Russian attacks left Ukraine’s southeastern regions of Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia almost entirely without power, the country’s energy ministry said on Wednesday night. Critical infrastructure was “operating on reserve power”, it said in a statement on Telegram, while officials said water supplies and the internet were also disrupted. Russia has recently intensified attacks on Ukraine’s energy […]
Continue ReadingThe United States says it has seized two tankers linked to Venezuelan oil exports in “back-to-back” operations in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean. US forces boarded the Russian-flagged Marinera after a pursuit lasting almost two weeks and as it travelled through the waters between Iceland and Scotland. The British Navy gave logistical support by […]
Continue ReadingThe US has announced the seizure of two oil tankers: the Marinera formerly known as the Bella 1 in the North Atlantic and the Sophia in international waters near the Caribbean.
Continue ReadingGabriela Pomeroy, Alicia Curryand Adrienne Murray,in Copenhagen Mia Chemnitz Mia Chemnitz says “the people of Greenland do not want to become American” “The people of Greenland do not want to become American,” Mia Chemnitz tells the BBC. “We are not for sale.” The 32-year-old business owner in the Greenlandic capital Nuuk reflects the sentiments of […]
Continue ReadingGetty Images Thousands of residents fled the Ashrafieh neighbourhood of Aleppo on Wednesday At least 12 people have reportedly been killed during two days of intense clashes between Syrian government and Kurdish fighters in the northern city of Aleppo. Tens of thousands of civilians have also fled the Kurdish majority neighbourhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and […]
Continue ReadingBernd Debusmann Jr,at the White Houseand Nick Beake & Kayla Epstein Watch: What Trump and Vance have said about Greenland Donald Trump wants to take Greenland – and the White House has confirmed that all options are on the table, including the use of force. While a military operation is just one of a range […]
Continue ReadingJessica ParkerBerlin correspondent BBC Lena’s family have been cooking on a camping stove Power is being restored to the last homes hit by a five-day blackout in Germany’s snow-covered capital, Berlin. The outage was caused by a suspected arson attack and came as temperatures dipped below freezing. It is reportedly the longest blackout in the […]
Continue ReadingUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced he will hold talks with Denmark next week amid concerns over America’s desire to acquire the Danish territory of Greenland. Marco Rubio’s statement to reporters following a closed-door briefing with US senators comes a day after the White House said US President Donald Trump had been discussing […]
Continue ReadingReuters The war in Ukraine is nearing its fourth anniversary Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says European allies have not given him sound guarantees that they will protect his country in the case of a new Russian agreession. “I am asking this very question to all our partners and I have not received a clear, unambiguous […]
Continue ReadingThe US Coast Guard boarded two “ghost fleet” tanker ships in a “meticulously coordinated” operation, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. Noem said one ship was in the North Atlantic Sea while the other was in international waters near the Caribbean. The operations took place within hours of each other, she adds. The tankers, the […]
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