World
Iran dismisses potential new US sanctions as an act of desperation
Iran’s foreign minister has rejected the prospect of fresh US sanctions, portraying the threatened measures as evidence of Washington’s desperation and insisting…
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sanctions
World
US Treasury Secretary Promises ‘Toughest Sanctions in History’ Against Iran
The United States is preparing to impose what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called “the toughest sanctions in history” on Iran, a sweeping…
World
US Announces Sanctions Against International Criminal Court President and Lawyer
The United States has sanctioned the president of the International Criminal Court and one of its senior trial lawyers, Secretary of State…
World
U.S. Senate Passes Sweeping Sanctions Targeting Russian Energy
The US Senate has approved a far-reaching sanctions package aimed at cutting into Russia’s energy income and increasing pressure on Moscow over…
World
US Senate Advances Russia Sanctions as Zelensky Visits
With Volodymyr Zelensky looking on from Capitol Hill, the US Senate pushed forward a sweeping Russian energy sanctions bill, turning the vote…
West-Africa
U.S. Sanctions Nigerian Companies for Alleged Terrorism Financing
In a significant move to curb terrorism financing, the United States has enacted sanctions against Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad, a financier based in…
World
UK to supply Ukraine with nuclear fuel, impose new sanctions on Russia
Britain is moving to bolster Ukraine on two fronts at once: helping keep its nuclear power stations running and tightening the economic…
World
EU to ban Russian combatants under latest sanctions package
Brussels has moved to tighten the screws on Moscow again, unveiling the European Commission’s 21st package of sanctions against Russia more than…
Central-Africa
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame Criticizes Sanctions, Urges African Cooperation
From the stage of the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, President Paul Kagame delivered a sharp critique of global sanctions, saying they…
World
EU Expected to Approve Long-Stalled Sanctions on Israeli Settlers
A diplomatic logjam that dragged on for months may finally be breaking: the European Union was poised to approve new sanctions on…
Somalia
International Partners Consider Sanctions and Policy Shifts as Somalia’s Crisis Deepens
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s widening political crisis came under intense scrutiny on Thursday, when international partners gathered at a heavily secured Western…
