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April 2025 Sanctions enforcement

UK secures first-ever convictions for breach of Russia sanctions

April 2025 Defence export controls

Nordic defence firms face export control challenges in NATO procurement: report

April 2025 Arms exports

Trump orders overhaul of weapons export controls to fast-track foreign sales

April 2025 arms control

EU updates arms export controls, calls for greater oversight

April 2025 Rare earths

Trump orders Section 232 investigation into critical minerals imports

April 2025 Semiconductors export controls

China warns it will counter Japanese export controls

April 2025 Sanctions compliance

UK issues legal sector sanctions threat assessment, highlights Russian evasion risks

April 2025 Sanctions designations

Russian billionaire and spouse win challenge to EU sanctions in key legal victory

April 2025 Israel boycott

BIS expands anti-Israel boycott requester list, adds 30 new companies

April 2025 Semiconductors export controls

Singapore warns against chip export control circumvention amid regional concerns

April 2025 Syria Sanctions

US outlines conditions for Syria sanctions relief, including chemical weapons destruction

April 2025 Belarus sanctions

EU sanctions 25 individuals and seven entities in Belarus over election and Russian...

April 2025 Hong Kong

China rejects Britain’s Hong Kong report, calling it interference

April 2025 Terrorist financing

Dutch authorities arrest suspect for financing terrorist groups with Bitcoin

April 2025 Iran sanctions

US seeks forfeiture of $47 million from Iranian oil sale proceeds

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