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fromwww.independent.co.uk
16 hours ago

Yvette Cooper issues sanctions against Russia amid information warfare'

UK sanctions target Rybar and other Moscow-linked organisations for state-backed information warfare spreading disinformation; independent journalism seeks donations to sustain on-the-ground reporting.
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fromAxios
19 hours ago

How China is shackling Trump's cyber agenda

The Trump administration paused sanctions over China's Salt Typhoon cyber intrusions to protect trade negotiations, prioritizing economic ties over a public punitive cyber response.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

We need to make it work': Can international law deliver justice?

After the US government placed sanctions on the United Nations' special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, her life turned upside down. Credit cards stopped working, she told Al Jazeera. A hotel reservation booked by the European Parliament was cancelled. Medical insurance was denied. For Albanese, the consequences of her work on Israel's genocide against the Palestinian people of Gaza were not just professional they were personal, too.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 days ago

Australia sanctions Afghan Taliban officials over women's rights abuses

The Australian government has imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on four officials in Afghanistan's Taliban government, citing the deteriorating human rights situation in the country, particularly for women and girls. Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a statement on Saturday that Canberra had established a world-first autonomous sanctions framework for Afghanistan, which would allow it to directly impose its own sanctions and travel bans to increase pressure on the Taliban.
World news
fromFast Company
4 days ago

Treasury fines N.Y. property management firm $7.1 million over ties to Putin's ally

The U.S. Treasury Department imposed a $7.1 million fine on a New York-based property management firm Thursday, accusing it of violating sanctions by managing luxury real estate properties for oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who has close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control said Gracetown Inc. had received 24 payments between April 2018 and May 2020 totaling $31,250 on behalf of a company owned by Deripaska. OFAC says it gave Gracetown notice that dealings with Deripaska were prohibited, but the firm proceeded anyway.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

US considers wider sanctions on Sudanese army and RSF as ceasefire efforts falter

The US is preparing broader sanctions on Sudanese belligerents after diplomatic ceasefire efforts, including envoy Massad Boulos's attempts, failed to halt the conflict.
Miscellaneous
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
5 days ago

Starmer sanctions GRU over chemical attack on the UK as an enquiry finds Putin 'responsible' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

UK sanctions GRU officers after an inquiry found Vladimir Putin responsible for Dawn Sturgess's Novichok death and linked GRU agents to the Salisbury poisonings.
#russia-ukraine-war
#cybersecurity
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago
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US, UK, and Australia sanction Russian 'bulletproof' web host used in ransomware attacks | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago
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US, UK, and Australia sanction Russian 'bulletproof' web host used in ransomware attacks | TechCrunch

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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 week ago

Putin's war machine facing significant funding squeeze as they are in a recession - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The Russian economy has contracted about 1.5% since February 2022 and likely faces recession, higher real inflation, depleted reserves, and reduced external revenues.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Venezuela explained in 10 maps and charts

The United States has designated Venezuela's so-called Cartel de los Soles a foreign terrorist organization, marking the latest escalation in US-Venezuela tensions. Washington alleges Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro heads the organisation, which, the US says, is involved in widespread corruption and drug trafficking. Maduro denies the accusations amid growing fears of potential US military action in the region, and his government has called the cartel an invention.
World news
fromFortune
1 week ago

Trump says South Africa is not welcome at the next G20 Summit in Miami-'and we are going to stop all payments and subsidies to them' | Fortune

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is barring South Africa from participating in the Group of 20 summit next year at his Miami-area club and will stop all payments and subsidies to the country over its treatment of a U.S. government representative at this year's global meeting. Trump chose not to have an American government delegation attend last weekend's summit hosted by South Africa, saying he did so because its white Afrikaners were being violently persecuted. It is a claim that South Africa, which was mired for decades in racial apartheid, has rejected as baseless.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

West is missing obscure sanctions that could set back Russia's war machine'

Targeted sanctions on chemical additives for lubricants and vulcanisation accelerants could cripple Russia's ability to maintain tanks and military-grade tyres.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 week ago

Trump And Habba Must Pay Million Dollar Stupid Tax, Court Confirms - Above the Law

A unanimous Eleventh Circuit panel affirmed $1 million in sanctions against Donald Trump and his lawyers for a baseless RICO suit alleging a sprawling conspiracy.
#trump-lawsuit
fromAxios
1 week ago
US politics

Court upholds Trump's nearly $1M penalty for frivolous Clinton suit

fromAxios
1 week ago
US politics

Court upholds Trump's nearly $1M penalty for frivolous Clinton suit

fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

Can Europe save frozen Russian assets from Donald Trump? DW 11/25/2025

Europeans are seething over US President Donald Trump's suggestion that billions in Russian assets frozen in European countries may be used to the benefit of the US government and firms. After a Trump proposal on how to end Russia's war in Ukraine that called on Ukraine to give up territory and reduce the size of its armed forces, Europeans rushed to damage control and have now floated a counter offer.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Trump begins process of designating Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist groups

