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The European Union sanctions Hamas for sexual violence committed on October 7, 2023
The European Union announces that it has issued sanctions against Hamas and two other Islamist militias. There had already been European sanctions against Hamas after the attack on Israel, but…
EU imposes additional sanctions on Hamas
The sanctions are introduced, among other things, due to the gross sexual violence against girls and women during the attack. The decision to extend the sanctions is part of a…
EU sanctions Hamas for sexual violence during October 7 attack – L’Express
The risks of a spillover of the conflict in the Middle East are intensifying, with Iran’s repeated threats against Israel, accused of being behind a strike which targeted the Iranian…
EU imposes additional sanctions on Hamas
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screenEU faces new sanctions against Hamas. Pictured is a house in Kibbutz Kfar Azza that was attacked on October 7. Archive image. Photo: Bernat Armangue/AP/TT The…
The EU unexpectedly removed two Russian oligarchs from its sanctions list – the Russian opposition opposes the decision | Foreign countries
According to the court, the European Council did not present sufficient evidence of the involvement of Pyotr Aven and Mihail Fridman in Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. Petri Burtsoff,…
SVT: This is how the Russian shadow fleet is refueled in the Baltic Sea – the Latvian company does not care about sanctions | News in brief
The Swedish broadcasting company SVT found an oil tanker that has been operating off Gotland for months. Fuel is pumped from the ship into Russia’s so-called shadow fleet. Today, Tuesday…
Armenia no longer accepts Russian Mir bank cards for fear of sanctions
After the annexation of Crimea, Russia developed international payment cards called Mir in 2015 to avoid Western financial sanctions. These cards allow Russians to make payments and withdraw money abroad.…
Russia blocks extension of mandate of UN experts to monitor sanctions against North Korea
Russia imposed on Thursday March 28 the dissolution of the UN sanctions monitoring system against North Korea and its nuclear program. A Russian veto in the Security Council deemed “…
Britain accuses China of cyber espionage – deputy prime minister expected to announce economic sanctions | Foreign countries
Britain believes that a number of the country’s lawmakers have been targeted by a Chinese cyber attack. The information of millions of voters has also ended up in China. A…
EU takes new sanctions against Russia after Navalny’s death – L’Express
New round of sanctions against Russia. The 27 countries of the European Union have decided to take sanctions against thirty Russian individuals and entities after the death in prison of…