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Sanctioned carrier is on the way from Arkhangelsk to Syria

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S.Kuznetsov under #sanctions by US authorities. The ship has been involved in transportation of stolen grain from the temporarily occupied Ukrainian port of Berdiansk. It has also been involved in shipments of goods for the Russian armed forces.
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Three days after Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, a cargo ship previously used for Russian weapons deliveries set out from the north Russian port of Arkhangelsk towa...

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Sanae Takaichi appoints just two women to cabinet after becoming Japan’s first female PM

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Like her political hero Margaret Thatcher, Takaichi will be guided by the social conservatism that made her the popular choice among MPs and rank-and-file members on the right of the LDP when she ran for the party leadership this month. #Japan
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New leader had promised levels of female representation comparable to those in Iceland, where six of cabinet of 11 are women

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Scientists say North Atlantic right whale population slowly increasing

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The North Atlantic right #whale now numbers an estimated 384 animals, up eight whales from the previous year, according to a report by the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium released on Tuesday.
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Once hunted to the brink of extinction, the most venerable of the leviathans now numbers 384, up eight from past year

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Cenovus delays MEG Energy shareholder vote of takeover offer | BOE Report

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The postponement is the second time the vote by $MEG shareholders has been delayed. Shareholders were set to vote on the deal earlier this month, but was delayed after Cenovus raised its offer and increased the proportion of shares available under its bid.
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CALGARY - Cenovus Energy Inc. says a vote by MEG Energy Corp. shareholders on its proposed takeover offer is being postponed after it appeared to be on course to fall short of the required two-thirds ...

Colombia and US Hold ‘Constructive’ Talks After Fresh Trump Threats

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President Donald Trump denounced Petro this weekend as an “illegal drug leader” and said the US would halt all aid to the South American nation and impose fresh tariffs, sending shockwaves through Bogotá.
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Colombian government met with the US ambassador in Bogotá in hopes of finding a “prompt solution” to a sudden diplomatic crisis that’s dented investor confidence. The Andean nation’s bonds climbed on ...

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United MAX Hit by Falling Object at 36,000 Feet - AvBrief.com

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NTSB is now said to be focusing its investigation on the possibility that a piece of weather balloon’s data package injured a pilot and caused damage to the windshield and frame on a United 737 MAX over Colorado on Thursday.
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Object may have been a piece of a weather balloon

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US natural gas exports to Mexico hit record highs, EIA says | BOE Report

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On an annual basis, US #natgas pipeline exports to Mexico averaged 6.4 bcfd in 2024, a 25% increase compared with 2019 and the highest on record in data going back as early as 1975.
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U.S. natural gas pipeline exports to Mexico averaged 7.5 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) in May 2025, the most of any month on record as Mexico's demand for natural gas increases, the U.S. Energy In...

Russian spies 'are helping gangs smuggle illegal migrants into Europe'

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Daniel Mitov, Bulgarian home secretary, said his government had evidence of direct links between #russia foreign intelligence agency and criminal operations.
Agents are locating weaknesses in EU borders, including that between Bulgaria and Turkey.
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Daniel Mitov, the Bulgarian home secretary, said his government had evidence of direct links between Russia's foreign intelligence agency and the criminal operations. Pictured: File photo

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How the Department of Energy Is Controlling Language to Shift Policy | OilPrice.com

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The DOE has reportedly instructed employees to avoid terms like “climate change,” “clean energy,” and “decarbonization,” effectively narrowing how policy can be discussed.
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s reported ban on climate-related terms echoes Orwell’s 1984, revealing how language control can reshape political and scientific discourse.

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US natural gas prices surge 8% as colder weather boosts demand | BOE Report

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With the weather turning colder, LSEG projected average #natgas demand in the Lower 48 states, including exports, would rise from 101.5 bcfd this week to 105.5 bcfd next week. Those forecasts were higher than LSEG’s outlook on Friday.
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U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 8% to a one-week high on Monday on forecasts for much colder weather and higher heating demand over the next two weeks than previously expected and on a decline i...

Mystery Tanker Explosion Near Yemen Sparks Renewed Security Concerns for Red Sea Shipping

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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported an incident this weekend involving the LPG tanker FALCON approximately 116 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen, where the vessel was struck by what was initially described as an unknown projectile, resulting in a fire.
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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported an incident this weekend involving the LPG tanker FALCON approximately 116 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen, where the vessel was struck by...

