Barbados, Gibraltar, Panama, Uganda and UAE have been removed from the list, while Kenya and Namibia were added.
HM Treasury has proposed legislation that aims to protect consumers from arbitrary financial exclusion based on political views.
If Iran delivers ballistic missiles to Russia, Iran Air flights to European cities could be suspended, among other unspecified measures.
Members of Parliament voted to adopt the final text of the EU AI Act, which will seek to promote AI innovation while also defending against risks.
The ECB will shrink its balance sheet, purge the system of excess liquidity, and incentivise banks to lend to each other.
The EU sanctions could target Belarus, North Korea, Iran and other third countries where entities enable Russian access to weapons and sensitive technology.
Proposed legislation will allow banks to pause payments for up to 72 hours while they contact customers and relevant third parties like the police.
Sanctions violations and circumvention will be punished with up to five years in jail for individuals and fines for companies.
Azerbaijan received £273mn in vehicle imports from the UK in 2023, a 1,860% increase from the five-year period preceding 2022.
The company being probed is understood to be a commodity trading firm that used a UAE subsidiary to circumvent Swiss sanctions against Russia.
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