U.S. President Donald Trump unexpectedly shortened his deadline for hitting Russia with the most severe sanctions on its oil exports to date. While the market has called the president’s bluff thus far,

The Netherlands has banned two far-right Israeli ministers from entering the country. The move comes as the European Union considers partially suspending Israel’s access to a science and technology program.

A billionaire ally of Roman Abramovich lost a last ditch attempt to lift sanctions at the UK top court, as judges declared that the measures had to be tough to be effective.

The Indian owners of three vessels chartered to Nayara Energy have asked the Russian-backed firm to end their contracts following recent European Union sanctions on the refiner, six sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Republican leaders said they were ready to vote as soon as this month on punishing penalties against Moscow but have paused after President Trump threatened to act unilaterally within weeks.

Germany, France and the United Kingdom hold talks with Iran in Istanbul Friday, just days after the three European nations warned they would reimpose stiff sanctions on Tehran.

The United States urged the United Nations Security Council on Monday to adjust its sanctions on Syria to help the country's government prevail in what the acting U.S. ambassador described as "the fight against terrorism.

When the economic violence of broad sanctions becomes widely known, they will be indefensible and no longer politically sustainable.