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Iran said on Saturday it had imposed sanctions on 61 more Americans, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, for backing an Iranian dissident group, as months of talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal are at an impasse. Others…
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Gold edged up on Friday, heading for its first week of gains in five on persistent worries over economic growth and a weekly decline in the dollar. A slide in US Treasury yields supported the safe-haven metal on the day, sending spot…
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Sunday that Washington was “imposing new conditions” in the negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement. “On the issue of lifting sanctions, they (the Americans) are…
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The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on three Lebanese nationals and 10 companies it said were part of an international Hezbollah network, accusing them of evading sanctions on the powerful group with an armed militia that is…
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On Thursday, the French data protection regulator imposed fines of 150 million euros ($170 million) and 60 million euros ($68 million) on Google and Facebook, respectively. According to Forebs, this came after the two companies failed to…
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Saudi Arabia called on the United Nations to hold Yemen’s Houthi militia accountable after 10 people that were injured in a drone attack on an airport. Passengers and airport staff were among those hurt when the explosives-laden drone…
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The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on five Al-Qaeda supporters working out of Turkey to provide financial services and travel help to the militant group, the Treasury Department said on Thursday. "These targeted sanctions…
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The EU responded cautiously ahead of the G7 talks on Friday, after the US threatened to impose $2 billion of tariffs on six countries in response to their new digital taxes. On Thursday, France clarified that it would not withdraw its…
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The White House announced Friday it will impose sanctions on Belarus after it diverted a European flight and arrested a dissident on board. Press Secretary Jen Psaki, in a statement outlining the punitive measures, called the May 23…
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