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David R. Sands

dsands@washingtontimes.com

David R. Sands covered numerous beats, including international trade, banking, politics and Capitol Hill, and spent eight years on the foreign desk as senior diplomatic correspondent. He has authored The Times' weekly chess column since 1993.

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FILE - In this Aug 20, 2014 file photo file photo Ukrainian soldiers muster at a point close to Luhansk, eastern Ukraine. The leading Western democracies used the G-7 summit in Schloss Elmau hotel to present a united front on the actions in Ukraine of Russia, which they ejected from what used to be the G-8 last year following its annexation of the Crimean peninsula. They made clear that any lifting of sanctions depends on Russia fully implementing a peace accord brokered in Minsk in February by Germany and France, and said they “also stand ready to take further restrictive measures in order to increase cost on Russia should its actions so require.” (AP Photo/Petro Zadorozhnyy)

Russia bans baby detergent from Ukraine

The standoff between Russia and neighboring Ukraine reached new heights -- or depths -- Tuesday as health officials in Moscow announced a ban on baby laundry detergent made by Ukraine's leading producer, citing what they said were violations of sanitary and epidemiological regulations.

June 9, 2015
Pakistan is prepping a major oil pipeline to run through Iran while its neighbor and rival, India, begins talks with Tehran on a shipping port. (Associated Press)

U.S. allies not waiting for Iran’s sanctions to come down

Italian oil executives visit Tehran, scouting out deals. French farmers and fisheries discuss technological exchanges with their Iranian counterparts. Pakistan prepares to lay down a major oil pipeline through Iran, while rival India opens talks with Iranian officials about developing a major port in the Gulf of Oman to ship Indian goods to Afghanistan.

May 27, 2015
There were lots of angry people who were $100 lighter after watching Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s (left) victory Saturday night over Manny Pacquiao. (Associated Press)

Periscope chief: Live-streaming app not about piracy

The co-founder of Periscope Inc. said the new live videostreaming app is "unequivocally" opposed to pirating after the company faced complaints that users were effectively stealing and instantly re-broadcasting video of the recent Mayweather-Pacquiao boxing match on pay-per-view.

May 6, 2015
President Barack Obama speaks about recent unrest in Baltimore during his joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama denies trying to subvert China’s new bank

The U.S. is not trying to undercut a new China-sponsored infrastructure bank for Asia or pressure allies not to take part, but remains wary that the proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank may not have the right lending standards and transparency to be effective, President Obama said Tuesday.

April 28, 2015
FILE - This Feb. 11, 2011 file photo shows the Comcast logo on one of the company's vehicles, in Pittsburgh. Wall Street appears increasingly convinced Comcast’s $45.2 billion purchase of Time Warner Cable is dead. telling indicator is the gap between the value Comcast’s all-stock bid assigned to each Time Warner Cable share and Time Warner Cable stock’s current price. That was at its widest point yet Thursday, April 23, 2015, a signal that investors are giving just 20 to 30 percent odds that the deal will go through, said Nomura analyst Adam Ilkowitz. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Comcast calling off mega-merger with Time Warner: report

One of the biggest media mergers of all time appears to be dead as cable giant Comcast Corp. has reportedly pulled the plug on a $45 billion takeover of rival Time Warner Cable Inc. in the face of rising resistance from the Obama administration to approve the deal.

April 23, 2015