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NATO, Turkish, Swedish and Finnish flags are seen in this illustration taken May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register ISTANBUL, May 25 (Reuters) – Ankara observed a positive attitude towards lifting of an arms exports embargo during talks with delegations from NATO applicants Finland and Sweden, President Tayyip …

The Governor of the Reserve Bank Philip Lowe is now speaking after the RBA board increased interest rates from the record-low level of 0.10 per cent to 0.35 per cent. Dr Lowe said the record-low rates were a response to the “dark days of the pandemic”, which is now – at least in economic terms …

One of the golden rules of journalism is that you don’t break an embargo – a block on publication until a certain date. For the first time in my career, I’m breaking one now. The moral case for doing so outweighs the moral case for respecting it. For five months the press regulator, Ipso, which …

PUBLISHED: 14:22 28 November 2019 | UPDATED: 15:12 28 November 2019 Mitch Benn Christmas carol concert on the quayside always goes down well each year at St Katharine’s. Picture: Lucy Young © Lucy Young MITCH BENN on doing everything he can to make sure politicians don’t ruin his Christmas without a fight. Email this article …

Correction: 10/11/2019: The headline on this story has been corrected. A previous version said Turkey was among the countries which had backed Haftar. This was incorrect. The UN report said Turkey also broke the arms embargo, but as it supports the internationally-recognised Government of National Accord. Al Jazeera has obtained a draft copy of a …

The embargo freezes assets of the government of Venezuela and associated entities and prohibits economic transactions with it, unless specifically exempted. Exemptions include official business of the federal government and transactions related to the provision of humanitarian aid. The executive order marks an escalation from the already expansive US measures against the Venezuelan government since …