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Apple subsidiary fined by UK government over Moscow sanctions breach

Apple Distribution International, based in Ireland, made payments worth £635,000 to a Russian streaming serviceThe UK government has fined a subsidiary of Apple £390,000 for breaching sanctions against Moscow over payments it made to a Russian streaming platform.Apple Distribution International (A...

30/03/2026 12:49 The Guardian
Russian Lawmakers Go to U.S. for First Time Since Invasion of Ukraine

The State Department had to lift sanctions on Russian lawmakers invited by a Kremlin-friendly member of Congress....

26/03/2026 14:40 New York Times
Trump Draws Bipartisan Backlash for Easing Oil Sanctions on Russia and Iran

Republicans and Democrats alike have criticized the Trump administration’s moves, taken to stabilize oil markets rocked by the war with Iran, warning that it is benefiting two U.S. adversaries....

25/03/2026 23:09 New York Times
US lifts sanctions on Iranian oil at sea in bid to ease supply pressures

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says move will bring 140m barrels to market but insists Tehran will not benefitMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Trump administration has waived sanctions on Iranian oil purchases at sea for 30 days to ease surging oil prices driven by the US-Israeli war on Iran...

21/03/2026 05:22 The Guardian
U.S. Lifts Fertilizer Sanctions on Belarus as Iran War Causes Price Surge

The Trump administration made the move in exchange for Belarus’s freeing of 250 political prisoners, part of a rapprochement between the two countries....

19/03/2026 19:02 New York Times
Damaged Russian tanker carrying natural gas floats into Libyan waters

Fears of ecological disaster as vessel continues to drift after being struck by suspected drone attackA severely damaged Russian tanker carrying liquified natural gas that has been adrift in the Mediterranean for two weeks, raising concerns of an ecological disaster, has floated into Libyan waters,...

18/03/2026 18:51 The Guardian
As War With Iran Hurts Oil Prices, U.S. Turns to Iranian Boats for Help

Iranian-linked ships carrying Russian oil were among those that received temporary exemptions from sanctions, a sign of how dire the energy crisis is becoming....

17/03/2026 04:00 New York Times
Oil Rises, Bringing Gains to 40% Since the Start of the War

After surging about 10 percent on Thursday, oil prices had little reaction to the decision by President Trump to waive sanctions on the sale of some Russian crude....

14/03/2026 00:32 New York Times
U.S. Sanctions Pause Adds Political Win to Russia’s Economic Gain From Iran War

Kremlin officials said the American move, which Europe opposes, showed that Moscow could not be dislodged from the center of global energy markets....

13/03/2026 17:14 New York Times
Four crew confirmed dead after US military plane crash in Iraq | First Thing

Rescue efforts continue for the remaining crew members, while the US has temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil at sea. Plus, how China and the US see each other onlineGood morning.Four of the six crew members onboard a US military refuelling plane that crashed in western Iraq on Thursday were...

13/03/2026 12:41 The Guardian
Reeves vows to ‘crack down’ on energy and fuel bosses exploiting Britons through ‘rip-off’ prices – UK politics live

The chancellor is set to meet with energy bosses over concerns that companies are profiteering from oil and gas pricesBritain and its partners should maintain collective pressure on Russia through sanctions as it is the best way to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, a Downing Street spokesperson sa...

13/03/2026 12:24 The Guardian
Trump Removes Sanctions on Russian Oil, and Chatbots Want Your Health Records

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13/03/2026 09:59 New York Times
Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was “unfortunate” that the move could benefit Russia, but maintained that it was only for the short term....

13/03/2026 01:32 New York Times
Asia scrambles to confront energy crisis unleashed by Iran war – with no end in sight

From fuel caps to four-day work weeks, the Middle East conflict has left the world’s top crude oil importing region desperate to shore up suppliesDonald Trump has scrambled in recent days to reassure the world that the economic impact of his war on Iran can be contained.Sure, one of the most impor...

12/03/2026 03:40 The Guardian
Roman Abramovich ready to fight UK government over proceeds from £2.5bn Chelsea sale

Russian oligarch says money is his to allocate despite international sanctions imposed on his assetsThe Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has stepped up his row with the British government over the £2.5bn proceeds of his sale of Chelsea FC, insisting that the money is his to allocate despite the in...

09/03/2026 15:23 The Guardian
US considers lifting more sanctions on Russian oil as Iran conflict sees global prices surge

Washington says new measures not aimed at easing restrictions on Moscow and only affect supplies already in transitThe US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said on Friday that his government was considering lifting sanctions on more Russian oil, a day after it temporarily authorised India to buy fr...

