U.S. imposes sanctions over North Korean scheme to use remote workers to fund weapons program

The U.S. on Thursday sanctioned six individuals and two companies accused of aiding North Korea in running a global scheme using remote IT workers to defraud businesses and funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into the hermit kingdom’s weapons programs. The sanctions, revealed by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and first … Read more

The US imposes visa restrictions on Rwandan officials after sanctions targeting the military

KAMPALA, Uganda — The U.S. is imposing visa restrictions on “several senior Rwandan officials for fueling instability” in eastern Congo, the State Department said on Friday, intensifying pressure on the East African country after sanctions announced earlier this week. The unnamed officials are targeted for their support of Congo’s M23 rebel group, which the U.S. … Read more