Seizure of $440M in JPMorgan funds ordered in suit over US-Russia sanctions
A Russian court ordered the seizure of $439.5 million in funds from JPMorgan Chase’s bank accounts in Russia that the...
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MPs warn Lord Cameron that Britain must not restore funding for ‘Hamas-linked’ UN aid agency in Gaza after 12 workers were sacked amid Israeli claims they took part in October 7
Top Tories have called on Lord Cameron not to restore funding to UNRWAIsraeli intelligence claimed several of its workers were...
EU countries grant total of $156B to Ukraine for war
BRUSSELS The European Union and its member states have so far granted Ukraine $156 billion in military, financial, and humanitarian...
EU Chief ‘Confident’ Of Hungary Deal On Ukraine Aid
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said she was "confident" of getting Hungary to drop its veto on...
EU Agrees On 150-million Financial Aid For Tunisia
The European Union has agreed to give Tunisia 150 million euros to support the government's efforts to undertake economic recovery,...
Zelenskiy met by Republican doubts in 11th hour push for US aid to fight Russia
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy faced a skeptical reception from key Republicans during a trip to Washington on Tuesday to seek more military support against Russia, but he won a pledge at the White House that the U.S. has his back.Republicans have been reluctant to sign off on a funding request from Democratic President Joe Biden under which Ukraine would receive $61.4 billion.House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, said after meeting with Zelenskiy that Biden's administration must provide more detail about how the money...
Zelenskiy cancels plan to address US lawmakers, fate of aid in balance
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 14, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy canceled plans to appeal directly to U.S. lawmakers for new aid on Tuesday, as a partisan battle over immigration policy threatened to derail President Joe Biden's request for billions of dollars for Kyiv's fight against Russia.Republicans and Biden's fellow Democrats in the Senate and House of Representatives have been debating for weeks over Biden's October request...
VP Harris to sketch out US vision of post-conflict Gaza at COP
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris disembarks an aircraft as she arrives to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28)...
U.S. to impose visa bans soon on Israeli extremist settlers for West Bank violence
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks In the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House complex in Washington, U.S., November 27, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDUBAI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The Biden administration has informed Israel that Washington will impose visa bans in the next few weeks on Israeli extremist settlers engaged in violence against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank, a senior State Department official said.U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...
Blinken to visit Israel, West Bank, UAE this week to continue Gaza diplomacy
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from his airplane upon arrival at Brussels Airport in Brussels, Belgium, on November 27, 2023, as he travels to a NATO foreign ministers' meeting. SAUL LOEB/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel, the West Bank and the United Arab Emirates this week, the U.S. State Department said on Monday, as Washington aims to press for more humanitarian aid for Gaza and help secure the release of all hostages kidnapped by Hamas.Blinken...