Total blackout in Cuba after Hurricane Ian, storm heads to Florida

 Cuba's electrical grid collapsed late on Tuesday, local officials said, leaving the entire country in the dark shortly after Hurricane Ian plowed through the western end of the island leaving a path of destruction in its wake.

Iran Drops Demand In JCPOA Talks For US To Remove IRGC From Terror Blacklist - Reports

Iran dropped a key demand for the United States to remove the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from its Foreign Terrorist Organizations list as a condition to revive 2015 nuclear agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), CNN reported citing a senior Biden administration official.

Imposing censorship in US. Ukraine labels Americans for 'Russian propaganda' on blacklist.

 

1. The Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation released a list of politicians, academics, and activists who it claimed promote "Russian propaganda."

Rusia prohíbe a los líderes de la UE entrar en su territorio en respuesta a las sanciones - RT

El Ministerio ruso de Exteriores ha anunciado que prohíbe entrar en Rusia a una amplia cantidad de dirigentes políticos y funcionarios de la Unión Europea, "en respuesta a las sanciones unilaterales masivas de la UE" y en conformidad con el principio de reciprocidad", básico para el derecho internacional.

Iraq calls U.S. blacklisting of militia leader 'unacceptable' - TODAY

 Iraq denounced on Saturday as "unacceptable" a U.S. decision to blacklist the leader of a state umbrella group for mainly Iran-backed Shi'ite militia.

Israel, US Race to Block UN 'Blacklist' over Settlements

 Israel and the Donald Trump administration are working feverishly to stop the publication of a UN blacklist featuring companies that operate in Israeli settlements built on occupied Palestinian land.

Saudi-led Coalition Blacklisted by UN for Killing Children in Yemen

The United Nations put the Saudi Arabian-led coalition on a blacklist in its report on children and armed conflicts for killing and injuring children in Yemen.

Russia to respond to EU sanctions blacklist extension

Russia will necessarily respond to the inclusion of deputies of the newly-elected State Duma from Crimea in the European Union’s sanctions blacklist, First Deputy Head of the faction of the United Russia ruling party Andrei Isayev said on Wednesday.

France urges calm in Saudi-UN row on blacklisting

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault called Friday for calm to resolve an angry row between Saudi Arabia and the United Nations over the blacklisting of the Saudi-led coalition bombing Yemen...

Airstrikes Cause Two-Thirds of Civilian Casualties in Yemen

The U.N. human rights office has released its latest figures on civilian casualties in Yemen, showing more than 3,500 people have been killed and nearly 6,300 wounded since Saudi Arabia’s bombing campaign against the Houthi rebels began in March of last year.

Vital funding to the world body : UN’s chief Ban Ki-moon Slams Saudis for ’Undue Pressure’ over Child Rights Blacklist

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that Saudi Arabia exerted "unacceptable" undue pressure by threatening to cut off vital funding to the world body after a U.N. report blacklisted the Saudi-led military coalition for killing children in Yemen.

Damaging the world body's credibility : UN under fire for removing Saudi-led coalition from blacklist

The United Nations was forced to defend its decision to remove the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen from a blacklist of child rights violators after rights groups expressed dismay.

Dommages Collatéraux: l'ONU retire la coalition arabe menée par Ryad au Yémen de sa liste noire

L'ONU a cédé, lundi, à la pression de Riyad en retirant la coalition militaire arabe, opérant au Yémen sous commandement saoudien, d'une liste noire de pays et organisations violant les droits des enfants.

US against sanctions for Ahrar Al-Sham, Jaysh al-Islam. (Issue of disguised terrorist groups)

The U.S. does not support placing Ahrar Al-Sham and Jaysh al-Islam on a U.N. sanction's list, the State Department said Wednesday.

Russia Asks UN to list Jaish Al-Islam, Ahrar Al-Sham as Terrorists

Russia has asked the United Nations to blacklist a major terrorist group that is playing a key role in peace talks in Geneva, its ambassador to the UN said.

S.Korea unveils unilateral sanctions on DPRK

South Korea on Tuesday unveiled a package of new unilateral sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over its latest nuclear test and rocket launch.

Russia on US Sanctions: 'Just Another Hostile Action' That Will Backfire

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the extension of anti-Russia sanctions lists is just another part of a series of hostile US actions against Russia.

Gli Stati Uniti hanno tolto Cuba dall'elenco degli Stati canaglia

Oggi, ufficialmente, Barack Obama ha cancellato l'Avana dall'elenco degli Stati che sponsorizzano il terrorismo, rendendo più facile la ripresa di normali rapporti diplomatici.

New regulations to target misbehavior by Chinese tourists

Chinese travel agencies have been granted the right to report improperly-behaved tourists, part of efforts to promote civilized tourism, in a new regulation issued by China National Tourism Administration (NTA).

China applauds US move to drop Cuba from terror list

China spoke positively of US President Barack Obama's decision on Tuesday to remove Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism.