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East Turkistan govt in exile condemns China for genocide, seeks recognitio
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The East Turkistan Government in Exile marked 76 years of China's occupation of East Turkistan, calling it genocide and urging international action. At a White House protest, leaders demanded sanctions, accountability and recognition of East Turkistan as an occupied territory.
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US seizes second oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The United States seized a second oil vessel off the coast of Venezuela, marking the latest escalation in tensions between the two countries, according to US officials cited by Al Jazeera.
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US pressure on Venezuela continues as Treasury Dept sanctions more of Madu
Updated : 3 months ago IST
In a statement issued by the US Department of the Treasury on Friday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated relatives and associates of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, further pressuring the Latin American country over corruption and narcotics-related activities.
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Government sanctions 38 railway projects worth Rs 89,780 crore in Maharash
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The government has sanctioned 38 projects for new lines, gauge conversion, and doubling of tracks covering 5,098 kilometres at a total cost of Rs 89,780 crore in Maharashtra.
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Op Southern Spear: US strike kills four 'narco-terrorists' in Eastern Paci
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The US military on Wednesday conducted a strike on a vessel transiting the Eastern Pacific that killed four alleged 'narco-terrorists' at the direction of Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth.
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Trump orders total blockade of sanctioned oil tankers to and from Venezuel
Updated : 3 months ago IST
In a lengthy statement posted on Truth Social, Trump said Venezuela has been designated a "foreign terrorist organisation" and accused the Maduro government of using oil revenues to fund "drug terrorism, human trafficking, murder and kidnapping."
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China launches "countermeasures" against former Japan defence official
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Beijing said that Iwasahe had "colluded with separatist forces" in Taiwan.
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Ukraine sanctions nearly 700 vessels used by Russia to finance war: Zelens
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
"Today, Ukraine's sanctions against nearly 700 additional maritime vessels used by the Russians to finance the war have come into effect," Zelenskyy said. "This is a significant part of Russia's fleet that transports oil and other energy resources and generates funds to prolong the war."<
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US accuses Rwanda of fuelling instability in DRC at UN
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
"Rwanda is leading the region towards increased instability and war," US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz told the UN Security Council. "We will use the tools at our disposal to hold to account spoilers to peace."
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Venezuela's oil exports shrivel as US seizes tanker off its coast
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Oil tanker movements into and out of Venezuelan waters have almost come to a standstill, Al Jazeera's sources stated, after the US announced that it would seize more vessels as part of its military pressure on Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro.
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US President removes sanctions on Brazilian judge who presided over convic
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The US government imposed sanctions against the justice, Alexandre de Moraes, in July under the Global Magnitsky Act after the case was brought against Bolsonaro, a Trump ally. The Magnitsky Act is a rarely used law that allows the United States to impose asset freezes and travel bans on for
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Russian Oil exports drop sharply in November as sanctions concerns weigh o
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Russian oil exports saw a steep decline in November as buyers grew increasingly cautious over the risks linked to more stringent US sanctions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its latest report.
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