4 h. ago US Coast Guard pursuing another oil tanker off coast of Venezuela

Official indicates vessel is subject to sanctions after Trump’s ‘blockade’ on sanctioned tankers in and out of VenezuelaUS Coast Guard officials said on Sunday that they are tracking an oil tanker in international waters close to Venezuela, according to Reuters, marking the second such action over the weekend – and the third within the past week.One official indicated that the tanker is subject to sanctions. The officials, who requested anonymity, did not disclose the precise location of the pursuit. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago US troops seize THIRD vessel off Venezuela coast after Trump orders ‘complete’ blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers

A THIRD oil tanker has been intercepted off the coast of Venezuela by US forces, reports say. Two US officials told Reuters that the US has a stopped another vessel in international waters, the second this weekend and the third this month. The unnamed officials, did not say which vessel had been seized, nor did...

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27 h. ago US seizes second vessel near Venezuela after Trump’s blockade threat, reports say

Trump has said that U.S. land strikes on the South American country could start soon

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28 h. ago US seizing second vessel off Venezuelan coast after Trump’s blockade threat, report says

Trump has said that U.S. land strikes on the South American country could start soon

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28 h. ago US seizing second vessel off Venezuelan coast after Trump’s blockade threat, reports say

Trump has said that U.S. land strikes on the South American country could start soon

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8 d. ago Native Scottish species under threat from disease and warming climate, warns report

Experts compile most comprehensive analysis yet of the genetic health of Scotland’s native wild species

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9 d. ago Danish intelligence accuse the US of using economic power to ‘assert will’ over allies

The US also listed as a threat due to its growing interest in Greenland which is vital to America’s national security Danish intelligence services have accused the US of using its economic power to “assert its will” and threatening military force against its allies.The comments, made in its annual assessment released this week, mark the first time that the Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) has listed the US as a threat to the country. Denmark, the report warns, is “facing more and more serious threats and security policy challenges than in many years”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Danish intelligence accuses US of using economic power to ‘assert its will’ over allies

The US also listed as a threat due to its growing interest in Greenland, which is vital to America’s national securityDanish intelligence services have accused the US of using its economic power to “assert its will” and threatening military force against its allies.The comments, made in its annual assessment released this week, mark the first time that the Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) has listed the US as a threat to the country. Denmark, the report warns, is “facing more and more serious threats and security policy challenges than in many years”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago White House intends to seize oil from stormed Venezuelan tanker it claims is Iran ‘shadow vessel’: Live updates

White House will also conduct an investigation of the vessel, including by interviewing those aboard

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1 week ago Prince Harry’s UK security under review after he wrote to Mahmood, reports say

Home Office has reportedly ordered threat assessment amid long-running dispute over Duke of Sussex’s safetyUK politics live – latest updatesThe Duke of Sussex’s security arrangements while visiting the UK are reportedly to be reviewed after a direct request from him to the home secretary.Prince Harry, who lost a high-profile legal claim against the government over the decision to remove his right to automatic taxpayer-funded police protection, wrote privately to the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, requesting a full security risk assessment. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Prince Harry’s UK security under government review, reports say

Home Office has reportedly ordered threat assessment amid long-running row into Duke of Sussex’s safetyPrince Harry’s security arrangements while in the UK are being reviewed by the government, according to reports.Harry wrote to the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, shortly after her appointment and submitted a formal request for a risk assessment to the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec), which is overseen by the Home Office, a source close to the prince said in October. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Vladimir Putin ordered Skripal novichok poisonings in show of ‘Russian power’, Dawn Sturgess inquiry finds

The foreign secretary warned Putin is ‘an active threat’ to Britain’s citizens in wake of report

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2 w. ago Olivia Nuzzi’s first job since alleged RFK Jr affair may already be under threat: report

Insider sources at Vanity Fair claimed that the scandal-prone reporter could be let go once again after allegations that she secretly aided Kennedy’s campaign

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3 w. ago Vilnius Airport closed over 'balloon threat' as passengers left stranded

The airport for Lithuania's capital Vilnius is suspended operations due to a reported balloon threat - this is a breaking story

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