Sanctions
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News
EU imposes sanctions for human rights violations Ukraine, Russia and other countries
BRUSSELS: The European Union said on Thursday (Jul 20) it was imposing restrictive measures against 18 individuals and 5 entities…
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Asia
US to slap new sanctions on Myanmar state-owned banks
Zaw Min Tun told the state media channel MWD on Tuesday evening that the country has experienced sanctions before and…
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Europe
Syria’s Assad should be put on trial, says French foreign minister
Issued on: 23/05/2023 – 09:23Modified: 23/05/2023 – 09:25 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should be put on trial following “hundreds of…
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News
BAT fined over US$600 million for selling tobacco to North Korea via Singapore subsidiary
“British American Tobacco and its subsidiary engaged in an elaborate scheme to circumvent US sanctions and sell tobacco products to…
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Travel
Sanctions haven’t stopped rich Russians from travelling, report claims
Travel sanctions didn’t stop rich Russians from going on holiday last year, a new report has revealed. When Russia invaded…
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Europe
EU imposes additional sanctions on Wagner Group for ‘rights abuses’ in Africa
Issued on: 26/02/2023 – 12:15 The EU on Saturday announced additional sanctions against Russia’s Wagner mercenary organisation for “human rights…
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Europe
Russia’s war in Ukraine is a ‘big catastrophe’, says Germany’s Scholz
Issued on: 25/02/2023 – 08:44 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday called the war between Russia and Ukraine a “big…
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