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Beijing threatens reciprocal sanctions after US unveils visa curbs on Chin
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 23 (ANI): China has threatened the United States with retaliatory sanctions after Washington announced visa restrictions on officials over human rights violations in the country.
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Biden to designate 300 members of Russian state Duma as early as Thursday
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 23 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden is expected to announce this week new sanctions against more than 300 members of the Russian State Duma over Moscow's special military operation in Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reported citing American officials.
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Golf legend Gary Player unveils Trophy for The DGC Open
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): The stage is set for the inaugural edition of The DGC Open with the nine-time Major winner, Gary Player, unveiling the glittering trophy for the event to be co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI). The inaugural event
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India 'somewhat shaky' on punishing Russia for invasion of Ukraine: Biden
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 22 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) said that India, an exception among US major allies, "has been somewhat shaky" on the Western sanctions punishing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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US could expand sanctions against Russia, 'nowhere near' lifting restricti
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States could impose more sanctions on Russia and the White House is "nowhere near" lifting any of the restrictions, Daleep Singh, the deputy national security adviser for international economics, said.
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Ukraine crisis: China quietly distancing itself from Russia's sanction-hit
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 20 (ANI): As the war between Russia and Ukraine continues, China is quietly distancing itself from Moscow as its economy is being slammed with sanctions from the US and its allies.
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Lavrov believes Russia's cooperation with China will 'get stronger' in fac
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 20 (ANI): Amid escalating fight between Russia and Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Saturday said that Moscow's cooperation with Beijing will "get stronger" in the face of western sanctions.
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Moscow sees sanctions imposed by European mini-states as result of pressur
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The authorities of San Marino, Monaco and Andorra were pressured by the West to impose sanctions against Russia but will bear the consequences of this decision anyways, Alexey Paramonov, the director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's First European De
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India-Russia oil trade: what is at stake?
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): In order to shield the economy from the negative impact of the recent surge in crude oil prices, India is exploring the possibility of importing additional oil at discounted rates from Russia, which is facing sanctions and global backlash due to the Ukra
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UK Foreign Secretary believes sanctions against Russian businessmen will n
Updated : 4 years ago IST
London [UK], March 19 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss believes that the sanctions against Russian businessmen imposed over the military operation in Ukraine will not be lifted.
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Human Rights Watch calls on UN to hold Myanmar military accountable for hu
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch on Friday, called upon the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to act against the Myanmar military's human rights abuses by imposing economic sanctions and preventing the flow of weapons.
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New Zealand releases list of sanctioned Russian individuals, entities
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], March 18 (ANI/Sputnik): New Zealand on Friday published a list of the Russian politicians, journalists, entities and a bank sanctioned over Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, according to New Zealand's Foreign Ministry.
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