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FCC moves against two Chinese telecoms firms operating in US
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FCC moves against two Chinese telecoms firms operating in US

The FCC said Wednesday the companies "have failed at this stage to dispel serious concerns" about their US authorizations

US sanctions 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials
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US sanctions 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials

Chinese and US flags flutter near The Bund, before US trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019/ Reuters
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Blacklisted Chinese firms eye lawsuits after Xiaomi win against Trump ban

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China hopes US will remove 'unreasonable' restrictions on cooperation

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Moscow accuses US of 'anti-Russian lunge' after imposition of new sanctions

FILE PHOTO: A still image taken from video footage shows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is accused of flouting the terms of a suspended sentence for embezzlement, inside a defendant dock during the announcement of a court verdict in Moscow, Russia February 2, 2021. Press service of Simonovsky District Court/Handout via REUTERS
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US, EU impose sanctions on Russia for Navalny poisoning, jailing

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks speaks during a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to the State Department in Washington, U.S., February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
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US Secretary of State vows 'firm action' against Myanmar military

UN Special Rapporteur on Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on Human Rights, Alena Douhan, speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela February 12, 2021. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero
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US-led sanctions on Venezuela "devastating" to human rights, says UN report

Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor of Myanmar Kyaw Tint Swe listens as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictured) speaks at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China August 27, 2019. How Hwee Young/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Suu Kyi aide among new wave of arrests in Myanmar as Biden approves sanctions

FILE PHOTO: Democratic US presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about responses to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic at an event in Wilmington, Delaware, US, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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Biden threatened Myanmar sanctions. What are his options?

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia January 26, 2021. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
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Iran says it will not reverse nuclear steps before US sanctions are lifted

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, US, January 12, 2021. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS
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US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran in final days of Trump presidency

The Cuban flag flies in Havana April 14, 2015. Reuters/Enrique de la Osa
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Cuba slams ‘political opportunism’ of new US sanctions