Oil Tankers Attacked Off Iraq as Middle East Crisis Worsens

Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Two oil tankers were hit in Iraqi waters, the latest in a string of attacks…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Bloomberg #hormuz #Iraq #IraqiNewsagency #MinaAlFahal #oiltankers #oilterminals #OmanNewsAgency #PersianGulf #Territorialwaters #UKMaritimeTradeOperations #World
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Saturday, January 17, 2026

Zelensky announces arrival of 'serious' air defense package as deepening Ukraine energy crisis prompts easing of curfew rules -- Navy confirms major damage to Russian drone factory after joint operation with SBU -- Inside Ukraine's AWOL and desertion crisis -- France replaces US as main intelligence provider to Kyiv ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/01/saturday-january-17-2026/

The #SecondGulfOfSidraIncident occurred on #ThisDayInHistory in 1989, when two #MiG23 Floggers were shot down by two #F14Tomcat fighters. #Libya claimed expanded #TerritorialWaters so the US provoked fights by violating them. This was discussed in a paper I wrote some years ago.
Craig Murray: The Beat of UK War Drums
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/11/20/craig-murray-the-beat-of-uk-war-drums/
Talk about a Russian ship “inside British waters” is the normal refuge of extremely unpopular governments. It is also part of the military industrial complex’s tightening grip on the state. By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk In fascist lockstep, the entire British…
#Politics #Commentary #Nato #Propaganda #Russia #Surveillance #UnitedKingdon #CraigMurray #DefenceSecretaryJohnHealey #FreedomOfNavigation #HighSeas #InternationalLaw #LawOfTheSea #NordstreamSabotage #SeveromoskNavalBase #TerritorialWaters #Yantar
Craig Murray: The Beat of UK War Drums

Talk about a Russian ship "inside British waters" is the normal refuge of extremely unpopular governments. It is also part of the military industrial complex's tightening grip on the state. By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk In fascist lockstep, the entire British media, broadcast and print

Consortium News

Colombia accuses US of 'murder' after strike on boat

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8xg1jve73o

"The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure," when it was struck. He added: "We await explanations from the US government."

#USA #Murder #Columbia #Waters #Fisherman #PoliticalStunt #RiskWar #TerritorialWaters #InternationalCrime #Trump

Trump ends aid to to Colombia, calls country's leader a 'drug dealer'

The move is the latest in a string of escalations from the US which has struck at least six ships in the Caribbean Sea in recent weeks.

Sunday, April 27 2025

Russia attacked Chornobyl Nuclear Plant in February, damaging confinement. Can it be fully restored? — US signals support for Europe’s peacekeeping coalition in Ukraine — Russia training to integrate motorcycles into summer offensive in Ukraine — Interpol investigates Russian company for human trafficking over African workers in Tatarstan drone factory … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/04/sunday-april-27-2025/

Sunday, April 27 2025 – Writeworks.UK

Sri Lankan Navy Fires at Indian Fishing Boat, Injuring Two

Incident adds to ongoing India-Sri Lanka fisheries dispute

Sri Lankan Navy Fires at Indian Fishing Boat, Injuring Two

Incident adds to ongoing India-Sri Lanka fisheries dispute

Chinese, Japanese Coast Guards Clash Over Diaoyu Islands

China has claimed that several Japanese vessels illegally entered its territorial waters between June 20 and 24

Chinese, Japanese Coast Guards Clash Over Diaoyu Islands

China has claimed that several Japanese vessels illegally entered its territorial waters between June 20 and 24