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July 9, 2026
Some clever people have come up with acronyms based on Mexican food to describe the disruptive and unprecedented U.S. presidential presidency of Donald Trump. TACO - Trump Always Chickens out - is an acronym that reflects the U.S. president's tendency to escalate a situation…
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July 9, 2026
The 'U.S. government has agreed to allow Germany to acquire 'Tomahawk?cruise missiles?and station them on German territory, Chancellor Friedrich Merz told lawmakers in Berlin on Thursday. The German government will acquire Tomahawk cruise missiles and station them in Germany…
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July 8, 2026
These are some of the most popular?stories in selected Canadian newspapers. ? They have not been verified?and we cannot vouch for their accuracy. Mark Carney, Canadian Prime Minister, said that Albania, Belgium Greece, Latvia, Luxembourg Romania…
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July 8, 2026
According to industry sources and ship tracking data, the Qatari LNG tanker Al Rekayyat was parked near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after it?was struck by a projectile. One source reported that the tanker was struck on the port side of the ship overnight Tuesday.
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July 8, 2026
Bucharest's defense ministry said that Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey decided on Wednesday, during a NATO summit, to expand the joint task force to include missions to protect critical infrastructure. The three NATO states that share the Black Sea…
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July 7, 2026
German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil and Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that Canada's decision to select TKMS, a German company, to build 12 submarines for their navy is good news for Germany and NATO collective security. Merz,…
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July 7, 2026
The office of President Emmanuel Macron announced that French shipping 'group CMA CGM' signed a partnership agreement with Syria on Tuesday. Macron was in Damascus for a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa which had been disrupted due to bomb explosions.
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July 7, 2026
Three shipping sources reported that 'Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd. has chartered a vessel to?load crude from Iraq. This is the first Indian state owned refinery to do this since the partial opening of the 'Strait of Hormuz. The sources…
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July 6, 2026
Theocratic leaders in Iran are mobilizing masses of revolutionary faithful to march through the streets of Tehran. But behind this display of unity, it's not clear that they've resolved the internal divisions regarding the economy and the state repression.
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July 5, 2026
The?maritime trade between Iran and Qatar?has resumed after an approximately five-month suspension, Iran's Commercial Attache in?Doha informed?state media?on Sunday. A deal signed between Washington and Tehran last month declared the end of hostilities following a four-month conflict.
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July 5, 2026
'Qatar announced on 'Sunday, that maritime activities will re-start with 'immediate effect. The advisory of June 29th had called for?the suspension of fishing and sailing boats until further notice. Commercial shipping, however, was exempted.
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July 4, 2026
Authorities in St Petersburg, Russia's second largest city and the surrounding Leningrad area said on Saturday that a major Ukrainian drone strike overnight had hit a local oil pipeline and port. Alexander Beglov, the Governor of St Petersburg…
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July 3, 2026
Eneos Holdings' chief financial officer said that the Iran War had disrupted Middle Eastern oil supplies. The company has stabilised its oil procurement, and is able to secure alternative crude supply through September. "We are confident about…
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July 1, 2026
Abbas Araqchi, Iranian Foreign Ministry Abbas said that Iran will respond 'immediately and strongly' to any threat against its people or leadership. "POTUS has committed the U.S.?to muzzle its?pets at Tel Aviv. Araqchi stated that Iran would educate them if they ignored their master. The?U.S.
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June 30, 2026
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. plans to switch the pricing mechanism for three of its crude grades that are sold under long-term contracts from the Murban Futures Contract to the Dubai benchmark, according to three sources who have been familiar with the matter.
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June 28, 2026
CMA CGM said that its Galapagos container ship left the 'Strait of Hormuz' on Sunday. Washington and Tehran both accuse the other of violating the agreement. The ship's captain declined to comment on the circumstances of the vessel's departure from the strait.
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June 26, 2026
U.S. forces attacked Iran Friday after an Iranian drone struck a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. This put the fate of the recently signed 'interim peace deal' between the U.S. and Iran in doubt. U.S. Central Command reported that aircraft had struck drone and missile storage sites…
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June 26, 2026
The 'United Arab Emirates' said?on Friday a technical failure in its early-warning system led to the incorrect message?being sent?to residents about a possible missile threat. The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NECDM)…
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June 26, 2026
The European Union's Oil Co-ordination Group said on Friday that, while?oil flows were slowly recovering after a preliminary agreement to end the Iran War, it will still?take time for these supplies to reach Europe. The Oil Coordination Group…
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June 23, 2026
The United Nations shipping agency announced on Tuesday that an evacuation plan is in place to allow hundreds of ships with some '11,000 seafarers stranded' in the Gulf, to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. A spokesperson for the U.N. said…
