Syrian friends Anas Kanaan, 34, and Mouein al-Hadi, 36, were told by people smugglers that they would easily be able to get to Germany from Belarus. They just had to pay 3,000 euros ($3,390) each to an intermediary in Turkey.

A digital ape, a domain address and virtual land parcels are among the $342.5 million held in cryptoasset wallets subject to new OFAC sanctions - marking the first time that NFTs have been associated with OFAC-sanctioned entities.