Sanctions
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U.S. sanctions Cuba’s president, others in latest move to pressure leadersNew sanctions were imposed on Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel, along with four other individuals, according to a filing Thursday on the U.S. Treasury Department website.WorldJun 4
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Kremlin critics urge MPs to back bill strengthening foreign sanctions lawRussian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza and activist Bill Browder said the bill would expose foreign governments who detain political prisoners and hold them accountable.PoliticsMay 28
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U.S. Coast Guard chasing third tanker tied to Venezuela, official saysThe U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker accused of helping Venezuela evade U.S. sanctions, as pressure mounts on vessels tied to its shadow fleet.PoliticsDec 21, 2025
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Canadian mission helps enforce North Korea sanctionsGlobal News recently joined a Royal Canadian Air Force aerial patrol enforcing United Nations sanctions against North Korea in the South China and Yellow seas.CanadaOct 6, 2025
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U.S. slaps Iran-related sanctions on oil tankers, China ‘teapot’ refineryIt was Washington's fourth round of sanctions on Iran's oil sales since President Donald Trump said he was re-imposing a "maximum pressure" campaign.WorldMar 20, 2025
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Canada, allies lay new Iranian sanctions 2 years after Mahsa Amini deathIncluded in Wednesday's sanctions are a dozen officials accused of killing and detaining protestors, suppressing protests in 2019 and 2022 and arresting journalists.CanadaSep 18, 2024
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U.S. seizes Venezuelan president’s plane, says it was purchased illegallyThe plane used by Nicolas Maduro was seized in the Dominican Republic and transferred to the custody of federal officials in Florida, the U.S. Justice Department said.WorldSep 2, 2024
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Bombardier, Airbus get exemptions from Canadian sanctions on Russian titaniumCanada is the first Western government to ban Russian supplies of titanium as part of a package to mark the second anniversary of Russia's Ukraine invasion in February.CanadaApr 25, 2024
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Iranians, Russians among 7 sanctioned by Canada over rights violationsThe sanctions target officials whom Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. accuse of having a role in long-standing human-rights violations.CanadaDec 8, 2023
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‘Russian collaborators’: Canada sanctions Moldova oligarchs, TV stationsThe sanctions come as Moldova, a fledgling democracy with a pro-western government that shares a border with Ukraine, aims to co-ordinate international support.CanadaOct 17, 2023
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