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.

The US Senate has voted to repeal the 2019 Caesar Act, ending long-standing sanctions on Syria and opening the door for investment under the country’s new leadership.

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.

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.

Belarus had previously faced Western sanctions for its crackdown on human rights and for allowing Moscow to use its territory in the invasion of Ukraine

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.

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

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