The United States has imposed potentially hard-hitting economic sanctions on Venezuela, barring banks from any new financial dealings with the government or state-run oil company PDVSA. The White House on Friday announced President Donald Trump had signed an executive order “imposing strong, new financial sanctions” on the government of Venezuela. ...
The head of the Russian military’s branch for protection from chemical weapons says his forces have managed to dismantle two chemical weapons facilities in the formerly militant-held areas in war-torn Syria. Major General Igor Kirillov said on Friday that Moscow will provide the data to the Organization for the Prohibition ...