A financially motivated criminal hacking group says it has stolen a confidential database containing millions of records that companies use for screening potential customers for links to sanctions and financial crime. The hackers, which call themselves GhostR, said they stole 5.3 million records from the World-Check screening database in March and are threatening to publish …
The Biden administration is considering blacklisting a number of Chinese semiconductor firms linked to Huawei Technologies Co. after the telecom giant notched a significant technological breakthrough last year, people familiar with the matter said. Such a move would mark another escalation in a US campaign to ringfence and curtail Beijing’s AI and semiconductor ambitions. It …
The question, then, is: How far is Macron truly ready to go this time? His previous lofty rhetoric on Ukraine, after all, has not been matched by action. Most significantly, can he hope to prevail as a galvanizing Western leader if he fails to carry France with him? All French opposition forces have already rounded …
EU members approved a 13th package of Ukraine-related sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, banning nearly 200 entities and individuals accused of helping Moscow procure weapons or of involvement in kidnapping Ukrainian children. Issued on: 21/02/2024 – 12:12 2 min “EU Ambassadors just agreed in principle on a 13th package of sanctions in the framework of …
Russian President Vladimir Putin would prefer an American president who is “more constructive” toward Russia and understands the “importance of the dialogue” between the two countries, the Kremlin said on Friday. Asked whether Putin could work with the Republican front-runner in the U.S. election, former President Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told broadcaster NBC …
Niger’s ousted president Mohamed Bazoum, who has been held in detention since a July 26 coup, must be freed immediately, the court of the West African bloc, ECOWAS, ordered on Friday. Issued on: 15/12/2023 – 14:32 2 min The court called for his “immediate and unconditional release” and ordered that Bazoum be reinstated, according to …
Japan announced expanded sanctions on Friday over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, revealing dozens of newly sanctioned firms and other organisations, including export bans against some outside Russia and its ally Belarus. Issued on: 15/12/2023 – 06:00 1 min Tokyo added to its sanctions list 57 organisations in Russia and six others in countries including the …
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — At its summit this week, the European Union is threatening to name and shame more than a dozen Chinese companies that, it claims, are supplying critical technology to equip Russia’s war machine. But what about the Western companies that make dual-use and other …
As you are aware, the G-7 countries, with a notable emphasis on the United States, have been employing a sanction mechanism. The intensity of these sanctions has significantly escalated since the 2000s, targeting countries perceived to have substantial disagreements in international economics and politics or whose stance contradicts the post-World War II international order. These …
Former lawmaker Maria Corina Machado is leading the vote count in the Venezuelan opposition’s presidential primary by a huge margin and has claimed victory in the Sunday contest, with final results pending. Issued on: 23/10/2023 – 08:38 3 min The vote to choose a unity opposition candidate to face President Nicolas Maduro in his probable re-election …