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Slovenia has confirmed its first case of H5N1 bird flu this year.
The National Authority for Food Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection reported on its website that the virus was found in a dead mute swan near Lake Velenje, about 80 km northeast of the capital Ljubljana. Farmers in the area will be required to keep their poultry indoors to prevent the spread of the virus, it added. According to the French animal health watchdog ESA, 56 outbreaks of the disease...
France has banned cattle exports and bullfighting due to the spread of the lumpy skin disease virus.
The French Ministry of Agriculture announced on Friday that the measures will take effect on October 18 and remain in effect until November 4, with the possibility of rescinding them if the situation improves. Lumpy skin disease, spread by insects, affects cattle and buffalo, causing painful blisters and reduced milk production. Although the virus poses no threat to humans, it often leads to trade...
LUKOIL decided to sell its foreign assets due to sanctions.
The company was placed under US sanctions on October 22 , giving it a month to wind down operations. During this period, LUKOIL plans to sell its foreign assets. The company has projects in the Balkans, the Middle East, and parts of the EU and the US.LUKOIL intends to sell its foreign assets following the imposition of sanctions against the company, its press service reported. On October 22, the U...
Стармер оценил эффект санкций против «Роснефти» и ЛУКОЙЛа для Украины
Ситуация для Украины улучшилась, после того как союзники ужесточили санкции против Москвы, считает Стармер. Путин говорил, что введенные меры существенно не скажутся на «экономическом самочувствии» России Владимир Зеленский и Кир Стармер (слева направо) После того, как президент США Дональд Трамп ввел санкции против двух крупнейших российских нефтяных компаний — «Роснефти» и ЛУКОЙЛа, положение Укр...
The US has exempted Rosneft's German business from sanctions.
The US guaranteed that new sanctions would not affect Rosneft's German assets. In 2022, Rosneft's assets in Germany were transferred to the regulator's management. The Russian company considered this an expropriation.The US authorities have provided Germany with written guarantees that Rosneft's German business will be exempt from new US sanctions against Russia, it stated.REUTERS German Economy M...
Austria will approve sanctions against Russia, which it delayed due to Raiffeisen.
Austria has announced its support for the sanctions package against Russia. It previously demanded that sanctions against Rasperia be lifted in order to compensate Raiffeisen Bank International for the €2 billion it was forced to pay by a Russian court ruling.Austria has decided not to block the adoption of a new package of EU sanctions against Russia, although it had previously made demands regar...
The European Parliament has backed a ban on calling meat-free food burgers and steaks.
Words associated with meat products are to be banned from the names of plant-based vegetarian products. Members of the European Parliament voted in favor of this decision, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). The ban could include terms like "vegan burger" or "plant-based steak." According to dataREUTERS , 355 lawmakers supported the proposal, while 247 voted against the ban. "This isn't a sau...
RBI asked for sanctions relief against Rasperia to unblock Strabag shares
Rasperia has been under sanctions since 2024. If the sanctions are lifted, RBI will receive Rasperia's stake in Strabag. A Russian court previously ordered RBI's subsidiary to pay $2 billion in damages.Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has asked the European Union to lift sanctions against Rasperia Trading, reportsBLOOMBERG, citing RBI head Johan Strobl. If the EU makes such a decision, Raiffeis...
OnlyFans models owe Ukraine $9.3 million in taxes.
As of September 1, Ukrainians earning money by posting content on the OnlyFans platform had not paid UAH 384.7 million in taxes, the State Tax Service reported.Ukrainians earning money by posting content on the OnlyFans platform owe the state 384.7 million hryvnias ($9.3 million) in taxes, according to Ekonomichna Pravda, citing State Tax Service data as of September 1, 2......
Politico has learned that the European Commission has proposed changing the sanctions extension mechanism.
The European Commission has proposed that EU countries approve sanctions extensions by qualified majority rather than unanimity, to avoid Budapest blocking the decision. Ambassadors will discuss the new measures today. Russia considers them illegal.The European Commission is proposing a change in its approach to extending sanctions against Russia to circumvent Hungary's potential blocking of the d...
