Myanmar coup: EU imposes sixth round of sanctions targeting individuals, entities over coup
Feb 22, 2023 08:09 am UTC| Politics
The European Union has announced a sixth round of sanctions on Myanmar over the coup that continues two years later. Nine individuals and seven entities are the targets of the newest round of sanctions over the coup by...
US supports Sweden, Finland immediate accession into NATO, Blinken says during Turkey visit
Feb 22, 2023 07:58 am UTC| Politics
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington strongly supports the immediate accession of Sweden and Finland into NATO during a visit to Turkey. Blinken said the two Nordic countries have already taken the steps...
Feb 21, 2023 10:37 am UTC| Politics
The Netherlands military intelligence agency said Russia was trying to get intelligence to sabotage critical infrastructure in the Netherlands North Sea. This follows the Netherlands claim that Russia had been sending...
South China Sea: Philippines, US talk joint coast guard patrols
Feb 21, 2023 10:27 am UTC| Politics
The Philippines and the United States are discussing the possibility of carrying out joint coast guard patrols in the disputed South China Sea. The move comes amidst recent incidents between Chinese and Philippine ships...
Russia-Ukraine war: EU chief confident in bloc's efforts to support Ukraine with more ammunition
Feb 21, 2023 10:27 am UTC| Politics
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen expressed confidence in the blocs efforts to supply Ukraine with more ammunition. The efforts come amidst Kyivs warnings that it was running low on artillery...
UK PM Sunak says 'intensive work' needed to resolve dispute with EU over Northern Ireland Protocol
Feb 21, 2023 09:44 am UTC| Politics
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said more work was needed to reach a solution to the dispute over the Northern Ireland Protocol. This follows the discussions Sunak said were positive with European Commission chief...
Feb 21, 2023 08:46 am UTC| Politics
Luxembourgs foreign minister said Iranian judges would now be included in the European Unions latest sanctions list. The sanctioning of Iranian judges comes amidst the hardline judiciarys sentencing of protesters to...
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