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Business, News, TOP newsthe Lithuanian parliament, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus

Belarus bans imports from Lithuania

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus has published a government statement banning imports from Lithuania. Since March 14, it has been illegal to import food, construction products, and household…

Business, Europe, News, TOP newsArkady Yurievich Volozh, Yandex

The EU has decided to lift sanctions on Arkady Volozh, former head of Yandex

The Council of the European Union has decided to prolong the restrictive measures against those responsible for undermining the independence of Ukraine for another six months, until 15 September 2024.…

Business, Counter-Terrorism, News, TOP news, USAAl-Shabaab, Somali

The US reveals International al-Shabaab Money Laundering Network

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on 16 entities and individuals who organized international laundering funds for al-Shabaab, a terrorist group…

Business, Russia, TOP news, USACentral African Republic, Wagner Group, Yevgeniy Prigozhin

The US bans two entities linked to Wagner Group activity in Africa

The United States added one Russia-based entity and one Central African Republic (CAR)-based entity to the sanction list for their involvement in the Wagner Group's malign activities in Africa. Sanctions…

Business, News, Russia, TOP newsOrlan 10, The German Federal Prosecutor

The German prosecutor charges two individuals for exporting to the Russian military

The German Federal Prosecutor reported charges against two individuals, Waldemar W and Natalie S., who illegally exported electronic components to Russian military entities between 2020 and 2023. According to the prosecutor's statement, Waldemar W and Natalie S.organized two…

Business, News, Russia, TOP news, USAEduard Yurievich Khudainatov, Millemarin Investments Ltd, Suleiman Kerimov, the Amadea yacht

The US District Court has denied the submission by a Russian superyacht owner

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has denied the submission of Eduard Yurievich Khudainatov and Millemarin Investments Ltd. Claimants argued that the seizure of…

Business, News, Russia, TOP newsARETI, Igor Makarov

The UK removes billionaire Makarov from Russia sanctions list

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation HM Treasury reported that businessman Igor Viktorovich Makarov (Игорь Викторович Макаров) had been removed from the Russia sanctions list. In 1992, Igor Makarov founded…

Business, News, TOP news, USAIntellexa, Predator spyware

The USA hits a Spyware Consortium

The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two individuals and five entities associated with Intellexa, a spyware development company, that produced commercial software to…

Business, News, Russia, TOP newsAlexei Navalny, Canada

Canada bans Russian officials and diamonds

Canada has banned Russian officials and diamonds after the death of Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader. At first, Six Russian officials were sanctioned under the Special Economic Measures (Russia)…

Business, NewsMaxim Marchenko

Russian national pleaded guilty to charges of smuggling goods from the US

Russian national Maxim Marchenko, who was arrested in September 2023, pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering and smuggling goods from the US. According to court documents, Marchenko and two…