Zakharova responded to the information about the appeal to ICAO: Russia is not asking for anything.
Maria Zakharova Russia is not asking anything of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), but is demanding that individual member states comply with international law, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova . She made this statement in response to a request to comment on reports that Moscow had asked ICAO to ease sanctions against the aviation industry. "I believe it's nec...
Reuters learned that the US is ready to impose sanctions against the "entire ICC."
The United States, amid the International Criminal Court's investigation into Israeli war crimes in Gaza, has already imposed sanctions on individual prosecutors and judges. Now, the discussion is about restrictive measures against the International Criminal Court itself. The International Criminal Court , The Hague, NetherlandsThe United States is considering imposing sanctions against the Intern...
A Chinese journalist has been sentenced for posts about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Journalist Zhang Zhan was sentenced to four years in prison again for her human rights reporting after covering the early days of the pandemic.COVID-19 in WuhanHuman rights journalist Zhang Zhan, who was previously sentenced to four years in prison for covering the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China, has been sentenced to a similar term, writesREUTERS . 42-year-old Zhang Zhan wa...
Spain supports the use of Russian assets to help Ukraine.
Carlos CuerpoThe Spanish government has supported the use of Russian assets to finance Ukraine, Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said, according toREUTERS . "From Spain, we advocate for the maximum possible increase in funding for Ukraine," he stated. The minister also added that Spain supports finding "creative" ways to use Russia's frozen assets. On August 11, the European Union transferred €1.6 b...
Democrats called for tougher sanctions against Russian energy companies
Democrats wrote a letter to Rubio and Bessent asking them to consider tougher sanctions against Russian energy supplies. Trump himself has expressed his willingness to impose sanctions on the condition that all NATO countries follow the US lead. US Democratic senators have called on President Donald Trump's administration to reimpose targeted sanctions on Russian energy supplies. They sent a corre...
Reuters has learned of the European Commission's proposal for a precise date for banning Russian LNG.
As part of the new sanctions package, the European Commission will propose accelerating the ban on LNG imports from Russia by one year and introducing it by January 1, 2027, writesREUTERS has previously written about similar plans.BLOOMBERG . The US wants to replace Russian fuel in EU imports. As part of the 19th sanctions package against Russia, the European Commission will propose accelerating t...
The US has imposed sanctions on companies from China, Turkey, and the UAE for ties to Russia.
The US accused the companies of transferring technology for the Russian military, attempting to sell American goods to Russia without permission, and exporting products subject to export controls. Beijing, China The US Department of Commerce has expanded sanctions to 32 foreign companies, some of which were imposed for their ties to Russia, according to a corresponding document. "In this regulatio...
US calls on EU and G7 to impose tariffs on China and India over Russian oil
The US has called on the EU and G7 countries to impose 50-100% tariffs on China and India to stop them buying Russianoil .BLOOMBERG writes that Washington is also discussing with the EU the seizure of Russian frozen assetsThe US has called on the EU and G7 members to impose "significant tariffs" on imports from China and India to stop them buying Russian oil, and has called an emergency G7 financi...
The US has clarified information about sanctions relief for Belavia.
Belavia will be able to service its Boeing aircraft and purchase components for them. The US eased sanctions against Minsk following Lukashenko's decision to release over 50 prisoners.Belarus' national air carrier Belavia will be able to service its Boeing aircraft and purchase components for them as a result of the easing of sanctions by the United States, it was reported.REUTERS at the US Embass...
WSJ Finds Out Whether the EU Will Agree to Trump's Demands for Sanctions Over Russia
In response to Trump's demands for the EU to impose tariffs on China and India and refuse Russian fuel, European sources told the WSJ that the union would not use tariffs in politics and called the energy issue sensitiveThe European Union is facing demands from US President Donald Trump to impose significant tariffs on some goods from China and India to increase pressure on Russia, The Wall Street...
