The Wall Street Journal

Evan Gershkovich, a journalist for The Wall Street Journal, has been sentenced to 16 years in a high-security penal colony on espionage charges by the Sverdlovsk Regional Court in Yekaterinburg. …

In a bid to stabilise fuel prices ahead of the upcoming elections, the Biden administration has intentionally implemented softer energy sanctions against major oil-producing countries like Russia, Iran, and Venezuela. …