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War in Ukraine
2/25/2023 6:19:09 PM
Fighting is grinding on in Ukraine after the country marked the anniversary of Russia's invasion, with Ukrainian authorities on Saturday reporting dozens of new Russian strikes and attacks on cities in the east and south.
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War in Ukraine
2/25/2023 2:21:21 PM
New EU sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine adopted on Saturday target 121 individuals and entities, including Iranian drone manufacturers, officials said.
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War in Ukraine
2/24/2023 4:47:00 PM
The U.S. announced a new round of sanctions on Russian firms, banks, manufacturers and people Friday, aiming them at entities that helped Russia evade sanctions earlier in the year-old war against Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
2/23/2023 7:30:55 PM
Luxurious superyachts owned by Russian oligarchs reportedly close to the Kremlin have proved difficult to seize under Western sanctions imposed over Moscow's war in Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
2/23/2023 12:41:16 PM
Sanctions imposed on Russia are having a "very significant effect", US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday, calling the invasion of Ukraine a "strategic failure" by Vladimir Putin.
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War in Ukraine
2/23/2023 10:55:12 AM
Group of Seven finance ministers were due to discuss on Thursday possible fresh sanctions against Moscow and more support for Ukraine, a day ahead of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion.
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Life & Style
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Health
2/23/2023 10:01:17 AM
The World Health Organization said it was taking advantage of a post-earthquake pause in sanctions to move badly needed health supplies and equipment into war-torn Syria.
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World
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War in Ukraine
2/22/2023 7:01:50 PM
One month into the invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden stood in the courtyard of a grand Polish castle and laid out the punishing economic costs that the U.S. and its allies were inflicting on Vladimir Putin's Russia, declaring that the ruble is almost immediately “reduced to rubble.”
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International
2/22/2023 11:54:25 AM
China on Wednesday sharply criticized a visit to Taiwan by a senior Pentagon official and reaffirmed it has sanctioned Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon for supplying military equipment to the self-governing island democracy.
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Region
2/21/2023 11:35:16 AM
Russia showed up in force Monday at an arms fair in the United Arab Emirates, displaying combat-tested weapons up for export, including rifles and air defence systems.
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Business
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Economy
2/20/2023 7:21:14 PM
The Russian economy contracted by 2.1 percent last year, the government's statistics agency Rosstat said Monday, absorbing Western sanctions over Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine better than expected.
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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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World
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Region
2/16/2023 10:21:50 AM
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to extend the arms embargo on Yemen's Houthi rebels and an asset freeze and travel ban on Houthi leaders and top officials until Nov. 15.
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Region
2/15/2023 5:24:08 PM
The European Union's executive arm proposed Wednesday new sanctions on Russia that would cut off goods worth 11 billion euros and target Iran's drone producers over the war in Ukraine.
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International
2/14/2023 3:55:24 PM
Chinese leader Xi Jinping expressed support for Iran during a visit by its president on Tuesday as Tehran tries to expand relations with Beijing and Moscow to offset Western sanctions over its nuclear development.
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Sports
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World
2/10/2023 6:18:57 PM
Mikel Arteta says Arsenal need to earn the right to become Premier League champions, rather than rely on any possible sanctions imposed on title rivals Manchester City.
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War in Ukraine
2/9/2023 7:08:01 PM
The United States and Britain announced sanctions Thursday on the Russian intelligence-linked Trickbot group known for hacking hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic and stealing financial data.
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World
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Region
2/9/2023 4:45:22 PM
Syria's politically isolated President Bashar al-Assad has received calls and aid from Arab leaders since a devastating earthquake Monday, a momentum analysts say he could leverage to bolster regional support.
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World
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Region
2/8/2023 8:33:18 PM
The US State Department has dismissed claims that sanctions against Syria are obstructing aid efforts following a recent earthquake.
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World
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War in Ukraine
2/8/2023 3:08:19 PM
The British government on Wednesday announced a fresh round of sanctions targeting Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
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