The decision, quietly announced by the government on Tuesday evening, includes waivers on new sanctions blocking purchases of jet fuel and diesel refined from Russian crude oil in third countries and echoes a similar move by the US.

The waiver — which Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch labelled as “insane” — began on Wednesday and is intended to address supply concerns caused by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the US-Iran war.

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has unsealed an indictment charging former Cuban President Raúl Castro, now 94 years old, along with five other Cuban officials, over the 1996 shoot-down of two civilian aircraft belonging to Brothers to the Rescue in which four people died.

At a press conference announcing the case, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced several key questions about the indictment, including why it took three decades to bring charges against Castro.

“I cannot explain or justify why now as opposed to two decades ago or 30 years ago when it happened,” Blanche said.

He also declined to discuss evidence beyond what appears in the indictment itself.

Another major question remains unresolved: how the U.S. plans to bring the 94-year-old Cuban leader to trial from a country that has no extradition treaty with Washington.

Blanche said the DOJ expects Raúl Castro to appear “by his own will or by another way.”

Restrictions under consultation include curfews for young users and wider restrictions on children’s access to online services, with implications across internet services from video games, VPNs to even static websites.

Age assurance mandates risk cementing the dominance of gatekeeper app stores, operating systems, and platforms’ walled gardens.