Sanctions Intelligence Digest - Jul-17-2024
Harper's Index-style Geopolitical Briefing
- Number of countries reportedly eager to join the BRICS bloc, a challenge to Western hegemony: 2 Source
- Times Hezbollah has engaged with Israel militarily in the current month: Multiple Source
- Expected release year for China's next-generation GeForce RTX 5090D graphics cards: 2025 Source
- Months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a German-linked firm was implicated in aiding sanctioned Russian manufacturers: 1 Source
- Number of Israeli individuals recently sanctioned by the EU: 5 Source
- Years the EU has extended sanctions against Iran: 1 Source
- Number of restrictive measures the EU Council approved against entities involved in the Gaza conflict: 3 Source
- Defectors from North Korea stationed in Cuba last month: 1 Source
- Number of international businesses spun off from Russian tech firm Yandex in a billion-dollar deal: Multiple Source
- Tax-deductible donations received by far-right groups blocking aid to Gaza in the U.S.: Yes Source
- Number of Indian entities seeking greater market access in Russia: Multiple Source
- Years since the last major diplomatic engagement attempt by Iran with the West: 9 (since 2015) Source
- Number of entities involved in recent EU sanctions related to the Israel-Hamas conflict: 3 Source
- Number of times Viktor Orban's recent diplomatic actions have sparked controversy in the EU: Several Source
- Amount NYC residents failing work requirements will soon miss in cash assistance: All Source
- Potential year for new peace negotiations as suggested by Donald Trump's recent policy shifts: 2024 Source
- Value of the deal spinning off Yandex's international businesses: $5.4 billion Source
- Number of geopolitical entities impacted by a German-linked firm's dealings with sanctioned Russians: Multiple [Source](https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/german-linked-logistics-firm-help
Total Articles: 76
Article Summaries
Putin wants to strengthen a big challenger to West...
Description: BRICS is expanding, with Thailand and Malaysia recently expressing interest to join the bloc.
Guerre Israël-Hamas : nouvelles tensions avec le H...
Description: Lundi, le groupe chiite libanais a dit avoir bombardé le nord d’Israël après une frappe israélienne ...
Une GeForce RTX 5090D d'ores et déjà envisagée pou...
Description: Pas encore confirmées, les cartes graphiques GeForce RTX 5000 sont déjà être au cœur de la guerre co...
Exclusive-German-linked logistics firm helped sanc...
Description: Soon after Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, freight shipper Hellmann Worldwide Logis...
The Return of Reformists in Iran: A Path to Diplom...
Description: Negotiations will be more complex than in 2015, but are still the best chance for regional stability...
EU imposes sanctions on five Israeli individuals a...
Description: The EU announced sanctions on Monday (15 July) against five Israeli individuals and three entities, ...
RussiaGate 2.0: Donald Trump has opted for “Real P...
Description: Introduction
Normalization of diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation had first been propos...
EU extends anti-Iran sanctions for another year
Description: The European Union has extended its existing sanctions against Iran for another year over alleged su...
In another hostile measure, EU extends sanctions a...
Description: In yet another hostile measure, the Council of the European Union has prolonged the restrictive meas...
Ursula von der Leyen entend boycotter la présidenc...
Description: La récente visite de Viktor Orban au président russe Vladimir Poutine a mis le feu aux poudres.
Russian tech firm Yandex's ex-international busine...
Description: Volozh, who co-founded Yandex in the 1990s dotcom boom, spoke to Reuters as he returned to public li...
Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive ta...
Description: Incentivizing these donations by making them tax-deductible runs counter to America's and Israel's s...
German-linked logistics firm helped sanctioned Rus...
Description: Soon after Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, freight shipper Hellmann Worldwide Logis...
India seeks greater market access in Russia
Description: India is aiming to increase its exports to Moscow and reduce the trade deficit Read Full Article at ...
NYC will soon stop cash assistance for residents w...
Description: In a letter to providers, DSS said that beginning on July 28 the agency is instituting work requirem...
Extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied West Ba...
Description: Today the Council approved additional restrictive measures against five persons and three entities u...
Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive ta...
Description: Under American pressure, Israel has pledged to deliver large quantities of humanitarian aid into the...
North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Ko...
