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Reuters
20 hours ago
- Reuters
Nigerian Navy cracks down on oil theft, arrests 76 vessels in two years
ABUJA, June 19 (Reuters) - The Nigerian Navy has arrested 76 vessels and at least 242 suspects in anti-oil theft operations, and destroyed more than 800 illegal refining sites during a two-year crackdown, it said on Thursday. Rampant oil theft from pipelines and wells has crippled Nigeria's oil industry in recent years, damaging government finances and stifling exports. Since June 2023, naval authorities have seized around 171,000 barrels of crude and millions of litres of illegally refined fuels from criminal networks, Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla said at a briefing in the capital Abuja. The navy also began verifying oil cargoes loaded at Nigeria's five major export terminals in January to combat oil theft at its source, Ogalla said. The navy has acquired patrol boats, three new ships and three AW 139 Trekker helicopters. It is also building two additional seaward defence boats and will take delivery of two 76-meter offshore patrol vessels from Dearsan Shipyard in Turkey.
Bloomberg
12-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
US Orders Some Diplomats to Leave Middle East
The US ordered some staff to leave its embassy in Baghdad, and restricted government employees and family members in Israel from traveling outside major cities like Tel Aviv. Around the same time, risk warnings from naval forces were issued to vessels operating in and around the Persian Gulf, the world's largest oil-producing region. Market jitters intensified amid the heightened tensions, with oil and gold prices rising higher.
Daily Mail
09-06-2025
- Daily Mail
It's staggeringly offensive of Greta Thunberg to claim she's been 'kidnapped' when we know what real kidnap looks like: JAKE WALLIS SIMONS
Sometimes, a photograph says it all. This one showed Greta Thunberg, minutes after she was supposedly 'kidnapped' by Israeli naval forces, gratefully accepting a turkey sandwich. She was aboard a boat, the Madleen, with 11 other activists taking a tiny shipment of aid to Gaza – much of which they had already eaten, according to Israeli authorities.
The Independent
06-06-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
North Korea says it refloated capsized destroyer after Kim Jong Un's anger
North Korea says it has righted a capsized destroyer and moored it in a northeastern port, continuing repairs on the warship deemed a key asset by Kim Jong Un. The restoration, expected to be completed before a major party congress in late June, follows a botched launching ceremony in May that triggered Kim Jong Un 's anger and led to the detention of several officials. South Korea's military assesses that North Korea righted the ship earlier in the week and is conducting drainage operations while examining the damage. The damaged warship is North Korea 's second destroyer and is seen as crucial for modernising its naval forces, potentially boosting its offensive and defensive capabilities with advanced missile and radar systems. Experts suggest the destroyer was likely built with Russian assistance, reflecting deepening military cooperation between North Korea and Russia amid the war in Ukraine, raising concerns about technology transfers that could enhance North Korea 's military capabilities.
Al Arabiya
04-06-2025
- General
- Al Arabiya
North Korea pulls capsized warship upright after botched launch: Reports
North Korea appears to have returned its stricken Choe Hyun-class destroyer to an upright position after it partially capsized during a botched launching ceremony, US researchers said on Wednesday. Leader Kim Jong Un, who witnessed the failed launch of the 5,000-ton warship, said the accident damaged the country's dignity and vowed to punish those found responsible. Commercial satellite imagery from June 2 showed the destroyer upright for the first time since the May 21 accident, the 38 North program, which studies the nuclear-armed North, said in a report. Since the accident, North Korea has said it detained several officials, and Kim ordered the ship restored before a ruling party meeting this month. 'Commercial satellite imagery shows workers at the port in Chongjin have taken a significant step toward that goal,' 38 North said in its report. Workers were observed pulling tethers, and possibly using barrage balloons, in a manual effort to right the ship, it added. The imagery shows the vessel's bow still on land, with possible damage to its sonar section. 'To repair this, the ship will need to be moved out of the water to either a large floating drydock or graving dock once afloat,' 38 North said. 'However, Chongjin's shipyard does not offer this infrastructure.' The east coast shipyard has turned out primarily cargo and fishing vessels and lacks significant expertise in launching large warships such as the new destroyer, other military experts have said.
