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The US announced unprecedented sanctions on Russia’s energy industry on Friday in its latest effort to squeeze the revenue that the Kremlin needs to bankroll its war machine in Ukraine. The sweeping sanctions came one day after US President Joe Biden unveiled US$500 million in additional military support for Ukraine, including air defence missiles, air-to-ground […]
Finnish law enforcement authorities imposed a travel ban on seven crew members of the oil tanker Eagle S as part of an ongoing investigation into the severing of an undersea power cable in the Gulf of Finland last month, the Nordic country’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said late Tuesday. The tanker, flying the Cook […]
Information regulator imposes R5 million fine on Education Department for 2024 Matric results breach
The Information Regulator of South Africa has slapped the Department of Basic Education (DBE) with a R5 million fine for not upholding an enforcement notice issued on November 18, 2024, prohibiting the department from publishing 2024 matric results in newspapers. The enforcement notice had ordered the DBE to provide an undertaking “that it will not […]
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on an Entity and Individuals Contributing to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Virtual Currency Money Laundering Network Press Statement Matthew Miller, Department Spokesperson December 17, 2024 The United States is imposing sanctions on two individuals and one entity pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of […]
SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean government on Monday ordered an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as he faces investigation on possible rebellion charges over a short-lived martial law declaration that plunged the key U.S. ally into chaos last week. Opposition lawmakers are continuing to pursue impeachment for Yoon, 63, who […]
The mysterious nighttime drone flights plaguing New Jersey residents for weeks has now reportedly reached over into one of New York City’s boroughs. Sightings of the buzzing drones over New Jersey communities have been reported for weeks, prompting the attention of not only local law enforcement but also the FBI. This week, Staten Island became […]
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s top aides offered to resign hours after he rescinded his extraordinary order. Protesters are calling for his resignation as lawmakers prepare to meet. Source link
Russia imposes travel ban on cabinet ministers, saying it’s retaliation for ‘Russophobic’ policies Russia has banned a string of Britain’s cabinet ministers from entering the country in response to what it called London’s “Russophobic” policies, the Associated Press news agency reports. Among those it was targeting included chancellor Rachel Reeves, deputy prime minister Angela Rayner, […]
The US State Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Chinese research institute and several companies it said have been involved in supplying Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme. Washington similarly targeted three China-based companies with sanctions in October 2023 for supplying missile-applicable items to Pakistan. Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement that the Beijing […]