World shares were mixed on Friday even after Wall Street set another record, as investors eyed more US-Iran talks and signs of an extension of the Iran-war ceasefire that is set to expire next week. Oil prices fell on Friday, while US futures rose. President Trump suggested on Thursday he is willing to extend a…
A ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson collided with an industrial krill trawler in Antarctica in what the ship’s Norwegian owner said was a “deliberate attack” that endangered its crew and could have caused disaster in the same environmentally sensitive waters the activists claim they seek to protect. A two-minute…
A senior Qatari official who worked for years in the Gulf state’s foreign ministry told CBS News on Wednesday that the Middle East is, “for all intents and purposes,” embroiled in a regional war that governments in the region have been warning about for years. Dr. Majid al-Ansari, an adviser to Qatar’s prime minister and…
Iran’s move to close the Strait of Hormuz has brought navigation in the 24-mile stretch of water to a near halt. Only a few ships have transited in recent days, many of them having turned off their tracking systems or joined “shadow fleets.” “They can’t physically close a waterway of that size, but the threat…
American troops have reportedly launched a daring mission to capture a rogue Shadow Fleet tanker with ties to Russia after hunting it across the Atlantic. Vladimir Putin has deployed a submarine and naval ships to protect the rusting Marinera tanker as it attempts to avoid capture after failing to break Donald Trump’s Venezuela blockade. A helicopter…
