UBS shares rattled by report of US probe into Russia sanctions evasion
UBS shares plunged Wednesday following a report that the Swiss bank faces a widening probe by the US Department of Justice over suspected compliance failures that allowed Russian clients to evade sanctions. compliance failures that allowed Russian clients to evade sanctions.
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3M agrees to pay almost $10 million to settle apparent Iran sanctions violations
3M has agreed to pay almost $10 million to settle apparent violations of Iranian sanctions, the US Office of Foreign Assets Control said last week.
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Rudy Giuliani fails to pay more than $132,000 in sanctions in defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers
Rudy Giuliani has failed to pay more than $132,000 in sanctions he faces for failing to respond to parts of a lawsuit from two Georgia election workers, according to a court filing.
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Russia superyacht symbolises challenge of seizing assets
The BBC investigates the seizure of a £54m yacht and its links to a sanctioned Russian billionaire.
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Biden admin imposes new sanctions on Iran for anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death
The Biden administration on Friday imposed sanctions on more than two dozen Iranian individuals and entities tied to the violent suppression of protests following the death of Mahsa Amini one year ago.
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US issues Iran sanctions on one-year anniversary on Mahsa Amini's death
WASHINGTON The United States is sanctioning more than two dozen individuals and entities connected to Iran's "violent suppression"
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US sanctions five Turkey-based firms in broad Russia action on over 100 targets
By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on five Turkish companies
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China's top chipmaker may be in hot water as US lawmakers call for further sanctions after Huawei 'breakthrough'
Shares in SMIC, China's largest contract chipmaker, plunged on Thursday, after two US congressmen called on the White House to further restrict export sales to the company.
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US sanctions deputy leader of Sudanese paramilitary force over human rights abuses
The United States has imposed sanctions on Abdelrahim Dagalo, the deputy leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), for his involvement in human rights abuses, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Wednesday.
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Western officials arrive in the UAE amid push to deprive Russia of advanced microchips
Senior Western officials are visiting the United Arab Emirates to discuss sanctions as concerns mount over goods being exported to Russia that could potentially be used in Moscow's war on Ukraine.
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Irish police chief in Dubai to discuss criminal gangs
Gardaí say Commissioner Drew Harris is to attend a series of meetings as part of an ongoing operation.
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What is Russia's Wagner group, and what has happened to its leader?
Russian officials have confirmed Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash on 23 August.
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