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The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has published a new analysis highlighting the proliferation risks associated with emerging actors in the biotechnology sector, …
The United States and the United Arab Emirates have launched the U.S.-UAE AI Acceleration Partnership, a comprehensive bilateral framework to deepen cooperation on artificial intelligence and critical technologies.
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated nearly two dozen companies across multiple jurisdictions for facilitating Iran’s illicit international oil trade, which funds …
A bipartisan group of senators have introduced the Safeguarding Transit Operations to Prohibit (STOP) China Act, aimed at protecting U.S. transit systems and supply chains from Chinese government-linked companies.
The legislation would bar the Department of Transportation (DOT) from using appropriated funds to support the purchase of buses or rail cars from entities affiliated with the Chinese government. It also directs the U.S. Trade Representative, in consultation with the Attorney General, to identify and publish a list of prohibited Chinese companies.
Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued Russia-related General License 124, "Authorizing Petroleum Services Related to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium and Tengizchevroil." The previous license with similar content - No. 121, which also included the Sakhalin-2 project - expires on June 28, 2025.
OFAC designated four individuals—two senior Hizballah officials and two financial facilitators—for their roles in coordinating and processing funding for the terrorist group. Thursday's designations target operatives based in Lebanon and Iran who manage financial transfers from overseas donors, a critical source of Hizballah’s budget.
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