Germany has imposed a series of tough measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus, including curfews and harsher restrictions on private gatherings, but Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned the new policies may still fall short. The country’s 16 states agreed to the new restrictions after marathon negotiations on Wednesday, setting out uniform guidelines for hotspots across Germany and ramping up existing rules governing face masks, private events and business hours for bars and restaurants. “What we do in the coming days and weeks will be decisive for how we get through this pandemic,” Merkel said following the talks. “We are […]
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Trump Administration Imposes Crushing New Sanctions On Iran By Josh Marcus, Independent. October 9, 2020 Trump Administration Imposes Crushing New Sanctions On Iran2020-10-092020-10-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/pomp-e1602244158344.jpg200px200px Above photo: The US president has authorised Mr Pompeo to sanction ‘any part’ of Iran’s economy. Pool/AFP via Getty Images. NOTE: It is important to remember that what the United States is doing to Iran is economic warfare. The economic measures are not technically “sanctions” and are illegal under international law. The United States tried to get approval for them by the United Nations recently and was rejected. This economic warfare is just as deadly as dropping bombs. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009231080551668-trump-us-imposes-more-sanctions-on-imports-of-cuban-alcohol-tobacco/ The trade restrictions against Cuba have been prolonged for another year “in the national interest of the United States”, according to a US presidential determination issued by the White House on 10 September. US President Donald Trump has announced new sanctions on Cuba. “Today, as part of our continuing fight against communist oppression, I am announcing that the Treasury Department will prohibit US travellers from staying at properties owned by the Cuban government. We’re also further restricting the importation of alcohol and Cuban tobacco”, Trump said in a statement. The statement comes after US […]
Washington has announced sanctions on senior Syrian government officials and the leaders of several military units, with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accusing top National Defense Forces members of subverting a ceasefire. In a statement on Thursday, the US State Department said it was imposing sanctions on the leadership of a number of Syrian military units, including National Defense Forces commander Fadi Saqr. The US and its allies are “united in continuing to apply pressure” on the Syrian president and his government “until there is a peaceful, political solution to the conflict,” Pompeo said in the statement. “Assad and his […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States has imposed new Syria-related sanctions on six individuals including President Bashar Assad’s press officer Luna al-Shibli, the Treasury Department said in a statement on Thursday. “The following individuals have been added to OFAC’s SDN List”, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said. The United States has announced sanctions against military and other supporters of the Syrian government of President Bashar Assad in memory of the victims of the alleged chemical attacks in Ghouta seven years ago, US Secretary Pompeo said in a statement on Thursday. “Tomorrow will mark the seventh anniversary of the Assad […]
Relations between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran have become increasingly strained in recent years, following the 2018 withdrawal by the Trump administration from the 2015 joint agreement pledging a peaceful development of nuclear power. Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a Sunday statement that it would introduce targeted sanctions on a member of the US-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), as relations between the US and Iran continue to worsen. Richard Goldberg, a former member of the United States National Security Council, is accused of “economic terrorism” by Tehran. Citing “Articles 4 and 5 of the Law […]
Washington on Friday imposed sanctions on a powerful Chinese company in the Xinjiang province and two officials for what it said were human rights abuses against Uighurs and other ethnic minorities. The move is the latest blow to US-China relations. The US Treasury Department said it blacklisted the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), along with Sun Jinlong, former party secretary of the XPCC, and Peng Jiarui, deputy party secretary and commander of the XPCC, over accusations they are connected to “serious human rights abuse” against ethnic minorities in Xinjiang. The action freezes any US assets of the company and officials, […]
The EU Foreign Affairs Council scheduled for 13 July promises to be most interesting and intriguing. Earlier it was reported that the EU may take additional steps against Ankara over the drilling in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said after his meeting in Brussels with EU Foreign Affairs High Representative Federica Mogherini that Turkey would retaliate if the European Union introduces new sanctions against Ankara. Hasan Unal, a political scientist from Istanbul-based Maltepe University’s Political Science and International Relations Department, commenting in an interview with Sputnik on the situation with EU-Turkey relations and their prospects in the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107947/04/1079470425_0:165:2049:1317_1200x675_80_0_0_831cf363b9b981c0f8d3fb426deed63f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202005301079470454-denvers-mayor-imposes-curfew-on-saturday-as-george-floyd-protests-continue-for-third-day/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The mayor of Denver, the capital of the US state of Colorado, imposed a curfew in the city starting Saturday evening amid continuing George Floyd protests. “Once 8 p.m. (02:00 GMT on Sunday) hits, our message is very simple: Go home”, Michael Hancock said at a Saturday news conference, as quoted by The Denver Post. The curfew in the city and county of Denver will be in force on Saturday and Sunday, from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. local time (extending into Monday morning). Colorado Governor Jared Polis has approved Hancock’s […]
The White House has banned foreign nationals who visited Brazil in the last two weeks from seeking entry to the United States, after the number of coronavirus cases there soared to world’s second, after the US. The move would ensure that “foreign nationals who have been in Brazil do not become a source of additional infections in our country,” US President Donald Trump’s press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement on Sunday. Also on rt.com Scientists in Brazil make faster, cheaper RNA coronavirus test that doesn’t produce false negatives The newly-unveiled measure will affect only the movement of people, and […]