US, Canada Hold High-Stakes Talks Amid Turmoil With China
The U.S. and Canada began high-stakes talks on Friday amid an escalating dispute with China that threatens to further complicate ties between the North American neighbors.
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EU Court Reverses Course, Backs Hamas Asset Freeze
Four years after it questioned the basis for an asset freeze against Hamas, the European General Court reversed course Friday, saying American decisions hold no sway but that EU lawmakers were entitled to rely on the findings of a U.K. official.
Read moreCanadian Judge Set to Decide on Bail for Huawei Exec
The bail hearing for Huawei Technologies CFO Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, accused by U.S. authorities of misleading multinational banks to do business with Iran in violation of sanctions, spilled into Tuesday in British Columbia Supreme Court.
Read moreFighting Extradition to US, Huawei Exec Lobbies for Bail
British Columbia (CN) – Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was back in B.C. Supreme Court Monday morning in downtown Vancouver after spending the weekend in jail as she continues her bid for bail on charges of defrauding international banks in connection with Huawei’s business dealings in Iran.
Read moreChina Pressures US, Canada Ahead of Huawei Hearing
China raised the pressure on the United States and Canada as a bail hearing for a top Chinese technology executive was set to resume Monday in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Read moreHuawei Exec Denies Violating Iran Sanctions at Bail Hearing
The biting December morning cold in Vancouver did little to dampen the international firestorm surrounding the news of the arrest of Huawei Technologies chief financial officer Sabrina Meng Wanzhou as she made a court appearance in B.C. Supreme Court on Friday.
Read moreUS Drops Bid to Toughen Sentence for Turkish Banker Hakan Atilla
Federal prosecutors have dropped their quest to extend the 32-month sentence of Turkish banker Hakan Atilla, a penalty that the government previously found too light for the largest anti-Iran sanctions scheme in history.
Read moreBail Hearing Set for Huawei CFO After Sudden Arrest
Reported to be have been charged with flouting sanctions against Iran, the chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei faces a bail hearing Friday in Canada after which she could be extradited.
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A California appeals court affirmed “substantial penalties” against “extremely uncooperative” landlords who were found in the case San Francisco v. Anne Kihagi to have harassed their tenants, violated state laws and “violated at least 10 court orders.”
Read moreTrump Demands $778K From Stormy Over Failed Defamation Suit
President Donald Trump’s lawyers said at a hearing Monday that adult film star Stormy Daniels should pay about $778,000 in attorney’s fees and sanctions after her defamation lawsuit against the president was tossed by a federal judge.
Read moreEx-Ukraine Official Denied Sanctions Relief by EU Court
The European General Court tossed a challenge to sanctions Wednesday from the erstwhile head of administration for former Ukraine President Victor Yanukovych.
Read moreUS Lobs $3M Forfeiture Action Over N. Korea Dealings
The United States announced a $3.1 million federal forfeiture action Tuesday against two Chinese companies that it accuses of having laundered money on behalf of sanctioned North Korean banks.
Read moreUS Fines Societe Generale $1.3B for Cuban Trades
In the second-largest fine a financial institution has faced for violating U.S. sanctions, Societe Generale agreed Monday to pay $1.3 billion for illegal transactions with Cuba.
Read moreUS Reimposes All Iran Sanctions Lifted Under Nuclear Deal
The Trump administration is announcing the reimposition of all U.S. sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal.
Read more‘El Chapo’ Lawyer Scolded Over Text About Witness
Just weeks before the trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the presiding judge issued a warning to his lawyer Friday for sending a text message to the attorney for a cooperating witness in the case.
Read moreEU Takes Aim at Romania Over Rule of Law
It’s becoming almost routine: The leader of an Eastern European country is brought to Brussels and harshly criticized for allegedly undermining the rule of law and democracy back home. On Wednesday, it was the turn of Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, a Social Democrat.
Read moreUN Court Orders US to Lift Some Iran Sanctions
The United Nations’ highest court on Wednesday ordered the United States to lift sanctions on Iran that affect imports of humanitarian goods and products and services linked to the safety of civil aviation.
Read moreWWE Knocks Out Consolidated Concussion Case
Just as World Wrestling Entertainment overwhelmed rivals like ECW and the AWA, Vince McMahon’s pro wrestling empire triumphed this week in a series of concussion-related lawsuits filed by former wrestlers.
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