Beijing has warned the US that it would retaliate against any significant expansion of the Trump administration’s new secondary sanctions relating to Iran that hit Chinese companies. The measures unveiled on Monday by US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent targeted some Hong Kong-based companies but stopped short of listing mainland Chinese financial institutions.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's announcement Monday on Iran sanctions has raised questions over how they might be implemented. Meanwhile, Canada is set to announce retaliatory tariffs against the U.

China has vowed to protect its interests after the US announced plans to widen economic sanctions against Iran and its trading partners, which include Beijing. Will China scupper the squeeze on Iran?

It is Ratcliffe’s first publicly known trip to the Russian capital, but the CIA declined to say why he is there.

Flight tracking data confirms an American military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia on Tuesday.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow overnight to meet with Russian officials, a US official familiar with his travel told CNN.

A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport plane was spotted at a Moscow airport, along with a U.S. diplomatic motorcade, according to public reports.

President Donald Trump is floating the idea of renaming Lake Ontario to become “Lake America” as his trade war with Canada intensifies. The Republican president introduced the possibility

In our ongoing and unnecessary trade war with Canada, the Canadians likely never imagined President Donald Trump would hit them with a lake renaming.

"The ⁠United ⁠States is giving serious consideration to changing the ​name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to doing much business ​with Ontario a

President Donald Trump says he is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as the trade war between the United States and Canada intensifies

The U.S. President said new tariffs will be imposed on some Canadian imports in, as the two countries standoff over trade.

The U.S. and Canada failed to reach a trade agreement and are now in the midst of a retaliatory tariffs battle. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports, and Nelson Wiseman, a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto,

President Trump tried in recent days to use an untested legal power to force Canada to swallow trade concessions. Instead, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney quit the negotiations. 50 percent U.S. tariffs took effect early Saturday on an array of Canadian products.

President Donald Trump says he is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as the trade war between the United States and Canada intensifies

Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed that the state can temporarily seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or rebuild them after the strikes.

Vladimir Putin will seize private companies that do not defend themselves against Ukraine's drones. Using special powers, the Kremlin will take control of assets and assume formal ownership of businesses deemed to have insufficient protection against attacks or to have failed to carry out adequate repairs.

Why is it important for Russians to leave Russia? Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN, Andrii Melnyk, addressed Russians in connection with the likely mobilization that could be announced in Russia after the State Duma elections.

President Vladimir Putin on Monday handed the Russian state the power to take control of critically important infrastructure if it is deemed to be poorly protected from

Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir concluded a one-day visit to Iran as part of efforts to ease tensions between Tehran and Washington and end their conflict.

Oman's ⁠Foreign Minister Sayyid ​Badr Albusaidi will ‌visit Tehran ‌on ⁠Tuesday ⁠to continue talks between Iran ​and Oman on the ​Strait of Hormuz, ⁠Iran's Foreign ⁠Ministry ⁠Spokesperson Esmaeil ​Baghaei said on Monday.

Pakistan says it can offer a channel between Tehran and Washington, but analysts differ over how much influence it has.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday told Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir that the United States (US) must change its approach towards Iran, warning that reliance on "coercion and bullying" would complicate diplomatic efforts,