Senators Denounce Trump Administration’s Response to Myanmar Quake
Democratic senators said in a letter that the administration was failing its first test of humanitarian aid as China and Russia send teams to help.
Embargoes and Sanctions
Criticizing Putin, Trump Threatens Russia With Secondary Tariffs
President Trump said he could impose tariffs on nations that buy oil from Russia if it thwarts negotiations for a peace deal in Ukraine. He suggested the same step was possible for Iran.
What to Know About Iran’s Response to Trump’s Letter Urging Talks
Tehran neither rejected negotiations nor accepted face-to-face talks in its response to President Trump’s letter calling for talks to curb Iran’s advancing nuclear program. Here’s what to know.
Trump to Impose Tariffs Against Countries That Buy Venezuelan Oil
The president plans to wield tariffs like financial sanctions, ordering that countries that buy Venezuelan oil have tariffs put on their exports to the United States.
Trump Threatens Tariffs Against Countries That Buy Venezuelan Oil
The president threatened to wield tariffs like financial sanctions, saying that countries that buy Venezuelan oil would see tariffs put on their exports to the United States.
Venezuela Says It Will Resume Accepting U.S. Deportation Flights
The Venezuelan government attributed a willingness to receive the flights to the plight of Venezuelan migrants sent to notorious prisons in El Salvador with little to no due process.
Russian Public Is Ready to End War but Skeptical of Concessions, Analysis Finds
There is little appetite in Ukraine and Russia for major concessions, according to a U.S. firm’s analysis of online posts. But a minority of Russians want to keep fighting until Ukraine’s president is overthrown.
As Trump’s Untested Emissary to Putin, Witkoff’s Role May Bring Risk
The real estate developer and president’s friend lacks diplomatic experience, but the new administration might view that as a plus.
Lincoln Díaz-Balart, a ‘Free Cuba’ Republican in Congress, Dies at 70
The Florida scion of an anti-communist political family, he served in the House for 18 years at a time when Cuban Americans exerted peak influence on U.S. policies.
In Private Remarks on Russia, Rubio Tries to Reassure Europeans
European officials were not sure what to make of the secretary of state’s measured assessment of Washington’s apparent pivot toward Moscow.