Five years ago — and certainly a decade ago — coercive annexation of Taiwan by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) might have seemed an extreme scenario. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case. The rising crescendo of PRC air and maritime pressure operations near the island, missile firings, and…

Can your students identify how public opinion and individuals’ actions are influenced by persuasive campaigns appealing to emotion? Analyzing historical primary sources offers one way for students to reflect on how such practices have been used in the past while sharpening their informational…

Sberbank, Russia’s largest lender, has warned that prolonged high interest rates could push many Russian companies into a "severe crisis" if tight monetary policy continues for another year. Source: The Moscow Times Details: Anatoliy Popov, Deputy Chairman of Sberbank’s board, cautioned that as long…

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Jun 17, 2025 and With neither Congress nor the White House demonstrating even a modicum of fiscal discipline, the US Federal Reserve will almost certainly be forced into monetizing enough federal debt to prevent a default in the near future. That means higher inflation, and thus higher interest…

Top image credit: FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks prior to signing "phase one" of the U.S.-China trade agreement in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo What did the US and China just agree to exactly? Jake Werner…

Ukrainian emergency workers have pulled more bodies from the rubble of destroyed Kyiv apartment buildings hit by Russian missile and drone strikes, as the death toll in the Ukrainian capital rose to 28 people, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Workers with search dogs and heavy construction…

A retired US Army general said it's most of NATO, not Ukraine, that has to learn from the other about combat. Ret. Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges was asked in a video interview with the Kyiv Post, published on Tuesday, about what Ukraine's NATO allies could do to help Kyiv's military reach Western standards.…

Brussels will set out legal measures this week to halt Russian fossil fuel imports into the EU, but has delayed plans to address nuclear technology dependency, the Financial Times reported on 16 June. EU countries have paid more than €200 bn ($231 bn) to Russia for fuel since Moscow’s invasion of…

Ukrainians and Americans organized an emergency demonstration at Times Square demanding more US action against Russia following a massive Russian attack on Ukraine that killed more than two dozen people on 17 June. The attack occurred while US President Donald Trump was attending the G7 summit in…

The Americans were reluctant to endorse the communiqué’s 'strong language' as they try to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin back to the negotiation table G7 leaders, minus U.S. President Donald Trump, meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, 2nd from right, during the G7 Summit in…

In the early hours of August 21, 1968, the people of Czechoslovakia woke to the rumble of tanks. The Soviet-led invasion marked the end of the Prague Spring and the beginning of more than two decades of occupation. But even after the fall of the Iron Curtain, Russia never truly withdrew from Czech…

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NEW YORK (AP) — An Australian moth follows the stars during its yearly migration, using the night sky as a guiding compass, according to a new study. When temperatures heat up, nocturnal Bogong moths fly about 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) to cool down in caves by the Australian Alps. They later…

Oleksandr Kalinichenko / Shutterstock Reuters Total Views: 0 June 17, 2025 Share this article 39 Shares 38 By Anna Hirtenstein LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) – The Front Tyne oil tanker was sailing through the Gulf between Iran and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday when just past 9:40 a.m. shiptracking…

Boaters in the Gulf of Finland have spotted remote-controlled maritime drones being used in Nato sea exercises over the weekend. One of the boaters, photographer Kari Kuukka, told Yle he was startled by a red, submarine-like vessel as he was sailing near Mäkiluoto, an island just south of the…

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. June 18, 2025 Copyright GrispB/AdobeStock Former Iranian Economy Minister Ehsan Khandouzi has said that tankers and LNG cargoes should only transit the Strait of Hormuz with Iranian permission and this policy should be carried out from "tomorrow [Wednesday] for a…

As Russia continues pressing its attacks into Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, a special police unit known as the White Angels faces an increasingly daunting mission: Rescuing the last civilian holdouts from villages under heavy fire and getting them to safer regions. The Ukrainian unit must…

Ian McKellen Ian—famous for playing Gandalf and an openly gay advocate for LGBTQ+ rights—has spoken out strongly against Russia's anti-"gay propaganda" law. He sees such policies as a wild regression that places the country among the backward and intolerant. Ian McKellen (photo:…

A flag with the logo of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), one day before the forum opens. June 17, 2025. Anton Vaganov / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA The next St. Petersburg Economic Forum kicks off today, June 18, and runs for four days through Saturday. Before the invasion of…

