Russia opened three days of Duma voting, including in occupied Ukrainian territories, amid opposition limits and verification concerns.
Norway has detained a Russian research vessel in Svalbard as Naftogaz intensifies its campaign to enforce a Hague arbitration award against Russia.
The US has lifted sanctions on Miami-based Bel-Kap-Steel, linked to Belarus’s metallurgical sector, amid political prisoner releases and evolving Minsk-Washington negotiations.
The US initiates a $100 million humanitarian aid program to Cuba while maintaining sanctions and exploring military options against Havana's regime.
The US has imposed sanctions on five Cuban state-owned firms controlling 40% of GDP, targeting GAESA-linked entities and escalating tensions amid legal claims by American companies.
Dilshod Ahmedov, former CEO of Uzbekistan's O‘zmetkombinat, is internationally wanted over allegations of large-scale embezzlement amid an ongoing investigation.