Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BRUSSELS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - European Union countries on Monday gave their final approval to ban Russian gas imports by late 2027, making their vow to cut ties with their former top supplier legally binding, nearly four years after Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PARIS (AP) -- France's Navy, working with intelligence provided by the United Kingdom, on Thursday intercepted an oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea that traveled from Russia, in a mission targeting the sanctioned Russian shadow fleet, officials said.