US sanctions

China and Beijing have accused the United States of violating international law after US forces seized the Russian tanker Marinera in the Atlantic, warning the move threatens global shipping security.

How China and Beijing reacted to the US seizure of the Russian tanker Marinera in the Atlantic

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Defence Secretary John Healey faced Parliament after the UK confirmed RAF and naval support for the US seizure of the Russian-linked Marinera oil tanker.

Starmer and Healey face MPs after UK backs US seizure of Russian-linked Marinera tanker

A Los Angeles jury orders Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay $966 million over asbestos-linked baby powder. The company denies wrongdoing and plans to appeal.

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) faces one of the largest fines in US history

US imposes sanctions on China’s Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical and Rizhao Shihua Terminal over Iranian oil trade. Beijing calls the move “illegal”.

US strikes Chinese refinery and oil terminal with new Iran-related sanctions