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9/19/2022 10:45:45 AM
Iran opens its legal battle before the UN's top court Monday to unfreeze billions of dollars in US assets, which Washington says must go to victims of terrorist attacks blamed on Tehran.
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Economy
9/17/2022 8:59:22 PM
Moscow uses local currency settlement mechanism in trade exchange between Russia and Egypt - mutual acceptance of payments in the Russian ruble or the Egyptian pound - amid western sanctions that have blocked the country's access to the dollar and euro since the start of the Ukraine crisis, Russian Ambassador to Cairo Georgy Borisenko said.
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Economy
9/13/2022 8:26:43 PM
The United Nations is working to limit sanctions impacting Russia's exports of ammonia, a key fertilizer ingredient, UN trade negotiator Rebeca Grynspan said Tuesday.
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Economy
9/12/2022 5:17:52 PM
The German government said Monday that it can't stop a shipment of Russian uranium destined for French nuclear plants from being processed at a site in Germany because atomic fuel isn't covered by European Union sanctions on Russia.
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Diplomacy
9/11/2022 6:47:24 PM
Chinese state media say the country’s top legislator decried sanctions against Russia during a recent visit to the country, underscoring China’s backing of Moscow in its war on Ukraine despite claims of neutrality.
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9/11/2022 4:17:03 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid took off for Germany on Sunday, in his latest diplomatic effort to persuade Western powers to ditch a nuclear deal with Iran.
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9/6/2022 5:17:28 PM
Iran said on Tuesday that, in its protracted talks with major powers to restore its tattered 2015 nuclear deal, it is insisting on resolving "four topics".
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Economy
9/6/2022 3:18:59 PM
Russia's energy giant Gazprom said Tuesday that China will start paying for Russian gas in rubles and yuan instead of US dollars, as Moscow seeks closer ties with Beijing in the wake of Western sanctions over Ukraine.
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Economy
9/6/2022 2:12:50 PM
Russia sent significantly more oil and coal to India and China over the summer compared with the start of the year, while European countries that long relied on Russian energy have cut back sharply in response to the war in Ukraine, said a report published Tuesday.
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Economy
9/6/2022 11:44:08 AM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday blamed Europe's energy crisis on sanctions it imposed on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine -- a line taken by the Kremlin itself.
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Diplomacy
9/5/2022 6:57:18 PM
Russia imposed personal sanctions Monday on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller, in response to US sanctions against Russians stemming from the conflict in Ukraine.
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Economy
9/4/2022 1:36:40 PM
The leader of Italy's far-right League party, Matteo Salvini, has sparked debate by saying that the unprecedented sanctions the West had imposed on Russia over the Ukraine invasion weren't working.
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Economy
9/4/2022 10:44:29 AM
Capping the price of Russian oil, an approach G7 members said Friday they want to pursue "urgently," would be an unprecedented move and one which some analysts say could backfire.
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Africa
8/31/2022 11:17:11 PM
The UN Security Council late on Tuesday renewed the travel ban and asset freeze imposed on individuals and entities obstructing implementation of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, until Aug. 31, 2023.
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8/31/2022 6:26:52 PM
The Iranian foreign minister demanded on Wednesday "a stronger text" from the United States over its guarantees of lifting sanctions in order to reach an agreement to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, official IRNA news agency reported.
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International
8/24/2022 3:09:21 PM
Turkey's top business association has confirmed receiving a letter from the US Treasury warning of possible sanctions if it continues doing business with Russia.
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Humanitarian
8/23/2022 2:33:27 PM
Lithuania could seek a 'regional solution' for banning Russian tourists if EU member states fail to agree on a bloc-wide sanction, Lithuania's foreign minister said Tuesday.
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8/23/2022 1:54:14 PM
Iran requested "some adjustments" to a draft agreement on reviving a 2015 nuclear accord with major powers proposed by the European Union, the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Tuesday.
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8/16/2022 3:18:49 PM
The European Union said Tuesday it was studying Iran's response to a "final" draft agreement on reviving a 2015 nuclear accord with major powers it presented at talks in Vienna.
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Diplomacy
8/11/2022 2:15:02 PM
Russia said on Thursday that Switzerland has lost its neutral status and cannot represent Ukraine diplomatically in Russia, blaming Bern's decision to impose sanctions on Moscow.
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