One of the two vessels involved in a serious collision in the Gulf of Oman yesterday is linked to Russia's "dark fleet" of sanctions-evading tankers, according to Bloomberg. AIS data confirms that the tanker Adalynn was a regular presence on the route from Ust-Luga, Russia to Vadinar, India, where…

News Politics Kyiv hopes ethnic Ukrainians and refugees around the world will now be encouraged to obtain or retain Ukrainian citizenship. “This decision is an important step to maintaining and restoring ties with millions of Ukrainians around the world,” Oleksiy Chernyshov, minister for national…

The night of January 17, 2022, witnessed a pivotal moment in the history of missile defense, a dramatic validation of a technology often likened to “hitting a bullet with another bullet.” As Houthi ballistic missiles streaked across the Arabian sky, targeting an oil facility near Al-Dhafra Air Base…

Relations between Georgia and the European Union have become increasingly strained over the last few years, as the Georgian government has taken steps that have placed the country’s longstanding commitment to Euro-Atlantic integration in doubt. Tensions in the already polarized Georgian political…

A young female bear caused a stir after wandering out of the forest and into the leafy suburbs of the Lithuanian capital. For two days, the brown bear ambled through the neighbourhoods of Vilnius, trotted across highways and explored backyards – all while being chased by onlookers with smartphones…

Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan are respected Russian journalists. But as the Kremlin has clamped down on press freedom, many journalists have endured threats, arrests and even violence. That atmosphere of intimidation forced Soldatov and Borogan to relocate to London. Now, the duo has published a…

A Japanese company that makes glasses will donate 5,100 pairs of spectacles to people displaced by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Fuji Megane Co., which has been supporting refugees for more than 40 years, will distribute the glasses through the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. The…

LANDLOCKED Malawi has emerged as the latest haven for sanctioned tankers in search of a flag state as dark fleet* operators continue to innovate amid tightening prohibitions by Western nations. Lloyd’s List Intelligence Automatic Identification System data shows four UK- and EU-sanctioned tankers…

by Ship & Bunker News Team Thursday June 19, 2025 Follow @shipandbunker Charter deal signed before the June 13 Iran-Israel escalation may offer shipowners a firmer legal footing to reject transits through Hormuz. File Image / Pixabay The Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil trade,…

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After the tanker Front Eagle collided with the "dark fleet" tanker Adalynn in the Gulf of Oman earlier this week, operator Frontline couldn't even find a way to reach Adalynn's owner to talk about the casualty, boss Lars Barstad said at a panel at Marine Money on Wednesday. The Adalynn's anonymous…

Russian Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov has stated that, based on current business sentiment, Russia is on the verge of falling into recession. Source: Russian news agency Interfax Quote: "According to the figures, we have a cooling in the economy. But all our figures are like looking in a…

Authorities in Argentina said they have uncovered an alleged Russian spy network operating in the country to promote Moscow's interests through disinformation campaigns. Presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni said intelligence officers identified an organization called "The Company," supposedly linked…

Ukrainian authorities say they have uncovered and stopped an alleged Russian intelligence plot aimed at locating and destroying Ukraine’s Neptune coastal defense missile system — the same weapon credited with sinking the Russian cruiser Moskva in 2022. In a statement released by the Security Service…

The man, named only as 21-year-old Daniil M, went missing as the long-distance train crossed between authoritarian Belarus and Russian region of Kaliningrad, with police orchestrating searches for the alleged 'spy' Will Stewart Russia Correspondent, Liam Doyle and John O'sullivan Audience editor…

Behind the Lines brings together CEPA’s latest news and analysis on key developments in Ukraine’s temporarily occupied and recently liberated territories. The Behind the Lines Tracker delivers Ukraine watchers the most important events and updates in these regions, delving oblast by oblast into…

Transportation Nuclear-powered submarines could soon start transporting gas via Arctic for Russia The gas carriers will be equipped with three Rhythm-200 nuclear reactors. Updated: Jun 18, 2025 10:50 AM EST Prabhat Ranjan Mishra a day ago The submarine's speed will be about 17 knots, which will…

The U.S. Navy is preparing to deploy the carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to the Mediterranean, placing a third carrier strike group in reach of the Mideast. USS Carl Vinson is already on station in the Arabian Sea, and USS Nimitz is currently under way westbound from the Strait of Malacca. Each carrier…