Sanctions

As of this week, the bill has 53 co-sponsors, including high-profile figures such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ro Khanna.

In his order, US judge Jesse M. Furman cited a case in 2025 in which two law professors brought forward a lawsuit against Trump's executive order imposing sanctions on the ICC.

"My message to finance ministers here today...on Ukraine, is to stay the path on tough economic sanctions on Russia," said British finance minister John Healey.

Jorge Rodriguez has led the Venezuelan legislature since 2021. Acting President Delcy Rodriguez took power earlier this year after the US ousted Nicolas Maduro, who is now awaiting trial in the US.

The ordinance would bar the city from investing in or procuring labor, services, or goods from companies that support entities identified by the ordinance as violating international law.

Eligible families in Beirut will receive up to $14,000, while those elsewhere in Lebanon will get $12,000 under Hezbollah's newly announced housing assistance plan, the terror group said.

“Any attempt by Iran to threaten, silence, intimidate, harass, harm, or coerce people on our territories through proxies or any other means is unacceptable,” the statement read.

The bipartisan group of senators pointed out that Congress passed a ban on all energy imports from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Fourteen others were wounded in the attack on Zaporizhzhia, an industrial city whose outskirts lie less than 30 km from the frontline of the war.

The sanctions were brought against companies, including those allegedly involved in Russian financial services and entities that facilitate the production and trade of Russian ballistic missiles.