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Russian ship that sank after strange explosions reportedly carying nuclear reactors to North Korea

State-of-the-art US military aircraft known as “nuke sniffers” have been recorded surveying the wreckage scene twice over the last year, once on August 28, 2025, and again on February 6, 2026.

 The calm surface of the ocean on a clear day.
 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

Qatari ship struck, ISIS claims responsibility for Shi'ite cleric assasination

 : A general view of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta

CDC classifies hantavirus outbreak to 'level 3' of emergency activation

A picture taken on March 12, 2017, shows a view of an oil facility in the Khark Island, on the shore of the Gulf.

Iran’s aging tankers used for oil reserves as blockade strains storage capacity


South Korea suspends review of Trump's call to participate in 'Project Freedom'

The decision to suspend the review was made after US President Donald Trump put Operation Project Freedom on hold.

People watch a television screen showing a live broadcast of US President Donald Trump delivering national address on war against Iran, at a train station in Seoul on April 2, 2026.

Regional leader of Spain's Canary Islands rejects hantavirus-hit cruise docking there

A man infected with the hantavirus is being treated in Zurich, the Swiss government said on Wednesday, adding there is currently no danger to the Swiss population.

An ambulance boat carriying crew members wearing hazmat suits, returns to the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 5, 2026 after a visit to the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the harbour.

French shipping giant says vessel hit in Strait of Hormuz attack, several crewmembers wounded

The injured crew members from the attack, which took place on Tuesday, have been evacuated and are being provided with medical care, the company said.

 A boat approaches the St Kitt's and Nevis-flagged container ship Marsa Victory while crusing in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Khasab in Oman's northern Musandam peninsula on June 25, 2025.

Three Indian citizens wounded in Iranian drone attack on UAE oil facility

Earlier on Monday, the UAE Defense Ministry announced it had intercepted three missiles, with a fourth missile falling into the sea.

Smoke from a reported rocket interception is seen in the sky over Abu Dhabi on February 28, 2026.

Russia’s shadow fleet continues passing UK waters despite boarding threat

In the month after Starmer's March 25 threat, at least 98 Russian vessels subject to UK sanctions transited its waters, about the same as each of the last three months.

 A US coast guard ship is pictured at sea in the Moray Firth, northern Scotland, on January 14, 2026. Britain said on January 7, it provided "enabling support" during a US operation to seize the Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic, which was condemned by Moscow.

Zelensky blasts Israel over purchase of stolen Ukrainian grain, threatens sanctions

Ukrainian President Zelensky condemned Israel's purchase of grain from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories, stating it cannot be considered legitimate business and warning of sanctions.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media as he arrives to attend an informal European leaders' summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, April 23, 2026; illustrative.

Suspected pirates hijack cargo ship off Somalia, vessel headed toward coastline with crew onboard

The UKMTO said in a statement that the incident occurred 6 nautical miles north east of Garacad, describing it as a hijack but giving no additional details.

FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship is from Lido beach in central Mogadishu, on April 25, 2025 in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Titanic survivor’s signed life jacket sells for over $900,000

Laura Mabel Francatelli was on Titanic’s lifeboat No. 1, with only eleven other passengers, despite the small vessel's 40-person capacity.

A life-preserver of Laura Mabel Francatelli, a survivor of the Titanic disaster is displayed before the auction of Maritime Models and Maritime Pictures at Christie's Auction House in West London, 16 May 2007.

Ships seized by Iran taken to Bandar Abbas as countries check on sailors' wellbeing

The IRGC seized the ships on Wednesday, with both crews reported as safe, as their home countries actively seek their return.

US forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska on April 20, 2026, after firing upon the Iranian-flagged vessel that the U.S. accused of attempting to violate the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz.

WATCH: US intercepts 'stateless sanctioned' vessel in Indo-Pacific area, enforcing Iran sanctions

The Pentagon confirmed a US military boarding of the stateless M/T Tifani, a vessel tied to Iranian smuggling activity, as part of global maritime enforcement efforts to disrupt illicit networks.

US INDOPACOM forces board the Iran-linked M/F Tifani, published April 21, 2026.