Handout / Getty Images Taiwan Suffers Consequences from China Immediately After Nancy Pelosi Departs China imposed economic sanctions on Taiwan in response to Nancy Pelosi's controversial visit to the island. By Andrew Jose August 3, 2022
Andrew Harnik / AP ; Pavel Byrkin / AP Alert: Biden's 'Biggest Fear' for Ukraine War Just Happened, Officials Say We're Now in Uncharted Territory Russia has further tightened the flow of gas being fed to the European Union as the cold Northern European winter looms nearer. By Matthew Holloway July 28, 2022
ALEXEY DRUZHININ - AFP / Getty Images War Drums: One Million Russians Now Under Effective Blockade by NATO Member One tiny nation has stood tall in enforcing a blockade on sending goods to a Russian enclave within its borders. By Jack Davis June 20, 2022
Dmitri Lovetsky / AP The Biden Administration Is Quietly Urging Companies to Buy Products from Russia: Report A new report says the Biden administration is trying to keep loopholes open in the sanctions imposed on Russia. By Jack Davis June 15, 2022
Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images; Manuel Augusto Moreno / Getty Images Russia Posts All-Time Record Oil Revenue and Fresh High for National Currency as Biden's Sanctions Prove Impotent Despite embargoes and sanctions placed on Russia, the Russian oil market and currency are holding up against pressure. By Abby Liebing June 14, 2022
Vahid Salemi / AP Iran and Venezuela Openly Violate US Sanctions; Sign 20-Year Cooperation Agreement 'The future of the world is one of equality and justice and standing up against imperialism,' Maduro said. By Andrew Jose June 13, 2022
AFP / Getty Images Russian Currency Surges to Highest Level in Years as Putin Starts Getting Exactly What He Wants Despite sanctions and Biden's promise to wreck the Russian economy, the ruble has actually become unprecedentedly stronger. By Abby Liebing May 20, 2022
Chip Somedevilla / Getty ImagesCommentary Biden Reversing US Policy Toward Socialist Dictatorships, But Look What's Happening in the Background Biden is looking to lift sanctions on Venezuela even though its president is an oppressive dictator the U.S. has previously condemned. By Abby Liebing May 18, 2022
Korean Central News Agency / Korea News Service via AP North Korea Warns a Preemptive Nuclear Strike Could Be Coming A world already on edge from Russia's invasion of Ukraine is now enduring some nuclear saber-rattling from North Korea's Kim Jong Un. By Brett Davis May 1, 2022
Patrick Pleul /AP European Union Official Already Targeting Elon Musk with Threat: 'It's Not Your Rules Which Will Apply Here' Now that Elon Musk owns Twitter, the EU just warned him that he will have play by their more restrictive rules for social media platforms. By Abby Liebing April 26, 2022