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Business, TOP newsNorth Korea, South Korea

The South Korean goverment has sanctioned oil tankers

South Korea has imposed its own independent sanctions on ships for the first time since 2016. Two individuals and three organizations that supported North Korea's nuclear and missile development, engaged…

Counter-Terrorism, TOP newsAl-Shabab, terrorist attacks in Israel, Yahia Sinouar

The European Union imposes sanctions on Hamas and Al-Shabab leaders

The Council of the EU decided to add one individual to the EU terrorist list. This decision comes as part of European Union’s response to the threat posed by Hamas…

Europe, Russia, TOP newsJosep Borrell

EU adopts 12th package of economic and individual sanctions

The Council of the EU adopted a twelfth package of economic and individual restrictive measures in view of the continued Russian aggression against Ukraine. These measures deliver a further blow…

Europe, Politics, TOP newsOffice of Trade Sanctions Implementation, OTSI, Sanctions Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan

UK government announces new unit to clamp down on companies evading sanctions

Industry and Economic Security MinisterNusrat Ghani announces new Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation to strengthen enforcement and clamp down on companies dodging Russian sanctions. Companies who are found to be…

Business, Europe, Russia, TOP newsFinland, Finnish customs

Finnish customs suspects two companies for export 3500 drones to Russia

Customs has investigated a criminal case involving a suspicion of EU-sanctioned products exported by two Finnish companies ending up in Russia. In the cases that Customs has investigated, products were…

Business, Russia, TOP news

Sanctions deprived Russia of 76 passenger aircraft

Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev said that Russian aviation lost 76 passenger aircraft due to sanctions. “We were suddenly caught off guard by the decisions to take away the planes”…

Europe, TOP newsEvgeniy Logvinov, Goszagransobstvennost, Jan Lipavsky

Jan Lipavsky announced the freezing of Russian state assets

Czech diplomatic chief Jan Lipavsky announced the freezing of Russian state assets. Czech newspaper Noviny has clarified the government of the country has approved the inclusion in the sanctions list…

Business, TOP news, USABinance, Janet L. Yellen., The U.S. Department of the Treasury

Binance settles with US government

The U.S. Department of the Treasury, through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and IRS Criminal Investigation (CI), has taken unprecedented action to…

Politics, TOP news, USADavid Cameron, Hamas

UK hits Hamas leadership with personal sanctions

The UK and US have targeted Hamas with a new tranche of sanctions, restricting the terror group’s ability to operate. The UK’s sanctions are against 4 Hamas senior leaders and…