Italy's top bank UniCredit SpA and two subsidiaries have agreed to pay $1.3 billion to U.S. authorities to settle probes of violations of U.S. sanctions on Iran and other countries, U.S. authorities said on Monday.
In addition, UniCredit Bank AG,...
Switzerland plans to sign an accord backing China’s Belt and Road initiative when President Ueli Maurer visits China this month, as other Western countries view the gargantuan project with skepticism. Washington views President Xi Jinping’s new Silk Road initiative...
Turkey's Hurriyet Daily has confirmed Russia and Turkey have agreed to create a "Russia-Turkey Investment Fund" following President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Moscow early last week, where he met with President Putin to more broadly discuss technological cooperation,...
The United States is working with a group of vassal states to build a $10 billion fund to help Venezuela rebuild trade once a new government is in place, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday.
The United States has joined...
Beijing promises an investment deal by next year, to curb industrial subsidies and the need for tech transfers, while the EU promises its own transport network...
Sparks did fly in Brussels, but in the...
IN 1955, THE NORWEGIAN EXPLORER Thor Heyerdahl voyaged to Rapa Nui, the ancestral name of Easter Island, and collected many things: tiny carved sculptures, a stone axe, even human skulls. Though Heyerdahl promised to return the items to Rapa...
Riyadh has plans to switch its oil trade away from using the dollar to other currencies if the US passes the NOPEC bill, which would extend American anti-trust laws to foreign entities such as OPEC, Reuters reported, citing three...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged his French counterpart not to slap a digital services tax on US tech companies. The warning comes as the US and China compete for technological dominance in Europe.
“Secretary Pompeo urged France...
The Beijing controlled Global Times reports China will purchase Russia's Su-57 fifth-generation fighters in a move that will expand strategic relations between both countries.
Viktor Kladov, director for international cooperation and regional...
The United States has stopped shipping equipment related to the F-35 fighter jet to Turkey. Washington’s move comes after Ankara insisted on purchasing the Russian S-400 missile defense system.
Turkey has only received one unit...