07/03/2026 03:13 The Guardian
US grants waiver to allow India to buy Russian oil amid Iran war

‘Stopgap measure’ designed to keep oil flowing into global market as Middle East crisis disrupts crude shipmentsBusiness live – latest updatesThe US has temporarily allowed India to buy Russian oil currently stuck at sea in an effort to keep global supplies flowing and temper further price inc...

06/03/2026 09:28 The Guardian
Ukraine war briefing: Russia claims LNG tanker in Mediterranean hit by drones

The Arctic Metagaz had been carrying 61,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas when it exploded; Ukrainian drones reported to have hit southern Russia. What we know on day 1,471Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, has accused Ukraine of carrying out a attack on one of its liquefied natural gas (LNG)...

05/03/2026 02:46 The Guardian
Ukraine war briefing: Merz tells Trump Ukraine must not give up more territory

German chancellor says that he underscored need for continued support for Kyiv during US visit; Trump says Ukraine is ‘very high’ on his priority list. What we know on day 1,470The German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, in Washington for talks with Donald Trump, said he stressed that Ukraine should...

04/03/2026 01:05 The Guardian
Iran conflict could have ‘very significant’ impact on UK economy, OBR warns; FTSE 100’s biggest fall in 11 months – as it happened

Spring forecast show UK unempoyment to peak higher than feared, as tax take heads for a record, but headroom against fiscal rules has increasedSpring forecast: Reeves insists Labour has ‘right economic plan’ as 2026 growth downgradedUK grocery price inflation has risen, showing that people are b...

03/03/2026 17:58 The Guardian
Suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker seized in North Sea

Belgian special forces boarded the Ethera, which was sailing under the flag of Guinea, on Saturday nightBelgium has seized an oil tanker believed to form part of the so-called “shadow fleet” used by Russia to circumvent western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.Special forces assisted by French...

01/03/2026 16:02 The Guardian
Zelenskyy pushes for Ukraine’s 2027 EU accession as Europe marks four years of war – as it happened

Ursula von der Leyen talks up prospect of €90bn loan but appears cautious on timetable for Ukraine joining blocZelenskyy says “we must be just as determined and strong as we were when the invasion began,” as “the threat hasn’t become smaller.”He says Europe can only respond to this war w...

24/02/2026 18:06 The Guardian
On the trail of Putin's 'shadow fleet' defying sanctions in the English Channel

In the English Channel, less than two hours by fishing boat from Dover, some of the most potent weapons in Russia's war on Ukraine are hiding in plain sight....

24/02/2026 12:56 Skynews
Tuesday briefing: The long and winding road of war in Ukraine, as the human cost mounts

In today’s newsletter: how the war looks from inside the country four years on – and what the west’s audience and leaders still misunderstandGood morning. Today marks four years since Russian tanks first rolled towards Kyiv as Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine – a wa...

24/02/2026 06:41 The Guardian
EU fails to agree on new sanctions on Russia ahead of fourth anniversary of war – Europe live

Hungary’s veto prevents EU countries from adopting latest round of sanctionsOne other thing we will be keeping an eye on today is the latest on the EU-US trade relationship after last Friday’s US supreme court ruling on Trump’s tariffs.The European Parliament is expected to discuss what to do...

23/02/2026 17:49 The Guardian
EU Support for Ukraine Stumbles as Hungary Looks to Delay Aid

Hungary said that it would block both the latest sanctions package on Russia and a financial aid package to Kyiv worth about $106 billion....

23/02/2026 16:40 New York Times
The Ukrainian Bureaucrat Working to Squeeze Russia’s War Machine

Vladyslav Vlasiuk has spent the past four years pressing Western allies to squeeze the Russian economy through more sanctions. He hopes that 2026 will be the tipping point....

23/02/2026 10:02 New York Times
Russia fires scores of missiles at Ukraine as Hungary threatens to block EU sanctions

‘Moscow continues to invest in strikes more than diplomacy,’ says Zelenskyy, as logistics and energy facilities targetedRussia has fired scores of missiles and drones at targets across Ukraine, flattening a residential house in the capital, two days before the fourth anniversary of Vladimir Puti...

22/02/2026 16:12 The Guardian
Credit cards cancelled, Google accounts closed: ICC judges on life under Trump sanctions

Kimberly Prost and Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza vow US reprisals will not affect work of international criminal courtWhen the Canadian Kimberly Prost learned Donald Trump’s administration had imposed sanctions on her, it came as a shock.For years, she has sat as a judge at the international cr...

18/02/2026 12:00 The Guardian
France releases suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker after huge fine, as Ukraine peace talks begin – as it happened

Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier called for ‘justice and strength’ in diplomacy after Russia hit Ukraine with 400 drones and 29 missiles hours before talksThe European Commission is just giving its daily midday press briefing, and it has confirmed plans to adopt the new, 20th, round of sanctions agai...

17/02/2026 16:09 The Guardian
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