sanctions

Mar- 2025 -

21 March

US Sanctions Houthi-Linked China Oil Refinery

The United States sanctioned on Thursday a China-based oil refinery that purchased Iranian oil worth around $500 million from Houthi-linked ships, as the White House ramps up pressure on Iran.

Feb- 2025 -

25 February

Europe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, shake hands after a joint press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 16, 2025.

Staff Writer With AFP

UK Posts Over 100 Sanctions for Aiding Russia’s War on Ukraine

The UK government on Monday unveiled over 100 sanctions against those aiding Russian President Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine on the third anniversary of the start of the conflict.

Jan- 2025 -

10 January

Europe

Photo of Russia's President Vladimir Putin in an annual news conference in Moscow, on December 19, 2019.

Rojoef Manuel

Serbia Terminates Military Contracts With Russia

Serbia has aborted multiple military contracts with Russia due to international sanctions against Moscow after it invaded Ukraine.

Dec- 2024 -

26 December

Europe

Russian state-owned cargo ship Ursa Major.

Staff Writer With AFP

Russian State Owner Says Cargo Ship Blast Was ‘Terrorist Attack’

A "terrorist act" sank the cargo ship that went down in international waters in the Mediterranean this week, the Russian state-company said.

12 December

Middle East

An Iranian military satellite — dubbed the Nour — was launched in April 2020

Giulia Bernacchi

Iran Launches Heaviest Locally-Developed Satellite Payload Into Orbit

Iran has successfully launched its Simorgh carrier rocket, deploying a domestically-developed space tug and its heaviest payload yet.

Nov- 2024 -

22 November

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran to Launch ‘Advanced Centrifuges’ in Response to IAEA Censure

Iran said it will launch "new and advanced" centrifuges responding to UN nuclear watchdog's resolution censuring Tehran for poor cooperation.

Sep- 2024 -

18 September

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Canadian Aurora Maritime Patrol Aircraft to Conduct N. Korean Sanction Monitoring

Canada has announced its plan to send a CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol detachment to Japan in response to North Korea's illicit activities.

Dec- 2023 -

27 December

Cyber

Staff Writer With AFP

S. Korea Sanctions N. Korea Spy Chief for Illicit Cyber Activities

South Korea has sanctioned the head of North Korea's intelligence agency over illicit cyber activities following Pyongyang's recent launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Sep- 2023 -

15 September

Nuclear