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Washington imposes new sanctions on Russian individuals accused of violating human rights

US Treasury: nieuwe sancties tegen Rusland waren gericht tegen 4 personen

The Lebanese Agency: The Central Bank says that its foreign liabilities amounted to $1.27 billion

Norwegian oil company DNO has partly resumed production at its Tawke field in Kurdistan Region following months of stoppage, the European company announced on Thursday

Power Crisis Grips Lebanon: Nationwide Blackout as Thermal Power Plants Shut Down Over DebtsnnLebanon is grappling with a severe electricity crisis as the country plunged into darkness following the shutdown of two thermal power plants, Deir Ammar and Zahrani. The operator of these plants made the difficult decision to turn off the power due to non-payment of debts in foreign currency. The consequences are dire, with water pumping stations and vital infrastructure facilities also affected, leaving the nation in a state of widespread disruption and uncertainty

China's central bank sets the midpoint for the yuan at its lowest level against the dollar in six weeks

Big fire at Vostochnaya substation in Vsevolzhsk of Leningrad region

Russische centrale bank verhoogt rente met 350 bp tot 12% in buitengewone vergadering (9% ervoor)

Two explosions occurred at the Talinskoye oil field in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. According to preliminary data, at least 2 people died and 5 were injured. Emergency services are looking for two more.

The CEO of Esfrain Industrial Complex in North Khorasan announced that an explosion occurred in the melting section of this complex and eight people were injured

Reddingswerkers blusten een fakkelbrand uit de klep van een benzineproductie-eenheid op het grondgebied van de Mozyr-olieraffinaderij OJSC in de stad Mozyr, regio Gomel

Zaporizhzhia NPP verloor van de ene op de andere dag de hoofdstroombron en schakelde over op een reservestroomlijn

Chinese Ministry of Commerce: US restrictions on investment in China harm the international trade system

Protest tegen stroomuitval in Machachkala

Biden signs an executive order banning US companies from investing in China's artificial intelligence sector

US officials: The Treasury Department will investigate any violations regarding US investments in technologies in China

@StateDept aankondiging over visumbeperkingen voor "101 overheidsfunctionarissen

Het Amerikaanse ministerie van Financiën's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) heeft sancties opgelegd aan 8 personen en 5 organisaties die banden hebben met de regering in Wit-Rusland, waaronder Belavia Airlines

30 thousand people were left without electricity in Derbent due to a fire at a substation

Grote brand in woongebouw in Koertsjatov

Explosion rocks Derince Port in Turkey. CNN Turk reports that two grain silos have been affected by the explosion

Bron in de Russische marineschipexploitant Rosmorrechflot die meldt dat een drone een tanker heeft geraakt op 30 mijl van de Straat van Kerch

Putin signed a law on a one-time tax of 10% on excess profits for large companies

Veiligheidsdienst van Oekraïne waarschuwt voor operatie onder valse vlag bij Mozyr-raffinaderij door Wagner PMC

Josep Borrell: We have adopted new sanctions in reaction to Lukashenka regime's human rights violations & repression against the Belarusian people & against its complicity in Russia's war against Ukraine. We stand by the Belarusian people in their quest for peace & democracy. EU imposes new sanctions against 38 people & 3 entities sectoral restrictions on firearms, aviation and space industry

Explosies in de batterijfabriek in Achkasovo, in de regio Moskou

Gedeeltelijke black-out gemeld in Odessa als gevolg van een storing in een hoogspanningslijn

Stroomuitval en problemen met watervoorziening in Kharkiv na nieuwe ronde van Russische drone-aanvallen

Explosief apparaat ontploft bij Kuybishevsky-raffinaderij in Samara

EU-ambassadeurs verlengden ook met 6 maanden het visumverbod en de bevriezing van tegoeden van 1800 personen/entiteiten die de territoriale integriteit van Oekraïne hebben ondermijnd. Hongarije slaagde erin drie minder belangrijke namen te verwijderen, maar wilde er in eerste instantie maar liefst negen verwijderen