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Washington (AFP) - The United States sanctioned three Israeli settlers and two farming outposts Thursday, accusing them of undermining stability in the West Bank. The move marks the second time this year that Washington has sanctioned Israeli settlers, as it looks to respond to the rise in West Bank settler violence since Hamas's attacks on southern Israel on October 7. "Today, we are taking further action to promote accountability for those perpetuating violence and causing turmoil in the West Bank," US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement. The US Treasury Department ...
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Sao Paulo (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday it was urgent for G7 nations to jointly seize profits from frozen Russian assets and redirect them to Ukraine, as the group prepared to meet on the issue. Calls have been mounting in the United States and Europe to set up a fund for Ukraine using billions of dollars in bank accounts, investments and other assets frozen by the West over Russia's 2022 invasion. "It is necessary and urgent for our coalition to find a way to unlock the value of these immobilized assets to support Ukraine's continued resistance and long-term reconstr...
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Sao Paulo (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday it was urgent for G7 countries to jointly seize profits from frozen Russian assets and redirect them to Ukraine, as the group prepared to meet on the issue. Calls have been mounting in the United States and Europe to set up a fund for Ukraine using billions of dollars in bank accounts, investments and other assets frozen by the West over Russia's 2022 invasion. "It is necessary and urgent for our coalition to find a way to unlock the value of these immobilized assets to support Ukraine's continued resistance and long-term recons...
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Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden announced sanctions against Russia Friday, on over 500 targets, to mark the second anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine while vowing sustained pressure to stop President Vladimir Putin's "war machine." The sanctions, described as the largest single tranche since the start of the war, also seek to impose a cost for the death last week in a Siberian prison of Putin's most vocal critic, Alexei Navalny -- with measures taken against three officials. But they stopped short of potentially game-changing moves under consideration such as funding Ukraine...
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Washington (AFP) - A key US lawmaker has called on Washington to mull trade curbs on Emirati artificial intelligence firm Group 42 Holdings (G42) over its ties with China, according to a letter released Tuesday. Mike Gallagher, the Republican chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, raised concerns over the firm's business links with Chinese military companies, state-owned entities and intelligence services. "G42 maintains active relationships with blacklisted entities including Huawei and Beijing Genomics Institute," said Gallagher in a letter to the Department of C...
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Mexico City (AFP) - The United States and Mexico plan to form a working group on foreign investment screening to guard against national security threats, officials said Thursday, as Washington pushes to shift supply chains toward trusted partners. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Mexican Finance Minister Rogelio Ramirez de la O reached the agreement as she ends a three-day visit to Mexico City, where she also sought to further the fight against fentanyl trafficking and deepen economic ties. The working group will exchange technical knowledge and best practices, Yellen said. She drew para...
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Mexico City (AFP) - The United States and Mexico plan to form a working group on foreign investment screening to guard against national security threats, officials said Thursday, as Washington pushes to shift supply chains toward trusted partners. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Mexican Finance Minister Rogelio Ramirez de la O reached the agreement as she ends a three-day visit to Mexico City, where she also sought to further the fight against fentanyl trafficking and deepen economic ties. The working group will exchange technical knowledge and best practices, Yellen said. She drew para...
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Mexico City (AFP) - The United States is imposing sanctions on 15 Mexican individuals accused of involvement in importing fentanyl into the country, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday, as Washington seeks to further the fight against the deadly substance. "Today, more people in the United States aged 18 to 49 die from fentanyl than from any other cause," Yellen told an event in Mexico City. The latest sanctions take aim at 15 individuals and two entities affiliated with the Beltran Leyva Organization cartel, to disrupt the supply of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid. They inclu...
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Washington (AFP) - The US Treasury announced sanctions on 10 Hamas members, operatives and financial facilitators Wednesday, as conflict rages after the militant group's surprise attack on Israel. The new sanctions target individuals based in Gaza and elsewhere, including Sudan, Turkey, Algeria and Qatar, the department said in a statement. "The United States is taking swift and decisive action to target Hamas's financiers and facilitators following its brutal and unconscionable massacre of Israeli civilians, including children," said Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Hamas launched a surprise ...
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Washington (AFP) - The United States announced sanctions Tuesday on a China-based network for producing and distributing chemicals used to make drugs including those fueling a deadly national fentanyl crisis. President Joe Biden's administration has made the fight against fentanyl a priority, with the synthetic opioid blamed for tens of thousands of deaths in recent years. The sanctions targets include 25 individuals and entities based in China, alongside three other parties in Canada, the Treasury Department said in a statement. In a separate notice, the Justice Department announced eight ind...
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