COVID in China: What’s going on inside the country and why are others imposing new travel restrictions?

More countries around the world are joining the U.S. in imposing new rules on travelers from China amid concern over a lack of transparency from Beijing about surging COVID-19 cases. The explosion in new infections came right as the Chinese government decided to end its years-long “zero-COVID” policy, which brought rolling lockdowns that severely disrupted … Read more

U.S. to continue imposing sanctions on Russian, Iranian arms trade: White House

The sanctions are aimed at making it harder for Iran to sell weapons such as the Iranian UAVs to Russia The sanctions are aimed at making it harder for Iran to sell weapons such as the Iranian UAVs to Russia The United States will continue to vigorously enforce sanctions on Russian and Iranian arms trade, … Read more

Explained | What is windfall tax and why are countries imposing it on the energy sector right now?

Big energy companies clocked huge profits in the first half of this year, making record windfall gains which governments have tried to rein in   Big energy companies clocked huge profits in the first half of this year, making record windfall gains which governments have tried to rein in   The story so far: Finance Minister Nirmala … Read more

EU moves closer to imposing more sanctions on Russia

The European Union moved closer to imposing more sanctions on Russia after its 27 ambassadors backed a series of measures to ban gold imports and tighten export controls on some high-technology goods The European Union moved closer to imposing more sanctions on Russia after its 27 ambassadors backed a series of measures to ban gold … Read more