Bessent threatened sanctions against Russia due to the failure of the "business as usual" approach.
Bessent held a meeting with the European Commission's envoy on sanctions and subsequently noted that the United States is ready to introduce new tough measures with the support of the European side. Scott BessentThe US and EU are keeping all options on the table for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine , US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement after a meeting with European Commission s...
The FT has learned that the EU is considering sanctions against China over its purchase of Russian oil.
The proposals are at a very early stage and are unlikely to be adopted unless the US also focuses on combating China's imports of Russian energy, the source said. Moscow considers the sanctions illegal.The European Union is considering imposing sanctions against China over its purchase of Russian energy products, according to the Financial Times (FT), citing European officials. EU officials and di...
The European Commission announced plans not to buy "a single molecule" of gas from Russia.
The EU should permanently stop purchasing gas from Russia, the European Commission stated. In the spring, it presented a plan to phase out Russian gas by the end of 2027. The EU agreed to replace Russian energy resources with American ones.The European Union must permanently stop purchasing Russian energy resources and urgently find a solution to its dependence on them, said European Commissioner ...
Macron Promises Joint Sanctions with US Against Russia Over Ukraine
If peace talks in Ukraine do not progress, Europe and the US will impose additional sanctions , Macron has threatened . Trump previously promised that the US would take a “different position” if there was no progress in the settlement process. Video Europe and the United States will impose sanctions against Russia if it abandons peace initiatives, French President Emmanuel Macron said after talks ...
Tariffs on Brazilian beef will change global trade
Analysts told the agencyREUTERS reports that higher US tariffs on Brazilian beef are expected to redirect global trade flows. With President Donald Trump imposing a 50% tariff on Brazilian beef effective August 6, exporters expect increased US imports from Mexico, Australia, and possibly Argentina, while Brazil is redirecting more supplies to China and other countries. (Brazilian beef , previously...
The US asked Europe to join in putting pressure on India.
The US is calling on Europe to follow suit with tariffs on India. Washington has pointed out that Indian businesses are major buyers of Russian oil . Moscow considers the sanctions illegal.The United States has called on European countries to impose sanctions on India similar to those imposed by the United States, including a complete halt to oil and gas supplies, Axios and India Today reported, c...
The NYT reported on the risks to Anchorage due to the Alaska gas crisis.
Officials expect they may not have enough fuel to keep Anchorage fully lit in the coming years. Cook Inlet gas reserves continue to decline, and many drilling companies have already abandoned Anchorage, Alaska.The US state of Alaska is on the brink of a gas crisis, and its largest city, Anchorage, could be left without electricity in the coming years as gas reserves in Cook Inlet are depleted, The...
Poland's former health minister was beaten for his policies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Adam Niedzielski PhotoREUTERS , August 29, Minsk . Former Polish Health Minister Adam Niedzielski was beaten for decisions he made during the coronavirus pandemic, RMF24 reports. The former Polish minister was beaten by two men outside a restaurant in the Polish city of Siedlce. At the time of the attack, the assailants were loudly criticizing Niedzielski's decisions during the coronavirus pandemi...
Bloomberg found similarities between Trump's tariffs and China's measures against other countries.
China has resorted to economic coercion against other countries—now Trump is effectively implementing the same policy. India, which the US sought to use as a counterweight to China in Asia, has come under attack . The tariffs that US President Donald Trump is imposing on other countries are a tool similar to China's methods of economic coercion , writesBLOOMBERG . The West previously disdained Bei...
Reuters finds out how the Kremlin assessed Trump's ultimatum
Trump's Threatening Sanctions on Russia Won't Have a Significant Impact on Economy, Sources SayREUTERS in the Kremlin. They assess that the issue is “painful and unpleasant,” but not catastrophic Donald Trump The threat of sanctions from US President Donald Trump against Russia is “painful and unpleasant” but not catastrophic, a source familiar with Kremlin discussions told Reuters. The sanctions ...

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