The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has announced fresh sanctions against Iran’s petroleum sector in response to what he described as an expansion of the country’s nuclear programme which has provoked renewed fears that it is preparing to build an atomic bomb. The embargoes – on three unnamed entities involved in the transport of […]
FORT PIERCE — Shortly after a jury convicted a Port St. Lucie woman of 84 felonies related to sexually abusing her two young sons and the family dog, a judge ordered her to serve 21 life prison terms, according to a state prosecutor and court records. Natalie Jesslynn Wagner, 28, also was ordered to remain […]
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement and several of its leaders, designating them terrorists as Washington seeks to combat violent white supremacy, the U.S. State Department said. The action designates Sweden-based NRM and three of its leaders as “specially designated global terrorists,” […]
The flag of the European Union flies outside the chateau in Versailles. Kay Nietfeld/dpa European Union leaders on Thursday agreed to impose high tariffs on imports of grain and other agricultural products from Russia and Belarus. The European Council said in a press release that the “prohibitive” new duties would effectively stop imports of cereals, […]
NORTH PORT – The city of North Port enacted a burn ban Tuesday, prohibiting outdoor campfires, land clearing burning and pile burns and bringing the city in line with a similar ban enacted earlier this month in unincorporated Sarasota County and the cities of Sarasota and Venice. Sarasota County and most of Manatee and Charlotte […]
Those who want to climb one of the most popular trails on Japan’s Mount Fuji will now have to reserve ahead and pay a fee as the picturesque peak struggles with tourism and littering. The Yamanashi prefecture said in a statement via the Foreign Press Centre of Japan it has introduced new rules for the […]
EU member states imposed sanctions on Voice of Europe and three other Russian media outlets on Friday to ban them from broadcasting or publishing across the European Union. Voice of Europe has been targeted for alleged involvement in distributing pro-Russia propaganda along with RIA Novosti, Izvestia and Rossiyskaya Gazeta. European Commission Vice President Věra Jourová […]
The French government announced on Wednesday it will impose a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 days, boosting police powers in an attempt to quell deadly unrest that has left four people dead. French government spokeswoman Prisca Thevenot announced the decision after a Cabinet meeting on […]
PARIS (AP) — Authorities in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia announced a two-day curfew and banned gatherings on Tuesday after violent unrest on the archipelago with decades of tensions between indigenous Kanaks seeking independence and colonizers’ descendants who want to remain part of France. The French Interior Ministry announced that police reinforcements were […]
The Biden administration on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iran targeting its missile and drone program after its attack on Israel last weekend. President Joe Biden said in a statement that the sanctions speak to the commitment he and fellow leaders of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations made to collectively ramp up economic […]
(Reuters) – The United States on Friday announced an entry ban on former Surinamese President Desi Bouterse and six former military officials, citing alleged involvement in the extrajudicial killings of political opponents in the 1980s. “These individuals and four family members are generally ineligible for entry into the United States,” the U.S. State Department said […]
The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured. Officials say this will reduce exposure for 100 million people and help prevent thousands of illnesses, including cancers. The rule is the first […]