China announced sanctions early on Thursday on Trump administration officials including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, minutes after Joe Biden was sworn in as president of the United States.


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China sanctions Mike Pompeo, 27 other Trump administration officials

The Trump administration's stepped-up sanctions against Cuba cost the communist-run island some US$20 billion, a foreign ministry official said on Wednesday (Jan 20).

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Cuba says Trump sanctions cost it US$20 billion

US News: CARACAS: With the clock winding down on his term, US President Donald Trump shielded tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants from deportation Tuesday.

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Trump blocks Venezuelans' deportation in last political gift

The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on the Cuban Ministry of Interior and the Minister of Interior, Lazaro Alberto Álvarez Casas, for alleged human r...

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US sanctions Cuba interior ministry for alleged human rights abuses

Fresh sanctions come just days before work on the pipeline is scheduled to start in Danish waters. Questions now remain whether the link, owned by a unit of Gazprom PJSC, will see further delays as the U.S. tries to limit Russian influence in Europe.

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BERLIN (Sputnik) - The German government took note of the new US sanctions targeting the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project but adheres to its previous position that the project should be completed, German government deputy spokesperson Martina Fitz said on Wednesday.

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Berlin's Stance on Nord Stream 2 Unchanged Despite US Sanctions, Gov't Spokesperson Says

MEPs urged the EU to stop a Russian gas pipeline and invoke 'Magnitsky Act' sanctions on oligarchs over the arrest of Alexei Navalny, but was anyone listening in Paris or Berlin?

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MEPs call to halt Russia pipeline over Navalny arrest

The Iranian foreign minister has urged the new US administration to fulfill Washington’s commitments and lift sanctions on Iran, returning to the pre-Trump era.The post Biden Must Return US to Pre-Trump Era: Zarif appeared first on Iran Front Page.

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Biden Must Return US to Pre-Trump Era: Zarif

The United States has imposed Iran-related sanctions on three individuals and 16 entities, according to a posting on the Treasury web site on Wednesday.

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U.S. issues Iran sanctions on three individuals, 16 entities

The Trump administration issued a parting shot to Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday, announcing a sweeping round of stiff financial sanctions that target a...

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