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Power Struggle: Natural Gas

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The two demand factors that dominate the #natgas market are LNG export growth, and power generation growth to service new electricity demand. This encompasses industrial onshoring, electrification and, yes, data centers.
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Everyone Hates It, Everyone Wants It

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Russian 'spy ships' snoop on German Navy's large Arctic exercise

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In addition to the Akademik Boris Petrov, also the SMP Arkhangelsk, a Russian cargo ship, is suspiciously zigzagging outside the Andøya exercise area. The 145-metre-long ship is owned and operated by the Northern Shipping Company.
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Two Russian vessels suspiciously zigzag in the Norwegian Sea, near the area of the ongoing German Maritime Firing Exercise.

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Moscow puts money on the table to raise nuclear subs from Arctic seabed

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The K-27 and the K-159 are the most urgent to raise and bring to shore for safe scrapping.
While K-27 was dumped on purpose in 1982 in the Stepovoy Bay on the Kara Sea side of Novaya Zemlya, the sinking of K-159 in the Barents Sea was an accident.
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The Government’s draft budget for 2026, and the planned budget for 2027-2028, include funding to lift the K-27 and K-159, two wreaked submarines that rest on the seabed in the Barents Sea and Kara Sea...

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EU countries move to pull plug on Russian gas to Hungary and Slovakia

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Unlike #sanctions, which require unanimity from all EU countries, the proposal — billed as a trade measure — only needs a qualified majority of capitals to approve it, effectively removing Hungary and Slovakia’s veto power over the draft law.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

The two Central European countries have long spurned a phaseout. Now, EU capitals are ready to overrule them.

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While total #oilandgas reserves declined slightly year-on-year, the report highlights a significant 31% increase in prospective resources, now estimated at 4.6 billion boe, largely due to new opportunities identified under the 33rd Offshore Licensing Round.
www.worldoil.com/news/2025/10...

North Sea recoverable oil and gas resources rise 31% after last licensing round, new report shows

The UK’s remaining proven and probable oil and gas reserves were estimated at 2.9 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) at the end of 2024, according to the latest Reserves and Resources Report publ...

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China Is Already Winning the Trade War America Wanted

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The struggle to weaponize the global economy is rapidly escalating. For decades, China has been trying to rule key sectors and technologies. The US has, more recently, used export controls and other sanctions to protect its edge.
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Trump's “grand bargain” won’t happen at a time when tariffs and export controls have become combat by other means.

China Joins Russia’s Shadow Fleet with First-Ever Dark LNG Ship-to-Ship Transfer

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Russia has carried out its first ship-to-ship transfer of #LNG using #shadowfleet vessels, teaming up with a Chinese gas carrier. Satellite images and partial AIS data suggest that the transfer took place off the coast of Malaysia
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Russia has carried out its first ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) using so-called “shadow fleet” vessels, teaming up with a Chinese gas carrier. Satellite images and partial ...

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Russia has been using civilian merchant ships to collect intelligence to harass legitimate cargo and tanker traffic; damage and destroy vital undersea internet and communication cables and stage drones for launch against civilian targets. #hybridwarfare
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Putin Takes Hybrid Warfare To The Sea

by Admiral James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) As a retired admiral and former supreme allied commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, I was thrilled when Sweden and Finland joined the all...

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شحنة نفط سعودية ضخمة في طريقها إلى سوريا.. والناقلة تتجنّب البحر الأحمر - الطاقة

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Saudi oil shipment is making its way to #Syria.
Ship loaded crude #oil from Khafji and then stopped in Ras Tanura to receive condensate from the Khafji field for blending with the crude oil, meeting the specifications required for the Syrian Baniyas refinery.
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تشق شحنة نفط سعودية ضخمة البحار في طريقها إلى سوريا، ضمن المنحة المقدمة من المملكة إلى حكومة دمشق، لتأمين جزء من احتياجاتها من الوقود خاصة لتشغيل المركبات

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AFC to Invite Bids to Build Key Zambian Copper Railway Link

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The Africa Finance Corp. intends to call for bids from companies to build a new railway connection between Zambia's #copper -rich region and the Angolan port of Lobito.
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The Africa Finance Corp. intends calling for bids from companies to build a new railway connection between Zambia’s copper-rich region and an existing line that runs to the Angolan port of Lobito in c...

AFC to Invite Bids to Build Key Zambian Copper Railway Link

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The Africa Finance Corp. intends to call for bids from companies to build a new railway connection between Zambia's #copper -rich region and the Angolan port of Lobito.
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The Africa Finance Corp. intends calling for bids from companies to build a new railway connection between Zambia’s copper-rich region and an existing line that runs to the Angolan port of Lobito in c...