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People walk past a currency exchange office screen displaying the exchange rates of U.S. Dollar and Euro to Russian Rubles in Moscow's downtown, Russia
Economics
Ruble plummets as sanctions bite, sending Russians to banks
President Donald Trump is shown with his hand up during a news conference in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Global Politics
After no deal in summit, Washington rethinks sanctions against North Korea
A glowing billboard on a mobile truck says Free Venezuela.
Global Politics
US sanctions squeezed Venezuela’s Chavismo elites. This time, it’s oil.
Maduro speaks at podium wearing blue suit in front of yellow and blue flag.
US issues fresh sanctions on Venezuelan insiders for currency scheme
South Korean soldiers stand guard as construction equipment destroys a guard post in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas in Cheorwon, Nov. 15, 2018. 
US Diplomacy
Should the US lift sanctions against North Korea already?
Courtesy of Dick Simon
Business
American businessman preps for ‘huge’ opportunities to come in potential Iran deal
Global Politics
Is that Putin’s daughter doing a flip? A Russian journalist says it is.
A woman makes a purchase at a store in Tehran.
Global Politics
Iranian entrepreneurs are ‘dreaming of the doors opening’ to the West
Then-President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia toasts with champagne during a state dinner in Warsaw in 2010.
Culture
As Russia bans food imports, Russians freak out over foreign liquor
Russian-owned VTB Bank will be impacted by EU sanctions against Russia's economy. A monument of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin stands on the top of a building.
Global Politics
With new sanctions, the EU launches a broad economic attack on Russia
Global Politics
Will US and EU sanctions on Putin’s inner circle keep Russia from advancing further?
Nuclear power plant unit in Bushehr, Iran
Global Politics
The deal freezing Iran’s nuclear program starts in a week
Global Politics
US allies in the Middle East are very nervous about the nuclear deal with Iran
U.S. Tightens Economic Sanctions Against Iran
Toward a Greener Commerce