The sanctions are among the most significant measures that the United States has taken against the Russian energy sector since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
THE WASHINGTON POST: In an art heist, selling can be more difficult than stealing. Art crime experts explain what happens after a theft and why criminal groups have turned to precious metals.
European countries and Ukraine have reportedly proposed a peace board chaired by US President Donald Trump to oversee the implementation of a 12-point plan to end war with Russia.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived at prison in Paris to start a five-year sentence for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya.
AARON PATRICK: After defeating Russia’s summer offensive, Ukraine hopes to secure US Tomahawk cruise missiles to degrade Russia’s vital oil and gas industry.
Spanish police are investigating the sudden death of the Mango clothing empire’s founder Isak Andic as a possible homicide, with his son as the key suspect.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump’s secretary of defence offered unusually strong criticism of Russia, just as Ukraine seeks American Tomahawk missiles.