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US Pressing India To Stop Buying Venezuelan Oil: Envoy
The United States is pressing India to stop buying oil from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government, Washington's top envoy for Venezuela said, as the Trump administration this week threatened more US sanctions to cut off Maduro's financial lifelines.
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"Iran's Leaders Sow Chaos, Death And Destruction," Donald Trump Tells UN
U.S. President Donald Trump blasted Iran on Tuesday as a "corrupt dictatorship" that is plundering its people to pay for aggression abroad, using his speech to the United Nations General Assembly to threaten more sanctions against Tehran.
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New Sanctions Will Prompt "Counteraction", North Korea Warns US
North Korea has warned the US of its "own way of counteraction" if a maritime blockade and more sanctions are imposed, as threatened by US President Donald Trump on February 23.
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Donald Trump Keeps Iran Deal, But Threatens More Sanctions: US Officials
Donald Trump backed away from a campaign promise to scrap a major nuclear security deal with Iran Tuesday, with officials announcing the agreement and related sanctions relief will stay in place for now.
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UN Security Council Warns of Sanctions After South Sudan Talks Fail
The UN Security Council deplored Tuesday the collapse of peace talks between South Sudan's warring factions, and once more threatened sanctions.
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US Threatens Russia with More Sanctions
The United States, on Saturday, warned that it could escalate sanctions on Russia after rebels overran a key Ukrainian town in violation of a truce, leaving a reported 179 government soldiers dead over a month of fighting.
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Ukraine Says Russian Tanks Flatten Town; EU to Threaten More Sanctions
Ukraine said Russian tanks had flattened a small border town and pro-Russian rebels had made fresh gains in its east, as EU leaders signalled on Saturday they would threaten more sanctions against Moscow over the crisis.
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US Says Russia Must Pull Convoy From Ukraine or Face More Sanctions
The United States demanded Moscow remove an aid convoy it sent into rebel-held eastern Ukraine without permission on Friday, accusing Russia of a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of its former Soviet neighbour and threatening more sanctions.
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North Korea threatens war with South over UN sanctions
North Korea threatened to attack rival South Korea if Seoul joined a new round of tightened United Nations sanctions, as Washington unveiled more of its own economic restrictions following Pyongyang's rocket launch last month.
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Standard Chartered begins fight-back on Iran allegations
The bank's top executives were working on its defence strategy on Wednesday, having already contested the regulator's figures, saying only a tiny proportion of the Iran-related transactions—less than $14 million—were questionable under US sanctions rules. The bank lost more than a quarter of its market value in 24 hours after the regulator thre...
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US Pressing India To Stop Buying Venezuelan Oil: Envoy
The United States is pressing India to stop buying oil from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government, Washington's top envoy for Venezuela said, as the Trump administration this week threatened more US sanctions to cut off Maduro's financial lifelines.
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"Iran's Leaders Sow Chaos, Death And Destruction," Donald Trump Tells UN
U.S. President Donald Trump blasted Iran on Tuesday as a "corrupt dictatorship" that is plundering its people to pay for aggression abroad, using his speech to the United Nations General Assembly to threaten more sanctions against Tehran.
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New Sanctions Will Prompt "Counteraction", North Korea Warns US
North Korea has warned the US of its "own way of counteraction" if a maritime blockade and more sanctions are imposed, as threatened by US President Donald Trump on February 23.
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Donald Trump Keeps Iran Deal, But Threatens More Sanctions: US Officials
Donald Trump backed away from a campaign promise to scrap a major nuclear security deal with Iran Tuesday, with officials announcing the agreement and related sanctions relief will stay in place for now.
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UN Security Council Warns of Sanctions After South Sudan Talks Fail
The UN Security Council deplored Tuesday the collapse of peace talks between South Sudan's warring factions, and once more threatened sanctions.
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US Threatens Russia with More Sanctions
The United States, on Saturday, warned that it could escalate sanctions on Russia after rebels overran a key Ukrainian town in violation of a truce, leaving a reported 179 government soldiers dead over a month of fighting.
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Ukraine Says Russian Tanks Flatten Town; EU to Threaten More Sanctions
Ukraine said Russian tanks had flattened a small border town and pro-Russian rebels had made fresh gains in its east, as EU leaders signalled on Saturday they would threaten more sanctions against Moscow over the crisis.
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US Says Russia Must Pull Convoy From Ukraine or Face More Sanctions
The United States demanded Moscow remove an aid convoy it sent into rebel-held eastern Ukraine without permission on Friday, accusing Russia of a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of its former Soviet neighbour and threatening more sanctions.
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North Korea threatens war with South over UN sanctions
North Korea threatened to attack rival South Korea if Seoul joined a new round of tightened United Nations sanctions, as Washington unveiled more of its own economic restrictions following Pyongyang's rocket launch last month.
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Standard Chartered begins fight-back on Iran allegations
The bank's top executives were working on its defence strategy on Wednesday, having already contested the regulator's figures, saying only a tiny proportion of the Iran-related transactions—less than $14 million—were questionable under US sanctions rules. The bank lost more than a quarter of its market value in 24 hours after the regulator thre...
