Sanctions
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Raisi says Iran backs moves to lift sanctions, but won’t bow to pressure
Raisi, who won a June 18 election marked by record abstention, takes office with Iran facing an economy battered by…
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Countries that commit ‘egregious’ human rights abuses to face financial sanctions, travel bans from Australia
Backbenchers from across the parliament have been pressing the government to introduce its own version of the US Magnitsky Act,…
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Israel threatens legal action over Ben & Jerry’s boycott
Israel warned the consumer goods giant Unilever on Tuesday that it was considering a legal response against one of its…
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If sanctions failed to solve Nicaragua’s crisis, will more sanctions succeed?
Before excusing himself to join his daughter’s graduation, he told me that if President Daniel Ortega were to win elections…
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Biden-Putin Summit: The View from Moscow
President Joe Biden and Russian president Vladimir Putin will hold their first-ever summit on Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland. Dimitri Alexander Simes The…
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Australia examines modern slavery laws amid concerns over products linked to Uyghur abuse
The Australian government has left the door open to toughening up the nation’s laws against modern slavery amid concerns about…
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UK braced for Chinese retaliation over Uighur abuse sanctions
The UK government is bracing itself for retaliatory action by China over its decision to impose sanctions on four Chinese…
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David Sassoli to China: Europe is no ‘punching bag’
Europe is not China’s “punching bag,” European Parliament President David Sassoli told POLITICO on Tuesday, vowing retaliation against Beijing a…
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Bringing the U.S. and Iran out of Suspended Animation
Despite the new U.S. administration’s pledge to rejoin it, Trump-era sanctions remain in place as Washington and Tehran go around…
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US concludes Russia poisoned Navalny, joins EU in sanctions
In his first major action against Russia since taking office, President Joe Biden’s administration said it was freezing any U.S. assets and criminalizing…
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Joe Biden’s Risky Russia Sanctions Game
The Biden administration has announced sanctions on Russian officials and entities in response to the poisoning and then arrest of…
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Missiles, Sanctions and Kurds: Biden Hasn’t Called Erdogan Yet, and They Have a Lot to Talk About
Their administrations’ relationship has started on the wrong foot, and it’s unclear how it will improve if neither side is…
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Biden Should Cap, Freeze and Roll Back Iran’s Nuclear Program
Both parties should start a three-phase synchronised process to bring them back into compliance with their nuclear deal obligations before…
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Russian ship resumes Nord Stream 2 construction despite sanctions
“The pipelay vessel Fortuna has started pipelay works on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in Denmark’s Exclusive Economic Zone today,…
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US sanctions Turkey over purchase of S-400 missile system from Russia
Washington: The United States on Monday (local time) imposed sanctions on Turkey for purchase of S-400 surface-to-air missile system from…
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Turkey cozies up to EU members in the East
It can be clearly observed in its policies on Europe, in which there are clear differences in its approach to…
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