Britain on Friday said it had sanctioned more than 20 Russian spies, hackers and agencies over what it called a "sustained campaign of malicious cyber activity" to destabilise Europe. The foreign ministry said it was sanctioning three units of the Russian military intelligence GRU agency and 18 of its officers,

The UK has imposed sanctions on several Russian spy units and military intelligence officers in response to Moscow’s hybrid warfare against western states.

The sanctions also targeted Africa Initiative, which the foreign ministry said employed Russian intelligence officers to carry out information operations in Africa including undermining public health programs and destabilizing various countries.

Snapback” sanctions will be triggered by the end of August if Tehran fails to make concrete progress to limit its nuclear program.

Hasan Alhasan, senior fellow for Middle East Policy at IISS, talks about the Trump administration's policy towards the Middle East – from possible sanctions on Iran, to investments in Bahrain.

If implemented, the sanctions against supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes would dramatically escalate a widening feud between the United States and Brazil.