The package would impose sanctions on Russian officials, oligarchs, financial institutions and the so-called shadow fleet used to evade restrictions on Moscow’s oil exports. It would also allow President Donald Trump to set tariffs of up to 500% on Russian imports, including gas and oil.
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The great Infantino divide: Who is for and against the controversial FIFA chief?
The Norwegian Football Association has called for Infantino to resign while Mexico and Argentina have come out in support of the beleaguered FIFA boss.
Italy says it won’t take orders from Spain on border checks
GROSSETO, Italy — The Italo-Spanish clash on border controls is escalating. Italy on Friday said it has no intention of suspending border checks on travelers from Spain, “a friendly country,” and rebuffed Madrid’s threats to retaliate if Rome maintains the emergency measures it instituted in response to the mass arrival of migrants in the Spanish exclave…
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Wildfire burns 100 hectares near Narbonne in France
Canadairs and helicopters battle a wildfire that has burned around 100 hectares in France’s Corbières massif near Narbonne after a road accident.
Deal beyond football: Mohamed Salah at Trabzonspor boosts tourism and Türkiye’s economy
With Mohamed Salah joining Trabzonspor, the city expects more visitors, especially Egyptian and Arab fans, reinforcing its status as a destination for tourism and sport.
Trump administration to pay €1.06 billion to cancel RWE offshore wind leases
US President Donald Trump, long a critic of wind energy, has repeatedly dismissed wind turbines as unsightly and has labelled them an “economic and environmental disaster.”
UK Labour membership plummeted under Keir Starmer
LONDON — The ruling Labour Party lost a fifth of its members last year as Keir Starmer’s government was hit by scandal, deployed unpopular policies and was forced into a raft of U-turns. The extent of the exodus from the governing party — which was led by Starmer until he resigned as prime minister in…
UEFA may still boycott FIFA events as it says Infantino apology ‘changes nothing’
“Yesterday’s announcement that some people employed by the FIFA President (and whose careers depend on his favour) agree with him changes nothing,” UEFA said in a statement on Thursday.
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