The Royal Navy has seized almost £17m worth of illegal drugs, after intercepting speedboats in the Caribbean Sea. In two separate operations, HMS Trent seized 200kg of cocaine as well as other narcotics. The estimated street value of the two hauls was
The Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group based in Burma’s Rakhine state, has seized Paletwa, a township bordering India and Bangladesh. The Arakan Army declared the Paletwa region a “Military Council-free area,” signaling the end of the ruling military government’s administrative control.
Iranian forces have seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, two U.S. military officials confirmed to Fox News on Thursday. The seized vessel was once at the center of another dispute between the U.S. and Iran that ultimately saw the
Iran has confirmed its navy has seized a US tanker just 50 miles off the coast of Oman. The UK maritime security company Ambrey reported the St Nikolas vessel had been boarded by armed men before veering off course in the direction
Mexico’s Navy said Tuesday that its personnel seized an open boat carrying three tons of cocaine, about 200 nautical miles off the Pacific coast. The Navy said three suspects were detained aboard the craft. VIVEK RAMASWAMY CAMPAIGNS IN IOWA, SUGGESTS US MILITARY
The mercenary battalion Wagner Group has proven “very adept” at exploiting political unrest in West Africa, but experts remain divided on whether the group caused the instability in the first place. “I don’t think that Wagner or Russia are creating the discontent
Vladimir Putin’s right-hand man Dmitri Medvedev has warned the West of “global nuclear fire” if Ukraine’s counteroffensive proves successful. The comments come as Ukraine is reportedly close to making a breakthrough after launching massive assaults against Russian positions in the south of
Iranian forces seize another oil tanker Iranian forces seized a second oil tanker in less than a week, this time in the Strait of Hormuz. The Niovi was en route to the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah port. (U.S. Navy) Iranian forces captured
fla The U.S. Navy announced Thursday that Iran has seized a foreign vessel in the Gulf of Oman. A Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker was taken by Iranian forces after leaving Kuwait on its way to Houston. “The oil tanker issued a distress
Mexican Navy inspectors have intercepted 11,520 tequila bottles bound for export that actually contained nearly 10 tons of concentrated liquid meth, the Navy said Monday. The discovery was made over the weekend at the Pacific coast seaport of Manzanillo, the Navy said.