Description: South Korea’s spy agency said that a senior North Korea diplomat has fled to South Korea, the latest...
Russian tech firm Yandex's ex-international busine...
Description: The international businesses of Russian technology giant Yandex, spun off in a $5.4-billion deal tha...
Poll reveals Ukrainians’ attitude to peace talks
Description: A large portion of Ukrainians support the idea of launching “official peace talks” with Russia, a fr...
Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs to wind ...
Description: :Kaspersky Labs will gradually wind down its U.S. operations from July 20, the Russian anti-virus so...
Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky to exit US, w...
Description: Russia's Kaspersky Labs will leave the United States, according to a pop-up seen by users on the ant...
Pourquoi Pékin observe la politique française avec...
Description: Pékin a eu beau examiner minutieusement le résultat des élections législatives, il n'établit pas pou...
Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive ta...
Description: Under American pressure, Israel has pledged to deliver large quantities of humanitarian aid into the...
The Push To Recognize ‘Gender Apartheid’ As A Crim...
Description: Written by Michael Scollon with reporting by RFE/RL's Radio Azadi | - ( RFE/RL's Radio Azadi ) -...
Continued Taliban tolerance of terrorist groups se...
Description: The 15th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning the Taliban and o...
Iran: Council prolongs EU restrictive measures in ...
Description: The Council today extended until 27 July 2025 the restrictive measures in view of Iran's military su...
China says 'ready' to work with new Iran govt. to ...
Description: China says it appreciates Iranian president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian's recently announced favorable s...
Exclusive-German-linked logistics firm helped sanc...
Description: Exclusive-German-linked logistics firm helped sanctioned Russian manufacturers
Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive ta...
Description: Under American pressure, Israel has agreed to send aid to Gaza, but tax-deductible donations to far-...
Delta Air Flight Attendants ‘Outraged’ By Carrier’...
Description: Flight attendants at Delta Air Lines are said to be ‘outraged’ over the Atlanta-based carrier’s rece...
North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Ko...
Description: SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday that a senior North Korea diplomat based ...
Brême interdit un geste pour ramener le silence en...
Description: La ville allemande déclare que le symbole, utilisé pour appeler au silence en classe, « risque d'êtr...
Roth MKM cuts its oil prices forecast for 2024
Description: Roth MKM cuts its oil prices forecast for 2024
3 killed in car bomb-and-gun attack on Pakistan mi...
Description: Authorities in northwestern Pakistan said Monday that a suicide bomber drove an explosive-laden vehi...
EU: Climbing human cost, wide-scale destruction in...
Description: The European Union's top diplomat says he is dismayed at the "unbearable" climbing human cost and wi...
China highly values relations with Iran, stands re...
Description: China highly values its relations with Iran and stands ready to work with its new government for the...
National target of 8 weeks for both probate and co...
Description: In February, delays at Dublin’s Probate Office reached a record high of five months.
Judge Rules Against Sanctioning Law Firm in Visa, ...
Description: A federal magistrate judge ruled Saturday (July 13) that plaintiffs law firm Milberg Coleman Bryson ...
Scandale foncier à Bastos : L'Etat du Cameroun ris...
Description: Le Cameroun risque de se retrouver dans une impasse financière
majeure à cause d'une opération ...
Elite frustrating efforts to stop foreign illegal ...
Description: The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said on Monday that elites in the country are fru...
Présidence, questeurs, commissions… Les postes clé...
Description: A partir de ce jeudi 18 juillet, les 577 deputes sont appeles a composer les instances du Palais-Bou...
Fact-checking Day 1 of the 2024 Republican Nationa...
Description: The first night of the 2024 Republican National Convention featured many misleading GOP talking poin...
Want a stable world? Disengage from the Chinese ec...
Description: The United States and our allies have a waning opportunity to preserve peace through strength. But w...
Au Mali, un proche de l’imam Dicko incarcéré pour ...
Description: Il est reproché à Youssouf Daba Diawara d’avoir organisé une activité politique en juin, alors qu’un...
L’Union européenne renonce à des réunions en Hongr...
Description: Ce voyage à Moscou, survenu début juillet, aussitôt que la Hongrie a pris la présidence semestrielle...
EU-Jordan Association Council: Remarks by High Rep...
