Updated: Venezuela opposition has 73 per cent of vote tallies, says its victory is irreversible
Updated: 11:15am (AEST) Caracas/Maracaibo/Maracay, Venezuela Reuters Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Monday that the country’s opposition has 73.2 per cent of the voting tallies from Sunday’s election, allowing it to prove election results it says give it a victory. The national electoral authority has proclaimed incumbent President Nicolas Maduro the winner of […]
Israeli PM Netanyahu says he will fight any sanctions on army battalions
Jerusalem Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would fight against sanctions being imposed on any Israeli military units for alleged rights violations, after media reports said Washington was planning such a step. Axios news site on Saturday reported that Washington was planning to impose sanctions on Israel’s Netzah Yehuda battalion, which […]
US to impose “major sanctions” on Russia over Navalny death; EU demands independent investigation
Washington DC, US Reuters The US will announce a major package of sanctions against Russia on Friday over the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the two-year Ukraine war, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. Biden, speaking to reporters as he departed on a trip to California, did not give details. A person gestures […]
US easing Venezuela oil sanctions after election deal – official
Washington DC, US Reuters The Biden administration is easing sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector almost immediately in response to a 2024 election deal reached between the Venezuelan government and the country’s opposition, a senior US State Department official told Reuters on Wednesday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the US was […]
Venezuela, opposition sign election deal; US weighs sanctions relief
Caracas, Venezuela/Washington DC, US Reuters Venezuela’s government and its political opposition on Tuesday agreed to electoral guarantees for 2024 presidential elections, paving the way for possible US sanctions relief, though the deal did not lift bans on opposition candidates barred from public office. A presidential election will take place in the latter half of 2024, […]
Restart of Venezuela, opposition talks could lead to US sanction relief
Caracas, Venezuela/Washington DC, US/Houston, US Reuters Venezuela’s government and opposition plan to resume long-suspended talks on Tuesday, and Washington is ready to ease sanctions if President Nicolas Maduro commits to an internationally monitored election next year, multiple sources said on Monday. The US has long said it would lift some sanctions in exchange for democratic […]
US imposes fresh round of sanctions over instability in Sudan
Washington DC, US Reuters The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two companies, including one based in Russia, and one person it accused of exacerbating instability in Sudan as fighting has killed thousands and displaced millions of civilians. The action is the latest round of sanctions imposed by Washington after war between the army […]
US imposes sanctions on companies tied to Sudan forces as fighting rages
Khartoum, Sudan/Washington DC, US Reuters The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on companies it accused of fuelling the conflict in Sudan, stepping up pressure on the army and a rival paramilitary force to stop fighting raging in Khartoum and other regions. The US Treasury Department said it targeted two companies linked to the army, […]
Updated: West unveils sanctions with more ready if Russia carries out full-scale Ukraine invasion
Updated: 10:45am (AEDT) Moscow, Russia/Donetsk, Ukraine/Washington DC, US Reuters Western nations on Tuesday punished Russia with new sanctions for ordering troops into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine and threatened to go further if Moscow launched an all-out invasion of its neighbour. The United States, the European Union and Britain announced plans to target banks and […]
COVID crisis: Sanctions-battered Iran, weary of pandemic, faces worst wave
NASSER KARIMI and AYA BATRAWY, of Associated Press, report on how Iran is faring during the global coronavirus pandemic…