Swedish authorities suspect the vessel may be part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, a covert network of mostly aging oil tankers used to circumvent sanctions imposed after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. In a post on X, Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said the “older, inadequately insured tankers that circumvent sanctions pose a significant security and environmental […]
Continue ReadingThe desire to join NATO has not blinded Ukraine to the substantial cracks within the alliance. The ambassador admitted that the country’s faith had been shaken, in part because of NATO’s “behavior in the first years of the war, when it deliberately tried to distance itself from all key processes related to providing Ukraine with […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch A container ship owned by French shipping group CMA CGM has successfully navigated the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting Iran may not view France as a hostile nation. The Malta-flagged […]
Continue ReadingThe Paris police department had argued that the four-day gathering was a security threat because it could be a target of terrorism.
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Russia has issued a stark warning to its citizens, advising them against travel to countries with extradition treaties with the United States. In a travel advisory on Wednesday, the […]
Continue ReadingIn a serious train accident in Russia, 24 passengers were injured, most of them escaped with horror. April 3, 2026, 2:01 p.mApril 3, 2026, 2:01 p.m There were 415 passengers on board.Image: keystone Seven double-decker carriages of a night train from Moscow to Chelyabinsk derailed and overturned. There were no deaths, the authorities said, according […]
Continue ReadingClean-up work in Kharkiv after a drone attack on a residential building. Image: keystone April 3, 2026, 1:56 p.mApril 3, 2026, 1:56 p.m According to authorities, the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv near the border with Russia has been hit by constant Russian air strikes for more than a day. There were four rocket attacks […]
Continue ReadingExperts say many US presidents have offered a timeline for a conflict – only to then shift their estimates.
Continue ReadingAs the war in the Middle East continues to tighten global oil supplies by 12 million barrels per day, the European Union is scrambling to address soaring energy bills and encouraging people across the bloc to reduce driving. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The level of alert across the EU27 intensified when Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen shifted the […]
Continue ReadingApril 3, 2026, 12:52 p.mApril 3, 2026, 12:52 p.m The number of ship passages through the Strait of Hormuz has recently increased. According to a report by the data company Windward, 16 freighters sailed through the largely blocked strait on Wednesday, compared to eleven ships the day before. The number of transits has increased for […]
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