The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday indicted Turkey’s second-largest bank on charges of fraud and money laundering, accusing it of helping Iran evade sanctions implemented to curb its nuclear program. Halbank was reportedly involved in the largest Iran sanctions violation to date, sending ...
The charges against Halkbank were announced as President Trump, having allowed Turkish-backed forces to invade Syria, is looking to take a tougher stand against Turkey./ WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Tuesday sharply escalated economic pressure on Turkey by filing fraud and ...
Tuesday with participating in a multibillion-dollar scheme to evade/ Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said senior bank officials at the state-owned bank helped to move billions of dollars of Iranian oil revenue illegally./ Prosecutors said that between 2012 and 2016, Halkbank helped run a ...
This file photo taken on December 17, 2013 shows businessman Reza Zarrab surrounded by journalists as he arrives at a police center in Istanbul. Zarrab arrested on March 19, 2016 in the United States on charges of conspiring to evade U.S. sanctions on Iran./ Federal prosecutors in New York ...
NEW YORK — The United States criminally charged a major Turkish bank with helping to evade sanctions against Iran, potentially raising diplomatic tensions as the U.S. tries to contain Turkey’s military offensive in Syria./ The charges against Halkbank, a state-owned bank, were announced Tuesday, ...
Teddi Page, 29, was arrested after police allege her inappropriate relationship with a student was reported by the girl's mother/ Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google./ Teddi Page, 29, was arrested and charged with prohibited sexual conduct between an educator and ...
The BBC has visited Iran for the first time since the crackdown by security forces on nationwide anti-government protests last month. Iran's leaders are marking 47 years since the Islamic Revolution, with bunting and flags decorating the streets of Tehran - but the pain is still raw after ...
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President Prabowo Subianto has argued that Indonesia should help to stabilise Gaza/ Indonesia says it is preparing up to 8,000 soldiers for deployment to Gaza, the first country to do so as part of phase two of the ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States late last year./ The army chief ...
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The measures would make it easier for Jewish settlers to take over Palestinian land/ Palestinians, Arab countries, Israeli anti-occupation groups and the UK have condemned new steps approved by Israel's security cabinet for the occupied West Bank, saying they amount to de facto annexation./ ...
A worker checks the density of steel bars inside a steel factory on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo/ NEW DELHI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - India's steel exports will continue to be impacted by the European Union's carbon tax and import quotas, and the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google./ Moderate Socialist and Portuguese presidential candidate Antonio Jose Seguro casts a ballot during the presidential election, in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, February 8, 2026. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/ Far-right leader Andre ...
Narges Mohammadi was arrested in December for making "provocative remarks" at a memorial/ Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been handed further prison sentences of seven-and-a-half years by an Iranian court, her lawyer has said./ The human rights activist was sentenced to six years ...
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