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Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Taiwan Tracks Second Chinese ‘Combat’ Patrol in a Week, Sends Ships and Jets to Monitor
News

Taiwan Tracks Second Chinese ‘Combat’ Patrol in a Week, Sends Ships and Jets to Monitor

Taiwan sent ships and fighter jets to monitor the second Chinese "joint combat readiness patrol" in a week near the island, in what a senior Taiwanese security

May 26, 2026
Total Views: 368

Monday, May 25, 2026
Russia says magnetic mines found on tanker at Ust-Luga port
Featured

Russia Says Magnetic Mines Found On Tanker At Ust-Lugaport

MOSCOW, May 25 (Reuters) – Several NATO-produced magnetic mines had been detected on a tanker in Russia’s Baltic Sea port of

May 25, 2026
Total Views: 43007

Sunday, May 24, 2026
Israeli soldiers are seen on a vessel bearing symbols of the Global Sumud Flotilla, with an Israeli military ship behind it, as seen from Ashdod
Incidents

Freed Gaza Flotilla Activists Allege Israeli Abuse

By Anna Uras, Rami Ayyub and Layli Foroudi ROME/JERUSALEM/PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) – Activists released from Israeli custody after being

May 24, 2026
Total Views: 659

a great white shark. Great white sharks are one of the largest predatory fish in the world.
Incidents

Shark Attack Kills Man On Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

CANBERRA, May 24 (Reuters) – A 39-year-old man has died after being attacked by a shark on Sunday while fishing on the Great Barrier Reef,

May 24, 2026
Total Views: 1432

A Chinese coastguard ship sails during a military drill near Fuzhou, Fujian Province, near the Taiwan-controlled Matsu Islands that are close to the Chinese coast, China, April 8, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo/File Photo
Defense

Chinese Ship Leaves After Tense Standoff Near Taiwan-Controlled Islands

By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, May 24 (Reuters) – A Chinese coast guard ship left waters near Taiwan’s strategically located Pratas

May 24, 2026
Total Views: 1272

Saturday, May 23, 2026
Facilities of CPC marine terminal near Novorossiysk
Defense

Ukraine Says It Hit Russia’s Sheskharis Oil Terminal On Black Sea

KYIV, May 23 (Reuters) – The Ukrainian military said on Saturday it had struck Russia’s Sheskharis oil terminal – one of the largest on the

May 23, 2026
Total Views: 1523

Friday, May 22, 2026
Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam
Shipping

Iran’s Expanding Hormuz Control Deepens Crisis for 20,000 Stranded Seafarers

Iran's publication of a new map asserting its control over the Strait of Hormuz risks extending an already punishing ordeal for thousands of mariners

May 22, 2026
Total Views: 1057

opec headquarters vienna
Energy

UAE Left OPEC to Pump More as End of Oil Era Looms, Presidential Adviser Says

The UAE's decision to leave OPEC was three years in the making and is based on its view the world is near the “autumn of the hydrocarbon age”, meaning the

May 22, 2026
Total Views: 1124

Thursday, May 21, 2026
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a round table on collegiate sports in the White House in Washington, D.C.
News

U.S. and Iran Still Deadlocked on Key Issues Despite Signs of Diplomatic Progress

The U.S. and Iran stuck to opposing stances on Thursday over Tehran's uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz, although U.S. Secretary of State

May 21, 2026
Total Views: 849

Ships moored Parana River Port Argentina
News

US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Warns of China Role in Argentina Contract Bid

U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Brian Mast has warned U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio of “Chinese malign influence” in a bid for

May 21, 2026
Total Views: 517

ADNOC CEO Says Hormuz Oil Flows May Not Fully Recover Before 2027
Energy

ADNOC CEO Says Hormuz Oil Flows May Not Fully Recover Before 2027

Full oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz will not return before the first or second quarter of 2027, even if the Middle East conflict ended now, the head of

May 21, 2026
Total Views: 609

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
The Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I arrives in Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra
News

Inside Iran’s Expanding Hormuz Transit System: Checkpoints, Diplomatic Deals and Passage Fees

The tanker crew gathered their courage and carefully navigated along a route designated by Iran, hugging the coastline and maneuvering their hulking vessel

May 20, 2026
Total Views: 1277

New UAE Pipeline Bypassing Hormuz Now 50% Complete, ADNOC CEO Says
Energy

New UAE Pipeline Bypassing Hormuz Now 50% Complete, ADNOC CEO Says

A new crude oil pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz and which the United Arab Emirates began building last year is now 50% complete, the CEO of state

May 20, 2026
Total Views: 8381

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Iranian Exchange House, Shadow Fleet Vessels
News

US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Iranian Exchange House, Shadow Fleet Vessels

The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on an Iranian foreign currency exchange house and what it said were front companies overseeing

May 19, 2026
Total Views: 346

Monday, May 18, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Is Cracking the Petrodollar System
Shipping

The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Is Cracking the Petrodollar System

The U.S. dollar-dominated global oil trading system is being tested by the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, as governments in major consuming

May 18, 2026
Total Views: 3791

A drone view shows a vessel sailing near the cruise ship MV Hondius as it arrives for disinfection at the Port of Rotterdam,
Cruise Ships

Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Reaches Rotterdam

A luxury liner at the center of an outbreak of hantavirus docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam on Monday, where authorities were disembarking the remaining

May 18, 2026
Total Views: 429

Military Jets’ Crew Members Safely Ejected after Idaho Air Show Collision, Navy Says
Incidents

Military Jets’ Crew Members Safely Ejected after Idaho Air Show Collision, Navy Says

Four crew members involved in a mid-air collision of military jets at an air show ejected safely on Sunday outside Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, the

May 18, 2026
Total Views: 1322

Sunday, May 17, 2026
ssia-origin fuel tanker bound for Cuba anchored in Venezuelan waters
Shipping

Shippers Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM Suspend Cuba Bookings After US Executive Order

By Gus Trompiz, Christoph Steitz and Dave Sherwood PARIS/FRANKFURT/HAVANA, May 17 (Reuters) – Shipping giants CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd HLAG.DE said

May 17, 2026
Total Views: 2179

Drone view of oil tanker HELGA berthed at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra
Shipping

Iraq Exported 10 Million Barrels Of Oil Through Strait Of Hormuz In April

By Muayad Hameed BAGHDAD, May 16 (Reuters) – Iraq exported 10 million barrels of oil via the Strait of Hormuz in April, down from about 93 million

May 17, 2026
Total Views: 1020

Saturday, May 16, 2026
Return,Of,The,Fishing,Seiner,After,The,Catch,At,Sunset
Maritime Security Incidents

Greece Asks EU To Step In Over ‘Unlawful Fishing’ By Turkey

ATHENS, May 15 (Reuters) – Greece on Friday asked the European Union to step in and stop what it said was unlawful fishing and violation of

May 16, 2026
Total Views: 698