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U.S. Kills 2 in Strike in Pacific, as Trump Pressures Venezuela
30 December 2025 at 07:00

U.S. Kills 2 in Strike in Pacific, as Trump Pressures Venezuela

30 December 2025 at 07:00

By: Eric Schmitt

The attack was the 30th announced by the U.S. military since early September. It came days after President Trump said the U.S. had struck a coastal site related to drugs and Venezuela.

The strike, conducted at the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, had targeted a boat sailing along a “known narco-trafficking route” in the eastern Pacific.

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Venezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels in Defiance of Trump’s Blockade Threat
18 December 2025 at 02:37

Venezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels in Defiance of Trump’s Blockade Threat

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18 December 2025 at 02:37

By: Edward Wong， Anatoly Kurmanaev and Eric Schmitt

Pentagon officials, surprised by President Trump’s orders, scrambled to work out a plan to halt sanctioned tankers as Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader, vowed resistance.

An oil tanker anchored near the Cardón Refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021.

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China’s Automakers Are Taking a Shortcut to European Markets
11 August 2025 at 08:54

China’s Automakers Are Taking a Shortcut to European Markets

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11 August 2025 at 08:54

By: Keith Bradsher

Ships carrying Chinese cars are using the Red Sea and Suez Canal even as other vessels still sail around Africa in fear of attacks by the Houthi militia.

The BYD Explorer No. 1, carrying 5,000 electric cars, at a stop in Singapore last year on its way to the Netherlands.

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Oil Tanker and Container Ship Collide in the North Sea
10 March 2025 at 16:55

Oil Tanker and Container Ship Collide in the North Sea

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10 March 2025 at 16:55

By: Megan Specia

A container ship hit a stationary U.S.-flagged oil tanker on Monday, forcing the crews to abandon ship and raising fears about a leak of jet fuel.

Multiple explosions were reported and jet fuel leaked after a container ship, the Solong, right, collided with an oil tanker, the Stena Immaculate, on Monday.

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Britain Says Russian Spy Ship Returned to U.K. Waters in Sign of Kremlin Threat
22 January 2025 at 21:54

Britain Says Russian Spy Ship Returned to U.K. Waters in Sign of Kremlin Threat

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22 January 2025 at 21:54

By: Stephen Castle and Michael Schwirtz

The British defense secretary told Parliament that the Yantar, which he described as a Russian spy ship, had come near Britain’s coast for the second time in a few months.

A handout picture released by Britain’s Ministry of Defense shows the Royal Navy’s RFA Proteus, right, patrolling near a Russian vessel, the Yantar, in November 2024.