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World
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Region
2/20/2023 5:33:14 PM
Iran's currency plunged to new lows Monday amid fresh European Union sanctions, crossing the psychologically important rate of 500,000 rials to a dollar in foreign exchange markets.
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News
11/15/2022 8:58:49 PM
The Ecuadoran football federation said Tuesday that defender Byron Castillo had been left out of the nation's World Cup squad to avoid further "unfair sanctions" in a dispute over the player's nationality.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
9/21/2022 10:37:50 PM
Top European Union diplomats will hold an emergency meeting late Wednesday on the sidelines of the United Nations to discuss potential new sanctions against Russia after Moscow called up reservists to fight its war in Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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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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War in Ukraine
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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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War 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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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
8/10/2022 6:07:37 PM
Ukraine has asked Switzerland to represent it diplomatically in Russia, Bern confirmed Wednesday, stressing though that Moscow would need to accept the arrangement for it to go ahead.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/22/2022 9:48:49 PM
New tensions between Moscow and the West are rising after Lithuania decided to halt the transport of some goods through its territory to the Russian region of Kaliningrad as part of European Union sanctions on the Kremlin.
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World
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International
5/31/2022 9:18:39 PM
The United States warned Tuesday that it will try again to toughen UN sanctions if North Korea tests a nuclear weapon, after a bid last week was vetoed by China and Russia.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
4/10/2022 1:16:17 PM
Finland says that a shipment of art works from Russian museums has been returned to Russia after it was seized under European Union sanctions against Moscow.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
3/23/2022 3:01:47 PM
President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday Russia will only accept payments in rubles for gas deliveries to "unfriendly countries", which include all EU members, after Moscow was hit by unprecedented sanctions over Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
3/14/2022 10:23:35 AM
Russia's finance ministry on Monday accused foreign countries of wanting to force Russia into an "artificial default" through unprecedented sanctions over Ukraine and said it would meet its debt obligations.
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World
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International
3/7/2022 10:52:53 PM
The United States and European allies on the United Nations Security Council failed Monday to convince China and Russia to back a text noting North Korea's "violations" of resolutions on missile technology.
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World
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International
2/8/2022 10:48:49 AM
The United States and its allies clashed with Russia and China in the UN Security Council on Monday over the usefulness and impact of UN sanctions, which are currently imposed on countries from North Korea to Yemen and Congo as well the al-Qaida and Islamic State extremist groups and their affiliates and supporters.
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World
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International
10/13/2021 11:07:13 AM
North Korea's most vulnerable are "at risk of starvation" with the economy worsening due to a self-imposed coronavirus blockade, and UN sanctions imposed over the country's nuclear programmes should be eased, a UN human rights expert said Wednesday.
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World
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Region
9/8/2021 7:42:19 PM
The 2015 deal offered Iran an easing of Western and UN sanctions in return for tight controls on its nuclear programme, monitored by the UN
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Business
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Economy
3/30/2021 3:33:41 PM
Ships were moving through the Suez Canal again on Tuesday after tugs refloated the giant Ever Given container carrier causing a huge build-up of vessels around the waterway
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World
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Region
2/28/2021 8:56:38 PM
Iran insists that Washington must lift all its unilateral sanctions
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World
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International
2/19/2021 12:16:32 AM
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World
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International
2/10/2021 3:16:16 PM
North Korea has modernized its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles by flaunting United Nations sanctions, using cyberattacks to help finance its programs , UN experts said
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