BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Thursday imposed travel and financial sanctions on a department of Russia’s military intelligence service and companies in North Korea and China for their alleged involvement in major cyber attacks worldwide. FILE PHOTO: The flags of the European Union wave outside the headquarters of …
Read More »Chinese banks urged to abandon SWIFT as US sanctions loom
BEIJING (Reuters) – China should prepare for possible U.S. sanctions by increasing the use of its own financial messaging network for cross-border transactions on the mainland, Hong Kong and Macao, according to a report by the Bank’s investment banking unit. China. FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Central Business …
Read More »France, Germany and Italy threaten arms sanctions for Libya
PARIS (Reuters) – The leaders of France, Germany and Italy on Saturday threatened for the first time to apply sanctions against countries that continued to violate a United Nations arms embargo against Libya. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called on “all …
Read More »White House says Trump has not ruled out sanctions on Chinese officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has not ruled out additional sanctions on top Chinese officials as a result of actions he took on Tuesday to punish China for its handling of Hong Kong, a spokesman for the National Security Council said on Wednesday. White House. FILE PHOTO: United States …
Read More »Ted Cruz scoffs at Chinese sanctions against him and other Republicans
Sin. Ted Cruz mocked the sanctions imposed on him and a handful of other Republicans by China after his criticism of the country’s government. Chinese officials announced sanctions against the Marco Rubio and Cruz Sectors, Representative Chris Smith and Sam Brownback, Ambassador General for International Religious Freedom, the Associated Press …
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