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July 24, 2025
The UK announced on Thursday that it will deepen the AUKUS nuclear sub partnership with Australia by signing a 50-year agreement. It expects this to boost British exports and create jobs. Australia, Britain and U.S. signed the AUKUS agreement in 2021.
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July 23, 2025
Officials from both sides confirmed that Ukraine and Russia carried out drone attacks against each other on Thursday morning, just hours after the conclusion of the most recent round of direct negotiations aimed at finding an end to the war, which has lasted nearly three years and a half.
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July 23, 2025
The defence ministry announced that Russia began large-scale naval drills on Wednesday, involving over 150 vessels and 15 000 military personnel. These drills will take place in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans as well as the Baltic and Caspian Seas.
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July 23, 2025
According to three sources in the industry and LSEG's ship tracking data, a tanker won't load fuel as planned from India’s Nayara Energy Refinery, which is under sanctions. This vessel will be the second to alter its plans after the European Union restrictions.
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July 22, 2025
The Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. Congress committee for strategic competition against China wrote to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in order to express their strong support for AUKUS, a submarine project that is currently being reviewed by the Pentagon.
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July 22, 2025
Hewlett Packard owes more than 700 millions pounds ($944million) to the estates of Mike Lynch, the late business partner of Lynch's and their former business partners over the acquisition of Autonomy by Hewlett Packard. This was revealed on Tuesday by a London High Court judge.
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July 21, 2025
On Saturday, the world's biggest offshore yacht race celebrates its 100th anniversary. A record-breaking 450 yachts representing 26 nations will line up in Cowes, on Britain's Isle of Wight. The race is a unique opportunity to see the latest…
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July 21, 2025
A media report said that an Italian judge ordered on Monday six police officers and coastguards to face trial for mishandling of operations during the 2023 migrant shipwreck near Cutro, which killed over 90 people. A wooden sailboat, which had set off from Turkey…
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July 21, 2025
The UK imposed new sanctions Monday on Russia's "shadow fleet", which includes 135 oil tanks, as well as two Russian companies: shipping company Intershipping Services LLC, and oil trader Litasco Middle East DMCC. The British government says…
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July 20, 2025
Peter Burling's New Zealand crew gatecrashed what was supposed to be a triumphant celebration at home, beating Dylan Fletcher’s British team in an exciting final of the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix. The Kiwis spoilt the party in the…
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July 19, 2025
After a dominant opening day in England's South Coast, Emirates GBR skipper Dylan Fletcher gave a masterclass of speed and consistency to propel his team to the SailGP top leaderboard. Fletcher’s crew was the winner of the first race in Portsmouth and never looked back…
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July 18, 2025
Australia's Ambassador to Washington, who spoke on Friday, said that his country was working with the Pentagon in order to review the U.S. Defense Department project for the AUKUS sub and is confident all issues will be resolved. Kevin Rudd…
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July 18, 2025
Two sources with knowledge of the matter have confirmed that Fincantieri, an Italian company, is set to hire Eugenio Santagata to lead its defence division. He was previously a top executive in Telecom Italia’s cybersecurity unit Telsy and a former military official.
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July 18, 2025
France may struggle to sell the much larger wheat crop it expects to produce this year, as its export options have been reduced due to a decrease in demand from Algeria and China. Also, Black Sea grain is cheaper. France could stockpile large amounts of wheat…
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July 17, 2025
SailGP unveiled on Thursday its new innovation centre, worth $10 million in Southampton. The centre is home to more than 100 boat building experts with a mission of supercharging the fastest sailing championship. The SailGP Technologies facility…
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July 16, 2025
A study by top law firms found that high interest rates may encourage mergers and acquisitions in Russia, even though Western sanctions and a lack of liquidity among buyers will likely limit growth for the time being. The study found that the…
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July 12, 2025
Azule Energy in Angola is a joint venture between BP, Eni and a consortium of local oil and gas companies. It discovered gas during its first exploration well for gas off the coast, according to the national agency ANGP late Friday. The Gajajeira-01…
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July 10, 2025
Experts say that Brazil's oil will remain competitive on the international market even if President Donald Trump's 50% tariff is implemented on August 1. The main Brazilian export to the U.S. is oil. This product was previously exempted from…
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July 10, 2025
Four EU diplomats say that the European Commission will likely propose a floating Russian crude oil price cap as part of a draft new sanctions package this week in an effort to overcome the opposition of some member states. In its 18th package of sanction against Russia…
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July 10, 2025
After international wheat sales fell to their lowest levels since 2008, the Russian government has ordered measures to boost agricultural exports. Meanwhile, traders report that new crops are slow to arrive at Black Sea terminals. Sovecon estimates that July wheat exports will be between 2…
