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December 20, 2025
Three U.S. officials confirmed on Saturday that the United States has seized a vessel in international waters off the coast of Venezuela. This move comes just days after U.S. president Donald Trump announced an "interdiction" against all oil tankers sanctioned by Venezuela.
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December 20, 2025
Three U.S. officials confirmed on Saturday that the United States has seized a vessel in international waters off the coast of Venezuela. This comes just a few days after U.S. president Donald Trump declared a "blockade", which would prevent all sanctioned tankers from entering or leaving Venezuela.
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December 19, 2025
Ship tracking data revealed that a tanker under U.S. sanctions, carrying 300,000 barrels naphtha from Russia, entered Venezuelan waters on Thursday night, while another started re-routing course?into the Atlantic Ocean. This was a result of differing last-minute decisions made by ship ownersā¦
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December 19, 2025
Ship tracking data revealed that a sanctioned Russian tanker, carrying 300,000 barrels worth of naphtha, entered Venezuelan water late Thursday. Three other tankers also?under sanctions stopped navigation or redirected course to the Atlantic Ocean.
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December 19, 2025
Greece's Coast Guard saved about 540 migrants from a boat near Europe's southernmost Island of 'Gavdos' on Friday. This was one of the largest groups of migrants to reach Greece in recent months. A Coast Guard press release said that the migrantsā¦
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December 19, 2025
European traders reported on Friday that a South Korean flour'mill group' purchased an estimated 50,000 tons of milling wheat this week to be sourced from the United States. This purchase is in addition to the 20,800 tons U.S. origin wheat purchased by another South Korean milling company this week.
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December 19, 2025
The MOD70 'trimarans Argo & Zoulou are set to renew rivalry at the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race, which starts on January 11, in Lanzarote. Argo (American flagged) and Zoulou (France flagged), both skippered by Jason Carroll can reach speeds of up to 40 miles per hour as they race over 3ā¦
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December 18, 2025
According to two sources familiarized with Venezuela's oil-export operations, Venezuela approved on Thursday the departure of two very large crude carriers (VLCC). This would be just the second and third supertankers since last week, when a ship carrying Venezuelan oil was seized by U.S.
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December 18, 2025
Washington imposed sanctions on 29 vessels, their management companies and related firms on Thursday as it targeted Tehran's alleged "shadow fleet" that exports Iranian oil and petroleum products. U.S. Treasury says the targeted vessels andā¦
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December 18, 2025
The European Union imposed sanctions on Thursday against 41 additional ships of 'Russia's Shadow Fleet, bringing the total number of designated vessels to nearly 600. EU Council: The EU has banned the ships from entering EU ports, and they canā¦
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December 18, 2025
These are the most popular stories from the New York Times' business pages. These?stories have not been?verified and we cannot vouch for the accuracy of these stories. The United States has approved the sale of $11.1 billion worth of arms to Taiwan. This is the largest U.S.
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December 18, 2025
The local governor confirmed that three people were killed, including two crew of a cargo ship, in overnight Ukrainian drone attacks against the Russian port Rostov on Don and the town of Bataysk, in the southern region of Rostov. On his Telegram?messaging application channelā¦
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December 17, 2025
In a rare evening speech from the White House on Wednesday, U.S. president Donald Trump boasted of?his?accomplishments while blaming his Democratic predecessors for the soaring prices for consumer goods as his party prepares for a difficult midterm election in 2019.
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December 17, 2025
The Toronto Maple Leafs are hoping to continue their homestand on the road when they face the Washington Capitals Thursday night. The Leafs won their fifth home game in a row, 3-2. Auston Matthews and Dakota Joshua both scored within eight secondsā¦
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December 17, 2025
According to a ruling that was reviewed by the. According to the ruling, on Tuesday, the Masan Branch Changwon District Court sent to prison the chief executive officer of a South Korean contractor for two and a quarter years and sentenced two employees from another firm to one and a quarter years.
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December 17, 2025
Analysts and business leaders say that foreign currency flows into Venezuela's private sector could drop in the next few weeks, after Washington ordered a ban on oil tankers as part of sanctions. This would likely fuel inflation in this OPEC country. U.S.
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December 17, 2025
According to a document filed in court on Wednesday, the Trump administration is evaluating whether it should send back to the Interior Department for re-evaluation an approval given by Biden to a Virginia offshore wind project. In a court filing to the U.S.
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December 17, 2025
Analysts and business leaders'said that foreign currency flows into Venezuela's private sectors, in both cash and cryptocurrency could?fall over the next few weeks, after Washington ordered a blocking of oil tankers as part of sanctions. This would likely stoke inflation in Venezuelaā¦
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December 17, 2025
Sources close to the company's operations say that Venezuelan state-run PDVSA resumed oil cargo deliveries at its terminals on Wednesday, following a cyberattack this week which affected its central administrative systems. The company was ableā¦
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December 17, 2025
South?Korean Major?Feedmill Group?has begun buying corn at an international auction on Wednesday, with initial purchases of 136,000 metric tonnes. According to traders, the tender is for up to 210,000 tons. Therefore, more purchases are possible.
