42 h. ago Police hunt British husband after wife is shot dead at hotel resort in Thailand

Anthony James Condron, 56, from Witham, Essex, allegedly murdered Pattanee Urapanom, 43, with a handgun at their hotel resort before fleeing the scene.

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44 h. ago US to remove captain of oil tanker off Scottish coast 'imminently'

The captain’s wife had called for her husband to be protected by the Scottish courts, but it now looks like he and his first officer will be removed by the US.

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55 h. ago Wife of captain of oil tanker captured by US forces starts legal action to free him

Judicial review request made in Edinburgh says Avtandil Kalandadze of Russian-flagged Marinera is being detained unlawfullyLawyers acting for the wife of the captain of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker captured by US forces in UK waters are calling for a judicial review of his situation, claiming he is being detained unlawfully.The Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella 1, has been in the Moray Firth in recent days. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Wife of oil tanker captain captured by US in North Sea starts legal action to free him

Judicial review request made in Edinburgh says Avtandil Kalandadze of Russian-flagged Marinera is being detained unlawfullyLawyers acting for the wife of the captain of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker captured by US forces in UK waters are calling for a judicial review of his situation, claiming he is being detained unlawfully.The Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella 1, has been in the Moray Firth in recent days. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Court grants order to keep captain of seized oil tanker in Scotland

Avtandil Kalandadze's tanker was seized by US authorities, and his wife's lawyers argue that the US is attempting to bypass extradition processes.

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3 d. ago France detains captain of suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker seized in Mediterranean

The captain of an oil tanker intercepted by the French navy in the Mediterranean Sea is in custody for questioning

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4 d. ago Russian diplomat snapped ‘SPYING’ on seized oil tanker off Scots coast after US raid

RUSSIA’S top diplomat in Scotland snooped on a seized oil tanker in a “comedy” propaganda stunt. Consul General Denis Moskalenko was mocked after being snapped peering through binoculars at the US-captured Marinera in the Moray Firth. His officials released the images after this month’s operation aided by the UK, amid claims the ship broke sanctions...

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4 d. ago Britain plans to seize more Russian tankers and sell their oil to send millions to fund Ukraine's war against Putin

Senior Government sources told the MoS they expect each seized tanker in Russia's sanctions-busting 'shadow fleet' would raise tens of millions.

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4 d. ago Grinch storming: Dramatic moment French commandos hit Putin tanker

Vladimir Putin's sanctions-busting oil tanker The Grinch was seized in a dramatic French Navy raid using British intelligence as allies continue to target Russia's shadow fleet

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5 d. ago Royal Navy tracks Russian warship and oil tanker through English Channel

The navy said two patrol ships, supported by a Wildcat helicopter, were dispatched to intercept the Russian warship Boikiy

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5 d. ago Royal Navy warships activated to intercept Russian vessels in the English Channel

UK warships and aircraft have been activated to meet the Russian corvette Boikiy and accompanying oil tanker MT General Skobelev as they sailed towards the North Sea

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6 d. ago Whales are now ‘sharing’ food amid shortages due to climate change

Fin, humpback, and minke whales in the Gulf of St Lawrence are eating more fish and less krill than they did in the past

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6 d. ago French navy intercepts suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker in Mediterranean

Emmanuel Macron says the oil tanker was boarded and searched ‘subject to international sanctions’ The French navy has intercepted a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean suspected to be part of the “shadow fleet” that enables Russia to export oil despite sanctions.“This morning, the French navy boarded and searched an oil tanker from Russia, subject to international sanctions and suspected of flying a false flag,” President Emmanuel Macron said on X. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago France's Navy intercepts an oil tanker in the Mediterranean sailing from Russia

Officials say that France’s Navy, working with intelligence provided by the United Kingdom, intercepted an oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea that traveled from Russia, in a mission targeting the sanctioned Russian shadow fleet

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6 d. ago Britain helps France seize 'Russian shadow fleet' tanker in commando

'This morning, the French Navy boarded and searched an oil tanker from Russia, subject to international sanctions and suspected of flying a false flag,' he said on X.

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6 d. ago UK helps forces storm Russian 'false flag' oil tanker 'Grinch' in blow to Putin

A Russian oil tanker, Grinch, suspected of operating with a false flag, has been stopped in the Mediterranean by the French navy with the help of the British

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8 d. ago Trump seizes SEVENTH tanker in Caribbean as footage shows special forces on boat after it ‘took oil from Venezuela’

AMERICAN forces have seized a seventh oil tanker linked to Venezuela as President Donald Trump ramps up his campaign to choke off illicit crude exports from the country. US Southern Command said the Motor Vessel Sagitta was boarded and taken under control “without incident” in the Caribbean after operating in defiance of Trump’s quarantine on...

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8 d. ago US forces in Caribbean seize seventh sanctioned oil tanker linked to Venezuela

U.S. forces have boarded and taken control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela as the Trump administration continues its efforts to take control of the oil in the South American country

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1 week ago Putin ally mocks UK over ‘sending 007 and his Bond girls’ to save Greenland from Trump

Putin's outspoken ally Dmitry Rogozin has poked fun at the UK over sending one person to Greenland in attempts to protect the area as Donald Trump continutes his takeover plans

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1 week ago Russia taunts Britain claiming UK ‘sent 007 and his Bond girls’ to save Greenland

A close Vladimir Putin ally and war fanatic Dmitry Rogozin has mocked Britain over sending one member of a defence force to Greenland by asking if it was James Bond

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