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Leaders of the G7 countries have announced plans to restrict the trade in diamonds with Russia in an effort to cut the revenues that fund Moscow’s ongoing war against Ukraine. The G7 leaders announced the new sanctions in a...

May 19, (THEWILL) - The G7 has announced a new wave of sanctions against Russia to pressure President Vladimir Putin, over his invasion of Ukraine. The new package includes a ban on importing Russian diamonds, and Russian-origin copper, aluminium and...

April 17, (THEWILL) - A popular Russian human-rights activist, Vladimir Kara-Murza, has been sentenced to 25 years in jail for publicly condemning his country’s invasion of Ukraine. According to a CNN report, Murza, who is a vocal critic of the...

March 28, (THEWILL) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes be allowed to compete as individual neutrals but has not given a timeline for their participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The decision...

March 23, (THEWILL) - After an eight-year ban, World Athletics (WA) has voted to lift its suspension of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF). The ban was initially imposed in 2015 following the discovery of massive, state-sponsored doping and cover-ups....

February 22, (THEWILL) - In response to the mounting backlash, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has defended its decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to qualify for the Paris 2024 summer Olympics. The Committee said that the Olympics...