The U.S. Treasury said Wednesday it imposed new sanctions on Russia over its "lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war in Ukraine."

This cluster of quakes serves as a reminder that large subsea seismic events near Russia can trigger trans-Pacific tsunami alerts, with possible effects for Alaska, Hawaii, and the US West Coast. The pair of earthquakes that struck Saturday were both moderate in strength, measuring at 5.2 and 5.3 magnitude, according to the USGS.

Russia notified the United States in advance about the exercises of its strategic nuclear forces, including the deployment of the latest Burevestnik missile. This was announced on October 27 by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

Russia and Venezuela have entered into a strategic partnership intended to expand their cooperation in the areas of energy, mining, transport and security. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the agreement,

U.S. officials also told European counterparts that they support the EU using frozen Russian assets to buy U.S. weapons for Kyiv.

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was delighted to learn last week that Russia and the United States had chosen his country as the venue for another summit on ending the war in Ukraine.

Xi meeting and a string of international summits this fall will show that Putin did not just gamble the Russian economy with his war in Ukraine but also his country’s relevance.

The European Union on Thursday formally adopted sweeping sanctions targeting Russia's energy sector, a day after the United States announced punitive measures against the Kremlin's oil industry.

But for most of its 16-year history, the BRICS has not positioned itself in opposition to the United States and its allies. Several BRICS members have even been close U.S. partners. Washington has built a strong trade relationship with Brazil,