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China targets Australian industries with economic sanctions amid souring t
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 9 (ANI): China has hit several Australian industries with economic sanctions as part of punishment over Canberra's criticism of Beijing blocking investigations into the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on Huawei Technologies.
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EU imposes economic sanctions on Belarus over detention of journalist
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 25 (ANI): The European Union (EU) on Friday imposed more economic sanctions on the Belarusian government led by President Alexander Lukashenko, following the detention of journalist Roman Protasevich.
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UN expert calls on UNSC to impose global arms embargo, economic sanctions
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 5 (ANI): United Nations human rights investigator on Myanmar Thomas Andrews on Thursday (local time) urged the Security Council to impose a global arms embargo and economic sanctions on the military generals and move the atrocities to the International Criminal
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China's use of economic sanctions now fail to serve its geopolitical goals
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 11 (ANI): China's practice of imposing economic sanctions on countries to achieve its own geopolitical goals is nothing new. The regular phenomenon of China bullying others has, infact, helped other countries to keep several options at bay, reported Minxin Pei in Nik
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Trump approves economic sanctions, travel restrictions against ICC workers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 11 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday approved economic sanctions and travel restrictions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) workers involved in investigating possible war crimes, without US' consent, in Afghanistan.
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Jaishankar, Iran FM discuss 2015 nuclear deal in New Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 16 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Thursday discussed recent regional development and Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), an agreement signed in 2015 to limit Tehran's nuclear activities and allow int
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US to impose 'punishing economic sanctions' against Iran over recent atta
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 9 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the US will impose "additional punishing economic sanctions" against Iran in the wake of the country's recent attacks on American bases in Iraq.
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Germany supports economic sanctions on Russia: Markel
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Munich [Germany] Feb 16 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday supported the economic sanctions against Russia and said that restrictive measures against Moscow should be coordinated with Ukraine.
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EU prolongs economic sanctions against Russia
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Dec 14 (ANI): The European Union (EU) has prolonged economic sanctions against Russia, owing to "zero progress" in the implementation of the Minsk agreements.
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Khamenei accuses US of plotting civil war in Iran
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Dec 13 (ANI): Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday accused the United States of attempting to plunge Iran into chaos by trying to stage a civil war in the country with the help of economic sanctions and security issues.
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Iran sanctions aimed at unbalancing world: Turkish President
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Nov 7 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday lambasted the United States for imposing economic sanctions on Iran, asserting that they are aimed at unbalancing the world.
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'Sanctions are coming': Trump takes aim at Iran
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 3 (ANI): Ahead of the economic sanctions on Iran set to be imposed on November 5, United States President Donald Trump on Friday tweeted a "Game of Thrones"- image of himself with the words "sanctions are coming".
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