerland from 2013 - when Maduro took office - to 2016, according to data reviewed by Reuters.

U.S. sanctions on Iran have taken a heavy toll on the country’s economy, contributing to the current protest movement.

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and firms from Iran and Venezuela. These sanctions target Iran's drone trade and ballistics program.

China will continue to take resolute measures to firmly defend national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, the statement said.

China announced largely symbolic sanctions against 20 US defense companies and 10 executives, signaling its anger over Washington’s latest arms sales to Taiwan while stopping short of a broader escalation.

BEIJING -- Beijing imposed sanctions on Friday against 20 U.S. defense-related companies and 10 executives, a week after Washington annoucned large-scale arms sales to Taiwan. The sanctions entail freezing the companies’ assets in China and banning individuals and organizations from dealing with them, according to the Chinese foreign ministry.

The State Department's travel bans on five prominent officials and activists have been met with howls of derision across the continent.

A federal judge for the second time in the last three months has questions about why MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has failed to comply. The post Trump-appointed judge threatens Mike Lindell with 'further contempt sanctions,

Sanctions can serve as a real financial mechanism for compensation and the reconstruction of Ukraine. Issues of compensation for victims of the war, sanctions policy, and anti-corruption reforms in post-war recovery were among the key topics at UNCAC CoSP11,