Donald Trump on Monday began the process of designating certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists, a move would bring sanctions against one of the Arab world's oldest and most influential Islamist movements. Trump signed an executive order directing secretary of state Marco Rubio and treasury secretary Scott Bessent to submit a report on whether to designate any Muslim Brotherhood chapters, such as those in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, according to a White House fact sheet.
US politics
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fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago
World news

Iran's Gen Z cornered by crackdowns, sanctions, and conflict DW 10/21/2025

Young Iranians face soaring inflation, high unemployment, eroding livelihoods, and dwindling prospects, forcing many to defer dreams, leave cities, and struggle to afford basic necessities.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
World news

Iran announces official end to 10-year-old nuclear agreement

The 2015 JCPOA has officially ended as Iran declared it no longer bound, terminating restrictions on its nuclear programme while expressing commitment to diplomacy.
#cuba
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Kirill Dmitriev: ruthlessly ambitious' Kremlin figure behind Ukraine plan

Kirill Dmitriev collaborated with Steve Witkoff on a scheme to impose harsh conditions on Ukraine and expand Russian political and military influence.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Sarah McBride leads bipartisan coalition to secure 'freedom and dignity' for LGBTQ+ people globally

The Global Respect Act authorizes U.S. sanctions, visa bans, and reporting to hold foreign perpetrators of anti-LGBTQ+ torture, detention, and violence accountable.
#cybercrime
fromIT Pro
2 weeks ago
World news

The US, UK, and Australia just imposed sanctions on a Russian cyber crime group - 'we are exposing their dark networks and going after those responsible'

fromIT Pro
2 weeks ago
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The US, UK, and Australia just imposed sanctions on a Russian cyber crime group - 'we are exposing their dark networks and going after those responsible'

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fromThe Washington Post
2 weeks ago

Indian conglomerate to stop Russian oil imports amid pressure from Trump

Reliance Industries stopped importing Russian crude to Jamnagar and will export products refined only from non-Russian crude beginning Dec. 1.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

US tightens net around Ryan Wedding, the precocious Olympic snowboarder turned king' of cocaine in Mexico

Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding is a fugitive drug lord accused of multi-ton cocaine trafficking, dozens of murders, and laundering proceeds via cryptocurrency.
fromTheregister
2 weeks ago

US, UK, Australia sanction Lockbit gang's hosting provider

Cybercrime fighters in the US, UK, and Australia have imposed sanctions on several Russia-linked entities they claim provide hosting services to ransomware gangs Lockbit, BlackSuit, and Play. The sanctions target an organization called "Media Land," an entity that the US Department of Treasury describes as a provider of hosting services to "criminal marketplaces and ransomware actors" and which allowed its infrastructure to be used for "multiple distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks against U.S. victim companies and critical infrastructure."
Information security
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Rashida Tlaib introduces US Congress resolution to recognise Gaza genocide

A congressional resolution led by Rashida Tlaib seeks to recognise Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide and call for sanctions and an end to certain US weapons transfers.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Trump administration targets European antifa groups as global terrorists'

US State Department designated four European groups linked to antifa as specially designated global terrorists.
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

US sanctions Hysa group and 10 Mexican casinos over alleged Sinaloa Cartel money laundering

The U.S. Treasury Department's crackdown on Mexican drug trafficking finances has now expanded to include a network of luxury restaurants and casinos in Mexico. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced Thursday that, in a joint operation with Mexico, it has sanctioned 27 companies accused of allegedly laundering money on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel. In the crosshairs are businesses owned by the Hysa group in Mexico, Canada, and Poland,
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fromARTnews.com
3 weeks ago

Hauser & Wirth Charged by UK Authorities for Breaching Criminal Sanctions After Selling Condo Work to Russian

Hauser & Wirth has been charged by HMRC for allegedly breaching UK sanctions by selling a luxury artwork to a Russian-connected buyer.
#ukraine
fromAxios
1 month ago
World news

Exclusive: Zelensky calls on Trump to follow up Russia sanctions with missiles

fromAxios
1 month ago
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Exclusive: Zelensky calls on Trump to follow up Russia sanctions with missiles

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fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

Iran's military drones are supplied by 2 Ukrainian companies dealing in aerospace parts, the US says

The US sanctioned two Ukraine-based firms for supplying aerospace components to Iran's HESA, enabling production of Shahed loitering munitions and Ababil UAVs.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

