- 25 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securitysanctions
EU to impose sanctions on Russian military contractor Wagner Group, official says
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will impose sanctions on Russian private military contractor Wagner Group on Monday, as well as on three entities and seven or…
Iran sticks to stance as nuclear talks resume, EU, Russia stress urgency
By Parisa Hafezi and Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Iran's top negotiator said on Thursday he was sticking to positions Tehran set out when nuclear talks broke off last week, while…
How new Western sanctions might target Russia
By Karin Strohecker and Katya Golubkova LONDON (Reuters) - With tensions high between Moscow and Western powers, Russia faces the risk of new sanctions, possibly the severest yet, that would…
Renewed Iran nuclear talks seen Thursday, but France discouraged
By John Irish DOHA (Reuters) - Talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are expected to resume on Thursday, France's foreign minister said, although he added that he feared…
Sanction junta, says Myanmar’s ousted government after Suu Kyi jailing
(Reuters) - The international envoy for Myanmar's shadow civilian government called on Monday for further international sanctions against the military after the jailing of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi,…
U.S. reluctance to lift all Iran sanctions main hurdle to reviving 2015 pact- Iranian official
By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish DUBAI (Reuters) -The reluctance of the United States to lift all sanctions on Iran is the main challenge to reviving a 2015 nuclear pact,…
Iran abandoned any compromises in latest nuclear talks – U.S
By Arshad Mohammed and Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran abandoned any compromises it had made in talks to revive its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, pocketed those made…
Blinken says Iran does not seem serious about return to compliance with nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said that the latest round of Iran nuclear talks ended because Iran right now does not seem to be…
Belarus state airline cuts fleet by nearly half due to sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian state-run airline Belavia said on Friday it had been forced to reduce its fleet of planes by almost half after the European Union targeted it with…
Belarus says it will retaliate against sanctions, faces “unprecedented pressure”
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Belarus said it would retaliate after the United States and its allies imposed sanctions against dozens of individuals and entities there, and it complained that its economy was…
U.S. senators seek sanctions on Iran over alleged plot to kidnap journalist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican U.S. senators announced legislation on Thursday that would impose sanctions over an alleged plot by Iranian intelligence agents to kidnap Iranian-born U.S. journalist Masih…
Canada joins U.S, EU and Britain in imposing new Belarus sanctions
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada imposed new sanctions on Belarusian officials and entities in coordination with international partners on Thursday to protest against what it called attacks on human rights and…
