The Trump administration escalated its fight against the International Criminal Court by imposing sanctions on four more court officials involved in work related to alleged Israeli and US war crimes.

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian refiner Nayara Energy, backed by Russia and under European Union sanctions, is relying on a dark fleet to import oil and transport refined fuels, according to shipping reports and LSEG flows.

US oilfield services group Weatherford International is expanding its Russia business despite strict new sanctions designed to curb the flow of petrodollars crucial to President Vladimir Putin’s war chest.

For years, Donald Trump criticized presidents for empty threats. He often pointed to then-President Barack Obama failing to enforce his “red line” on Syria using chemical weapons. During his first term in 2017, Trump called it a “blank threat” that cost us “in many other parts of the world.”

The judge at the center of escalating tensions between Brazil and the United States told Reuters he is counting on a change of heart from President Donald Trump to unwind sanctions against him, which he said lack consensus within the U.

The State Department called the court a “national security threat” over inquests targeting the United States and Israel.

The 13 businesses are accused of working with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, a group designated by the U.S. government as a foreign terrorist organization.

The punishment handed down by Michigan for its signal-stealing scandal appears to signal a shift in the NCAA enforcement and punishment process.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told ABC's "This Week" that the deadline for negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine is "as soon as possible" and imposing more sanctions on Russia would represent "walking away from any prospect of a negotiated settlement" and "probably just adding six,

The NCAA handed down sweeping penalties to Michigan, Jim Harbaugh, and other members of the U-M coaching staff over its sign-stealing scheme.

Britain on Wednesday sanctioned financial networks it said were being used by Russia to evade existing Western sanctions, including Kyrgyz crypto networks, as it ramps up pressure on Moscow over the war in Ukraine.