State-sanctioned fuel smuggling cost Libya $20bn over three years report

State-sanctioned fuel smuggling (2022–2024) cost Libya about $20bn in lost revenue, enabled by officials and foreign-backed criminal networks.
#syria-us-relations
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 weeks ago

Palestinian journalist Mustafa Ayyash to be extradited to Austria

Austrian authorities accuse Mustafa Ayyash, founder of Gaza Now, of financing Hamas; a Dutch court approved his extradition while he denies the charges.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 weeks ago

Russians agree to quit Serbian oil company as US sanctions bite

Gazprom Neft and Gazprom's investment arm will sell their combined 56.2% stake in Serbia's NIS amid Western sanctions, risking fuel supply disruptions.
#syria
Law
fromAbove the Law
4 weeks ago

First Rule Of Being A 'Petty-Ass Bitch' Lawyer Is You Do Not Go On Instagram And Talk About Being A 'Petty-Ass Bitch' Lawyer - Above the Law

Late-Friday discovery requests accompanied by joking social-media posts were not objectively improper under Rule 26(g); the magistrate admonished counsel to de-escalate and avoid sanctions.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks ago

Syrian President Sharaa makes the 1st White House visit by a Syrian head of state

President Trump hosted Syrian interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa at the White House, lifting sanctions and integrating Syria into the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State.
#russia-ukraine-conflict
#north-korea
fromESPN.com
1 month ago

Last 12 Russian runners punished in doping saga

MONACO -- The Russian doping crisis that rocked track and field in the 2010s reached a symbolic end Friday with bans and disqualifications for 12 athletes in a final set of disciplinary cases going back over a decade. The Athletics Integrity Unit, which was founded in 2017 as part of track's response to the doping crisis, said this was the "last batch" of proceedings using data from the shuttered Moscow anti-doping laboratory where cases were covered up.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

UNSC votes to drop sanctions on Syria's al-Sharaa ahead of Washington visit

The UN Security Council removed ISIL/al-Qaeda sanctions and lifted an assets freeze and arms embargo on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

'Explosions' rock Russia's Volgograd oil refinery as Ukraine confirms multiple attacks - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Ukrainian forces struck multiple Russian energy sites, notably the Volgograd oil refinery, causing fires, at least one civilian death, and prompting sanctions and escalatory rhetoric.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Biglaw Firm 'Profoundly Embarrassed' After Submitting Court Filing Riddled With AI Hallucinations - Above the Law

A major law firm submitted bankruptcy filings containing fabricated and inaccurate citations after using generative AI, prompting apologies and potential sanctions.
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fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
1 month ago

US Removes Pro-Russian Bosnian Serb Politician Milorad Dodik And Allies From Sanctions List

The US removed Milorad Dodik and 47 allies from the Western Balkans sanctions list to encourage stability and enable partnership ahead of upcoming Bosnian elections.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Trump meets Brazil's Lula at ASEAN summit, touts pretty good deals'

Brazil and the United States will begin immediate negotiations to resolve US tariffs and sanctions affecting Brazilian authorities and trade.
#us-russia-relations
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Trump sanctions have swift impact but will world stop buying Russian oil and gas?

US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil could force global buyers to stop purchasing Russian fossil fuels, cutting Kremlin export revenue and crippling its war funding.
World news
fromFortune
1 month ago

Russia's 'disposable-goods' war economy is getting busier but poorer, and Trump's new sanctions could trigger a recession, analysts say | Fortune

Russia's wartime economy, sustained by defense spending and allies, is reaching capacity limits and faces recession risks if U.S. energy pressure intensifies.
#us-colombia-relations
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fromAxios
1 month ago

Witkoff to meet Putin's envoy amid new U.S. sanctions on Russia

Russia seeks to resume preparations for a second U.S.-Russia leaders summit after Trump canceled their planned Budapest meeting.
#russia
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

China Gets Tough on Trump

China is retaliating to U.S. pressure by restricting rare-earth exports and imposing sanctions that threaten U.S. supply chains and shipbuilding investments.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Jewish figures across the globe call on UN and world leaders to sanction Israel

Prominent Jewish figures urge UN and world leaders to impose sanctions on Israel, alleging actions in Gaza and occupied territories meet the legal definition of genocide.
Public health
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Children's Health Ireland's clinical director says he is not allowed to sanction staff

Clinical directors lack authority to sanction staff and seek expanded powers to hold health staff accountable.
Black Lives Matter
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Bosnia's Republika Srpska installs temporary president as Dodik steps aside

Ana Trisic Babic was appointed interim president of Republika Srpska after Milorad Dodik was barred from politics; early presidential elections are scheduled for November 23.
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fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Iran says its no longer bound by nuclear deal limits DW 10/18/2025

Iran declares all JCPOA restrictions terminated and is no longer bound by nuclear deal limits following the agreement's expiration.
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