EU adds six individuals to Annex I chemical-weapons sanctions over Navalny poisoning
EU sanctions-screening and compliance teams must add the six newly listed individuals to denied-party filters and freeze funds and economic resources on any match
Security & Defense
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EU adopts Regulation 2026/1386 mandating national screening of foreign investments, repealing 2019/452
EU Member States must run prior-authorisation screening of sensitive foreign investments under a binding Union framework from 17 January 2028.
FATF
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FATF updates Recommendation 6 to require humanitarian exemptions in terrorist-financing sanctions
FATF's revised Recommendation 6 requires countries to build the UNSCR 2664/2761/2615 humanitarian exemptions into terrorist-financing sanctions, so screening does not choke humanitarian flows.
OFAC designates Cuban President Diaz-Canel, MINFAR, and additional Cuban individuals and entities
Sanctions-screening and payments-compliance teams subject to OFAC jurisdiction must block or reject transactions involving the newly designated Cuban individuals and entities, including President Diaz-Canel and the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba.
EU expands Iran sanctions criteria to freedom-of-navigation actions
EU sanctions teams must screen for new Iran freedom-of-navigation listing grounds
EU adds Iran freedom-of-navigation sanctions ground
EU sanctions teams must screen Iran exposure against the new freedom-of-navigation listing ground
UK sanctions 3 entities and 9 individuals over Iranian hostile activity
UK sanctions teams must block newly designated Iran-linked targets immediately
EU publishes Member State dual-use export-control measures
Dual-use exporters must check national controls beyond EU Annex I listings
US issues Cuba sanctions executive order
Sanctions teams must add the new Cuba EO to controls before designations land
Japan expands arms export eligibility to defence-partner countries
Export approvals limited to 17 defence-partner nations