US seized ‘very large’ tanker near Venezuela, Pres Trump says; Caracas described it a ‘blatant theft’

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, which Caracas deemed a ‘blatant theft’ amid escalating tensions between the countries. The move comes during a huge US naval build-up in the Caribbean, which Venezuela’s…

US House poised to reinforce Europe, rebuke Pres Trump over anti-NATO rhetoric

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US lawmakers are set to vote on a sweeping annual defense bill bolstering European security, in a direct rebuke of President Donald Trump’s threats to walk away from the continent and his statements casting doubt on NATO’s future. The House vote comes on the heels…

U.S.-Europe Split Widens Over Tech Fines, New U.S. Security Strategy

BRUSSELS, Dec 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – From Europe’s sweeping crackdown on American big tech, to a hard-edged new U.S. national security strategy, transatlantic tensions are mounting. In the past week, the European Commission opened two antitrust investigations into U.S. tech giant Google and Meta, and fined Elon Musk’s platform X 120…

Ukraine Ready For “Security Guaranteed” Elections In 60-90 Days: Zelensky

KIEV, Dec 10 (NNN-UNIAN) – Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said yesterday that, his country will be ready for elections in 60 to 90 days, if the United States and Europe guarantee security for such a vote, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported. “Moreover, I ask now, and I declare this openly,…

5.3-Magnitude Quake Hit South Of Fiji Islands – GFZ

SUVA, Dec 10 (NNN-FBC) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.3, jolted south of Fiji Islands at 2031 GMT, yesterday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 26.95 degrees south latitude, and 176.16 degrees…

2025 on track to tie second hottest year on record: EU monitor

PARIS, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The planet is on track to log its second hottest year on record in 2025, tied with 2023 after a historic high in 2024, Europe’s global warming monitor said Tuesday. The data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service reaffirms that global temperatures are on course…

UK health agency identifies new mpox strain in person who travelled to Asia

LONDON, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it had identified a new strain of the mpox virus in England in a person who had recently travelled to Asia. “Our genomic testing has enabled us to detect this new mpox strain,” said Katy Sinka from the…

France returns smuggled dinosaur skeleton to Mongolia

PARIS, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France was to hand over a 70 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton to Mongolia which was looted from the Gobi desert and seized by French customs. The “extremely rare” fossil of a Tarbosaurus baatar, considered to be the Asian cousin of the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex, was seized by French officials…

UN slams world’s ‘apathy’ in launching aid appeal for 2026

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations hit out at global “apathy” over widespread suffering as it launched its 2026 appeal for humanitarian assistance, which is limited in scope as aid operations confront major funding cuts. “This is a time of brutality, impunity and indifference,” UN humanitarian chief…

Spain: Choppy wave kills four in Tenerife, a tourist island hotspot

MADRID, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A wave that crashed into Tenerife at the weekend has killed four after sweeping away bathers on the Spanish tourist island hotspot, according to the authorities. Two men and a woman died on Sunday after visiting a section of coastline closed to the public because…
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