China punishes US drone industry in latest salvo

China has dropped the hammer on 11 US-based drone manufacturers — including Skydio, BRINC Drones, and Boeing-owned Insitu — by placing them on its ‘unreliable entity’ list, a move that subjects these companies to sweeping trade sanctions and export restrictions. The Chinese government accuses US drone makers of engaging in ‘military technology cooperation with Taiwan,’ […]
US sanctions Russia-based network for helping Yemen’s Houthis

The United States imposed sanctions on Russia-based people and entities working to help procure weapons and commodities — including stolen Ukrainian grain — for Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, the Treasury Department said. The operatives, who included Russia-based Afghan businessman Hushang Ghairat and his brother, Russia-based Afghan businessman Sohrab Ghairat, helped senior Houthi official Sa’id Al-Jamal, procure […]
UK sanctions individuals from Moldova, Georgia and Guatemala

UK sanctions corrupt actors undermining democratic governments in Foreign Secretary’s latest steps to crack down on corruption and illicit finance. United Kingdom sanctions Pro-Kremlin operatives responsible for rigging elections in Moldova. Sanctions will freeze and ban travel. The sanctions target a network of pro-Russian actors named Evrazia operating in Moldova on behalf of corrupt fugitive […]
US issued Iran related sanctions against China

United States imposed sanctions on entities and individuals in Iran, the UAE and China. The US accuses these entities being part of an Iranian weapons procurement network. The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on six entities and two individuals in action taken in coordination with the Department of Justice, accusing them of responsibility for procurement […]
US removes sanctions on wife of Russian billionaire

A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Karina Rotenberg, wife of oligarch Boris Rotenberg removed from US sanctions. The US has lifted sanctions imposed on the wife of a Russian billionaire considered to have close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. A statement by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control on Wednesday listed […]