2 h. ago US military aircraft pictured at Scots airport during Russian oil tanker seizure

American aircrafts landed in Wick as part of a military operation in the North Atlantic.

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4 h. ago Moscow says US seizure of Russian tanker risks military escalation at sea

Russia’s foreign ministry accuses Washington of lowering the ‘threshold for use of force’

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7 h. ago Sanctioned Russian oil tanker 'spotted sailing through English Channel' a day after US seized another rogue ship off Iceland

The ship was sanctioned by the US when it was named Tia in 2024, but it is now sailing under a false name.

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11 h. ago UK was ‘absolutely willing’ to support US in seizing Russian tanker – minister

Douglas Alexander said the ship seized in water between Iceland and Scotland was ‘part of the shadow fleet that funds Russia’s war effort in Ukraine’.

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16 h. ago U.S. vows to control Venezuela’s oil ‘indefinitely’ after UK helps Trump seize two tankers: Live updates

Trump claimed that American companies would be sending workers to Venezuela to help rebuild the nation’s oil industry infrastructure

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25 h. ago Trump on collision course with Putin after US seizes Russian

British armed forces supported Washington’s dramatic capture of the Marinera in the Atlantic as global tensions grow

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26 h. ago Oil blockades, a two week chase and ‘outright piracy’: All we know about blacklisted supertanker seized by US

The Marinera, registered under a Russian flag, is the third sanctioned tanker the US has seized in recent weeks, Alex Croft reports

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27 h. ago Tensions flare as Russian lawmaker accuses US of PIRACY after Trump's forces seize two ships in daring raids: Live updates

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed that the 'blockade' of sanctioned Venezuelan oil remains in 'full effect' after the US secured a Russian-flagged oil tanker in European waters.

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28 h. ago Russia and China fear NATO because of ME: Trump launches ferocious attack on allies as he threatens Greenland invasion

Donald Trump has launched a ferocious attack on his NATO allies just hours after America seized a Russian-flagged tanker in European waters.

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28 h. ago US special forces use tiny Scottish airport to launch raid to seize Marinera oil tanker

US special forces have seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela for sanctions violations, launching the operation from Wick John O'Groats airport in northern Scotland with RAF support

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28 h. ago British armed forces were involved in US seizure of oil tanker, MoD reveals

The Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera was seized by US forces on Wednesday.

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28 h. ago Britain is now helping Trump play Big Man in the Atlantic with seizure of Russian

The seizure of the oil tanker Marinera and Britain’s role in it is an embarrassing farce, writes world affair editor Sam Kiley on the Venezuelan-Colombian border

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29 h. ago ‘No state has the right to use force against ships,’ says Moscow after US seizes Russian

Marinera, also known as the Bella 1, has been taken over in North Atlantic with second Venezuela-linked vessel seized in CaribbeanPeople in Greenland, share your views on Donald Trump’s commentsMeanwhile, in the UK, Nigel Farage has offered his take on Trump’s plans to control Greenland, saying it would be “outrageous” for the US to seize it from Denmark.Farage says he agrees with Starmer that the fate of Greenland must be decided by Greenland and Denmark, not the US – but sided with Trump on “some genuine security concerns” that require further presence there.“What I will say is this. There are some genuine security concerns around Greenland and that becomes ever more relevant with a retraction of the ice caps as we head towards the North Pole. There is a strong feeling in British intelligence circles, and many in Nato, that there needs to be a significant Nato base located directly on the north of Greenland.At the moment, it would appear that is something Greenland is not particul...

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30 h. ago US special forces launch operation from Scots airport to seize oil tanker linked to Venezuela

US forces launched a daring raid to seize the Marinera, a rusting Russian-flagged vessel said to have escaped Donald Trump’s "total naval blockade" of Venezuela.

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50 h. ago US 'plans to seize Venezuelan tanker' as it races towards Russia to escape capture

A high-stakes chase could unfold in waters near the British Isles as the US prepares to seize a sanctioned Venezuelan oil tanker racing for Russian protection to avoid American forces

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7 d. ago Finland seizes ship and Russian crew suspected of cutting undersea cable by dragging their anchor

Finnish authorities seized and inspected the vessel suspected to have caused the damage, the country's border guard said in a statement.

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8 d. ago Russian ship seized by Finnish authorities for 'damaging undersea cables'

The captured cargo vessel left St Petersburg and was travelling between Finland’s capital Helsinki and Tallinn in Estonia

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3 w. ago ‘Money today or blood tomorrow’: EU leaders race to secure deal for Ukraine

Summit divided on idea of loan secured against Russian assets, as Belgium seeks guarantees if scheme goes wrongBelgian politicians and finance bosses targeted by Russian intelligence over seized assetsEU leaders are racing to secure a funding deal for Ukraine that has been cast as a choice between “money today or blood tomorrow”, but Belgium continues to oppose a loan secured against Russia’s frozen assets.At a summit billed as make or break, EU leaders are discussing an unprecedented move to tap some of Russia’s €210bn sovereign assets frozen in the bloc days after the full-scale invasion of 2022. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Belgian politicians and finance bosses targeted by Russian intelligence over seized assets

Exclusive: Key figures at frozen assets depository among targets of intimidation campaign, say European intelligence agenciesBelgian politicians and senior finance executives have been subject to a campaign of intimidation orchestrated by Russian intelligence aimed at persuading the country to block the use of €185bn assets for Ukraine, according to European intelligence agencies.Security officials indicated to the Guardian that there had been deliberate targeting of key figures at Euroclear, the securities depository holding the majority of Russia’s frozen assets, and leaders of the country. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago MPs warned Russian hackers are trying to gain access to their WhatsApp accounts and could even seize control of messaging apps

Sir Lindsay Hoyle , the Speaker of the House of Commons, has issued a fresh security alert in response to recent targeting of messaging apps used by parliamentarians.

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