After years of Washington viewing Sudan as a supporter and financier of terrorism, the outgoing Obama administration has decided to lift US trade sanctions on the North African country. Sudan will now be able to trade extensively with the US, which it has not been…

The US has formally removed Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, marking a continuation of improved relations between the two countries. But other legislation prohibiting exports and foreign aid means removal from the list has no direct impact on sanctions that restrict…