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Former KOJC member welcomes US sanction on Quiboloy

Steve Angeles | TFC News USA
Updated as of Dec 13 09:16 AM

US-based former Kingdom of Jesus Christ member Arlene Stone described the imposition of sanction as light at the end of the tunnel. Read more »

US, South Korea, Japan impose fresh sanctions on North Korea

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 12:04 PM

The United States, Japan and South Korea have imposed fresh sanctions on North Korean in response to its recent slew of missile tests. Read more »

Resilient Russian economy surfs sanctions on oil boom

Agence France Presse
Posted at Oct 12 01:01 PM

Russia's economy may face multiple long-term challenges, but for now energy exports appear to be helping it ride out Western sanctions. Read more »

Why Vladimir Putin's new 'pivot to Asia' will fail

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Sep 20 05:33 AM

The Russian president's "pivot to Asia" looks shaky after India and China gave him a subtle cold shoulder at a recent conference. Read more »

Taiwan fruit, fish farmers feel squeeze of China's sanctions

Catherine Lai with Sean Chang in Pingtung, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 26 10:48 AM

The overall impact of China's latest economic sanctions is limited. But producers in Taiwan are paying a painful price. Read more »

PH calls off chopper deal with Russia, Lorenzana confirms

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 12:39 AM

The Philippine government has called off a deal to purchase 16 military transport helicopters from Russia due to fears of possible sanctions by the US, former Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana confirmed. Read more »

China sanctions Taiwan over Pelosi visit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 03 12:50 PM

China rolled out curbs Wednesday on the import of fruit and fish from Taiwan while halting shipments of sand to the island in the wake of a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Read more »

US sanctions Putin 'girlfriend,' oligarchs for Ukraine war

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 03 10:54 AM

The US blacklisted Russian President Vladimir Putin's purported girlfriend and a tycoon in the latest round of sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. Read more »

Russia doing better than expected despite sanctions: IMF

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 27 04:08 AM

Despite the sanctions, Russia’s ‘domestic demand is also showing some resilience’ due to government support. Read more »

EU to target Russian gold in next sanctions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 07:01 PM

The European Union will target Russian gold exports in its next sanction package and seek to "close exit routes" for those bypassing its earlier packages, an EU commissioner said Friday. Read more »

China asks US to scrap tariffs, sanctions

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 05 04:34 PM

China has asked the United States to remove additional tariffs and sanctions imposed on Beijing. Read more »

US, China discuss 'severe' economic challenges, supply chains

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 05 12:30 PM

Top officials from the United States and China held a "candid" video call on Tuesday to discuss global economic challenges, especially regarding supply chains. Read more »

US says G7 advancing on drafting Russian oil price cap plan

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 07:13 PM

A senior US official told reporters that negotiations on how to cap the amount of money the Russians can get for their key oil exports were advancing. Read more »

Russia denies it defaulted on its debt

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 07:08 PM

Russia last defaulted on its foreign currency debt in 1918, when Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin refused to recognize the obligations of the deposed Tsar's regime. Read more »

Ikea to 'scale down' Russia, Belarus operations over Ukraine war

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 15 08:53 PM

Along with a slew of Western companies, Ikea announced in early March that it was suspending its Russian and Belarusian activities, affecting nearly 15,000 employees. Read more »

Russia's McDonald's reopens under new name

Maria Panina, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 13 06:54 AM

The restaurant that launched McDonald's in Russia in 1990, heralding Moscow's opening after decades of Soviet rule, reopened Sunday with a new name and logo in a potent reminder of the upheaval sparked by the conflict in Ukraine. Read more »

Sanctions not the best way to stop Ukraine-Russia war: peace advocate

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 09:37 PM

Sanctions against Russia is not the best way to stop the war that erupted after it invaded Ukraine, according to a top official of the International Peace Bureau. Read more »

From oil to assets, Western sanctions target Russian economy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 31 10:57 PM

From oil embargoes to asset freezes and bans on new investment, the list of Western sanctions imposed on Russia's economy since it invaded Ukraine keeps growing. Read more »

EU to exclude Russia's biggest bank from SWIFT

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 31 07:56 AM

EU leaders agreed Monday that their sixth sanctions package targeting Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine will include a measure to exclude Russia's Sberbank from the SWIFT financial messaging system. Read more »

Russia being pushed towards default

Juliette Vilrobe and Florian Soenen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 27 02:48 PM

The tightening noose of Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine is inexorably drawing Russia towards a default. Read more »