Description: No description
We Are NATO. And We’re Comin’ To Get Ya
Description: We are the world. We are the people. We are NATO. And we’re comin’ to get ya – wherever you are, whe...
Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive ta...
Description: Three ultranationalist groups have received upward of $200,000 in tax-deductible donations from the ...
TTP largest terror group in Afghanistan, could tur...
Description: The Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) remained the largest terrorist group in Afghanistan and greater ...
A senior North Korean diplomat defected to South K...
Description: SEOUL (Reuters) - A senior North Korean diplomat based in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, ...
Ukraine’s mobilisation campaign picks up despite f...
Description: Seeing the military patrol handing out call-up papers on the outskirts of Kyiv, one man slipped into...
Le RN face au retour du « cordon sanitaire » à l’A...
Description: Malgre sa progression en nombre de sieges, le parti de Marine Le Pen devrait rencontrer plus d'oppos...
Girl’s rape: Independent panel should probe accuse...
Description: The Co-founder and Director of Action Health Incorporated, Dr Uwemedimo Esiet, in this interview wit...
News Summary-Intelligence Report Monday 7/15/2024*...
Description: US Central Command reporting destruction of five drones in Yemen and the Red Sea off the coast. The ...
Quantbot Technologies LP Takes $746,000 Position i...
Description: Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX – Free Report) during the firs...
«La fin des nominations dans l’enseignement ou le ...
Description: Dans leur déclaration de politique communautaire (DPC), le MR et les Engagés ont exprimé leur volont...
Senior North Korean diplomat based in Cuba defects...
Description: Any high-level defection can be an intelligence bonanza for South Korea, allowing it to look at the ...
Richemont reports resilient sales for its first qu...
Description: AD HOC ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO ART. 53 LR 16 JULY 2024 RICHEMONT ...
Fact-checking Day 1 of the 2024 Republican Nationa...
Description: Speakers make false or misleading claims about border crossings, gas prices, tax cuts, the relative ...
Em Portugal quem zela pela Ética da Inteligência A...
Description: Não existem nas Universidades Portuguesas, ou Institutos Politécnicos, formações dedicadas à Ética e...
Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs to wind ...
Description: BENGALURU - Kaspersky Labs will gradually wind down its United States operations from July 20, the R...
Police suspend enforcement of e-CMR on vehicle own...
Description: The Nigerian police have announced the suspension of the enforcement of the controversial e-CMR on v...
India Playbook 2024 – Final Budget 2025 to focus o...
Description: One big change in the final budget could be an increase in rural expenditure including higher spends...
"Netflix, c'e n'est pas la fusion entre NBC et CBS...
Description: Sur BFM Business, le président de l'Autorité de la concurrence a défendu le bilan de l'institution q...
Competition watchdog only completed one prosecutio...
Description: The competition watchdog concluded only one prosecution in 2023, according to its newly released ann...
The Highs, The Lows At Euro 2024
Description: While the tournament saw the emergence of young stars, the usual suspects, the big names flattered t...
The world cannot ignore the evil network of Russia...
Description: Together, we must face this threat with the full force of our collective resolve. Let us not be caug...
Exclu des États-Unis, Kaspersky ferme sa division ...
Description: Kaspersky ferme sa filiale américaine. Les sanctions décrétées par les États-Unis obligent le groupe...
Yandex sells off Russian ops, now Putin itself abo...
Description: Two-year legal saga ends with Netherlands-based entity ready to bring Google clone to the world Yand...
New building standards watchdog to be set up under...
Description: Proposals to reform probate and conveyancing and strategy expected to go to Cabinet
Asian Powers Have Their Strategic Sights Set on Eu...
Description: After 500 years, the tables have turned, with an incoherent Europe the object of rising Asia’s geopo...
Kaspersky Labs ceases operating in the US
Description: Kaspersky’s decision comes after a ban on US sales of the cybersecurity firm’s products by the Biden...
FBI unlocked the phone of the suspect in the assas...
Description: The FBI gained access to the password-protected phone of the suspect in the assassination attempt on...
Amid UN scrutiny, a tough balancing act for Thai f...
Description: Thai banks and energy conglomerates have come under intense scrutiny following allegations by the Un...