A new round of United States sanctions targeting oligarchs and businesses is "aimed at the Russian people," Russia's US embassy said Friday. "We are told that these measures are not aimed against the Russian people, but they are," the embassy said on its Facebook page, calling the...

Paris (AFP) - International donors pledged $11 billion in low-interest loans and aid for Lebanon at a conference in Paris on Friday to try to avert an economic crisis in a country hard hit by the fallout from the Syrian war. Lebanon's growth has plummeted due to political instability,...

Washington (AFP) - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on seven Russian oligarchs accused of supporting and profiting from President Vladimir Putin's efforts to undermine western democracies. Senior US officials described the wealthy international businessmen as members of...

TOKYO (AFP) -  Japanese online broker Monex Group said Friday it would buy virtual currency exchange Coincheck, which was hit by a massive hack that saw thieves steal hundreds of millions of dollars in virtual currency. The decision came after Coincheck refunded more than $440...