India's Russian oil imports are poised to top 1 million barrels per day in December, trade and refining sources said, defying expectations for a sharp decline as refiners have resumed buying from non-sanctioned entities offering deep discounts.

Oil revenue is a key part of Russia’s economy, allowing President Vladimir Putin to pour money into the war effort against Ukraine without worsening inflation for everyday people and avoiding a currency collapse.

President Donald Trump on Saturday ended U.S. sanctions on potash fertilizers from Belarus in exchange for the release of 123 political prisoners.

The European Union adopted fresh sanctions against Russian oil interests on Monday, targeting traders Murtaza Lakhani and Etibar Eyyub for helping Moscow to circumvent Western sanctions on crude exports that help to fund Russia's war in Ukraine.

The move represents a thawing of sorts in the frosty relationship between the Trump administration and the Brazilian government.

Assad's regime, Syrians also celebrate another coming milestone: the lifting of sanctions, which could help give the country a new start.

The United States is escalating its pressure campaign on Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, after seizing an oil tanker off the coast.

A superyacht owned by Murtaza Lakhani departed from the French Riviera late last week, just days before the Pakistani trading tycoon was sanctioned by the European Union, according to people familiar with the matter and ship tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.

Sharaa, his cabinet, and leaders from Syria’s many religious and ethnic communities, we also saw something remarkable: Syrians treating this moment as a once-in-a-generation chance to rebuild their country and reshape their region for the better.

A YouTube video posted in December 2025 claimed the EU, the U.K., Canada and Australia had announced sanctions against U.S. President Donald Trump.