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Reuters - The United States sanctioned on Thursday two North Korean companies linked to a group it accuses of drug smuggling and other “illicit” activities to support the nation’s secretive…

Reuters - The Treasury Department said on Thursday it would sanction two North Korean firms linked to Office 39 of the Korean Workers’ Party, a North Korean entity that Washington…

Reuters - Nigeria will report Iran to the U.N. Security Council if it finds any evidence that an illegal arms shipment it seized two weeks ago violated U.N. sanctions, Nigerian…

Reuters - Iran began loading fuel into the core of its first nuclear power plant on Tuesday, its atomic energy chief said, the last major step toward realizing its stated…

AFP - Energy giant BP is poised to close a gas field off Scotland, jointly owned with Iran, because of European sanctions over the Islamic republic’s controversial nuclear programme, a…

AP - The Obama administration is pushing China to implement international sanctions against Iran and North Korea as it seeks Chinese advice on how to engage the two countries over their…

AP - South Korea said it will ban many financial dealings with Iran and impose other penalties as part of a U.S.-led campaign to enforce sanctions against the country over…

AP - The European Union and Canada on Monday adopted new sanctions against Iran, targeting the country’s foreign trade, banking and energy sectors.

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AP - The European Union was set on Monday to formally adopt a package of new sanctions against Iran, targeting the country’s foreign trade, banking and energy sectors.

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AP - The Obama administration moved Wednesday to push new sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert…