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U.S. Temporarily Authorizes Relief Transfers to Venezuela and Pledges $150 Million

The Treasury’s four-month OFAC license opens legal channels for humanitarian payments while leaving sanctioned assets frozen.

India Seeks U.S. Extension to Waiver for Limited Russian Oil Imports

Sanctioned Russian Tanker Reaches Cuba With 730,000 Barrels of Crude

U.S. Blocks Russian Oil to Cuba as Tanker Diverts and Island Endures New Nationwide Blackout

Brazil Details Major Aid to Cuba as Activist Convoy Arrives in Havana

Reliance Buys First Venezuelan Crude Cargo Since Mid‑2025 at Brent Discount

U.S. and Venezuela Move to Reopen Missions as Envoy Presses Three-Phase Transition

India Sets Chabahar Funding to Zero in 2026–27 Budget as U.S. Waiver Nears April Expiry

Alckmin Says Potential U.S. Iran-Trade Tariffs Unlikely to Impact Brazil

U.S. Pressure on Venezuela Pushes Chinese Refiners Toward Costlier Canadian Crude

U.S. Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Venezuela Tankers as Maduro Deploys Naval Escorts

India Pulls Back From Russian Crude as U.S. Sanctions Snarl Flows and Lift Diesel Spreads

Trump Nominates John Coale as U.S. Special Envoy to Belarus to Pursue Prisoner Releases

Houthis Sanction U.S. Oil Majors in Move That Puts Truce With Washington at Risk

Iran’s President Warns Trump Could 'Set Fire' to Region as Snapback Sanctions Loom

U.S. Envoy Presses Israel to Comply After Lebanon Backs Hezbollah Disarmament Plan

Myanmar Junta Spins Trump’s 40% Tariff Notice Into Diplomatic Leverage

Syrian Forces Conduct First Publicized Raid on Islamic State Cells in Aleppo

Oil Prices Rebound but Remain on Track for Weekly Loss

Maduro Rejects Bukele’s Migrant-for-Prisoner Swap Proposal