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Trump warns of more Iran sanctions, but few targets left

Bloomberg President Donald Trump is threatening Iran with additional sanctions on Monday, but there’s not much left for the US to target because most of the Islamic Republic’s economy has been crippled by earlier penalties. The US is already sanctioning significant sectors including oil, banks and steel, leaving smaller targets including certain exports and government officials. Trump could hit Iran’s ...

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Russia accuses US of stoking anti-Kremlin campaign in Georgia

Bloomberg Russia accused the US of stoking mass anti-government protests in neighbouring Georgia that were triggered by public anger at Moscow’s influence in the ex-Soviet nation. The surge in tensions came after at least 240 people were hurt in clashes between police and demonstrators in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. Protesters were angered by pictures of a Russian lawmaker, Sergei Gavrilov, ...

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Palestinians protest against Kushner’s economic peace plan

Bloomberg Palestinians demonstrated in the West Bank on Monday against a Trump administration plan to raise tens of billions of dollars to boost their economy, calling it a “snow job” meant to persuade them to give up their goal of statehood. About 2,000 people converged on central Ramallah carrying a coffin meant to symbolise the death of this week’s US-backed ...

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