A NATO country says its warship was harassed by 2 Chinese fighter jets as it enforced sanctions on North Korea

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HNLMS Tromp frigate
A photo of the HNLMS Tromp frigate shared by the Netherlands' Ministry of Defense on June 7, 2024.

The Netherlands' Ministry of Defense

China's quest to turn the yuan into a global currency isn't actually driven by domination. It's about sanctions.

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Several 100 yuan banknotes and a $100 bill.
China is playing defense more than offense in its international promotion of the Chinese yuan, a researcher says.

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The West can't completely isolate Russian banks because it would be disastrous beyond Russia

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Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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A massive remote-work scam fooled 300 US companies into hiring North Koreans, prosecutors say

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Cropped shot of woman's hand typing on computer keyboard in the dark, working late on laptop at home
Cropped shot of woman's hand typing on computer keyboard in the dark, working late on laptop at home.

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Neither Russia nor China wants the Ukraine war to end, but for different reasons

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Vladimir Putin shaking hands with Xi Jinping for a photo in front of Russian and Chinese flags.
Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting China's leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing on Thursday.

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Putin's latest political move shows Russia's wartime economy is here to stay

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Andrey Belousov in 2017.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Andrey Belousov in 2017.

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Passengers are carrying plane parts in their luggage to get them to sanction-hit Russian airlines: report

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A worker of luggage service at the Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia
An employee at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, on July 8, 2019.

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Tech titans love Modi's economic powerhouse India — despite mass unemployment and abject poverty

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narendra modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Iran's economy is a total mess after decades of sanctions — and offers a warning to Putin's Russia

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Iran missiles
A billboard depicting Iranian ballistic missiles in Tehran.

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US set to sanction an entire IDF battalion with a history of alleged human rights abuses on the West Bank, report says

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Israeli soldiers of the Netzah Yehuda Haredi infantry battalion hold their weapons during their swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem on May 26, 2013,
Israeli soldiers of the Netzah Yehuda Haredi infantry battalion hold their weapons during their swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem on May 26, 2013.

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