Taiwan’s internet lifeline depends on just 14 undersea cables — a fragile setup now under growing strain. As incidents of cable damage rise, whether from natural causes or suspected sabotage, concerns are mounting over the island’s digital vulnerability. What are the stakes, and why is Taiwan racing…

Before deployment with the Polish Army, the newly delivered U.S. M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks will undergo deprocessing and inspection at the Wojskowe Zakłady Motoryzacyjne (WZM S.A.) in Poznań, which hosts the Abrams Regional Competence Center. This facility ensures each vehicle meets Polish military…

French President Emmanuel Macron has stated that peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul are only possible if a clear, unconditional 30-day ceasefire takes effect from Monday 12 May. Source: European Pravda, citing a post by Macron on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda Details:…

In an update on her market observations, Vivat Publishing CEO Julia Orlova talks of the evolution of the Ukrainian market in wartime. Julia Orlova, CEO of Vivat Publishing in Kharkiv. Image: Vivat Editor’s note: On March 1, 2022, shortly after the opening of the Russian assault on Ukraine,…

A study led by the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has found that natural hazards account for around a quarter of all recorded instances of subsea cable damage between 1965 and 2019, posing a threat to the growing infrastructure underpinning global connectivity. While human activities like…

VTCNG State And World World News World News For the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII the pomp was back in full force Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV Putin has used the memory of the Soviet war effort to whip up support for troops in Ukraine Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV Troops shouted the traditional Russian chant of…

Today, there is important news from Crimea. Here, the Ukrainians conducted a massive combined air and sea drone strike against the Crimean Peninsula, with devastating results. With Ukrainians threatening that this would be just the beginning, panic spread throughout the Russian government, as the…

Military US Navy submarines to wield nuclear cruise missiles after 4-decade gap The missile will give the US a survivable second-strike nuclear capability. Updated: May 09, 2025 07:08 AM EST Kapil Kajal 3 days ago Representative image of a sea missile. Alexyz3d/iStock The US Navy is set to make an…

The Russian army may use children's summer camps in occupied Crimea as a "human shield" against Ukrainian strikes Kyiv • UNN May 9 2025, 04:32 AM • 3108 views The ISW warned that Russia may use children's summer camps in Crimea to deter Ukrainian strikes on military facilities, using children as a…

MM Design Design Studio service available Be seen in all the right places! Eighth GPS III satellite being prepared for launch Posted on 09 May 2025. Edited by: Colin Granger. Read 371 times. Now in Florida and in final preparation for a launch is the eighth Lockheed Martin-designed and built Global…

It was meant to land on Venus in 1972 at the height of the first space race. But "Cosmos 482" failed to leave Earth's orbit and has been "parked" up there ever since. Now, 53 years later, this Soviet-era Venera mission lander is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere and come down in the Atlantic…

On May 9, 2025, a British Royal Navy patrol ship, HMS Tyne, shadowed a Russian Kilo-class submarine, identified as Krasnodar, as it transited the English Channel, a critical maritime corridor connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea. Photo credit: Russian MoD BREAKING: India’s S-400 debuts in…

by The Editorial Team May 9, 2025 in Shipping Credit: Shutterstock FacebookEmail On 9 May, the UK Government announced its upcoming largest-ever sanctions package targeting Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers. Up to 100 vessels, responsible for transporting over $24 billion worth of cargo since…

This year's storyline is about the salt peddlers — "Chumaky." This traditional form of merchant organization took place in 1170. Prince Mstislav Izyaslavych of Kyiv appealed to itinerant merchants and soldiers at the same time to defend the roads from Kyiv to the sea.

French President Emmanuel Macron has reported that he spoke last night with US President Donald Trump about a ceasefire in Ukraine. Source: Macron on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda Details: Macron stated that he welcomed Trump’s clear call for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire. He said…

The Russians have set up a monument to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in the occupied city of Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, on the occasion of Victory Day. [Victory Day is a Russian holiday commemorating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, celebrated on 9 May – ed.] Source: website of the…

Tankers See all articles Alert me about Tankers The Norns is signalled Brazil but is reportedly in Venezuela. Photo: Piet Sinke/Maasmond Martitime Satellite imagery reveals destination of mysterious shipments on Chinese-controlled tankers 9 May 2025 9:43 GMT Updated 9 May 2025 11:04 GMT in London…

Top government officials from the Province of Ontario, Canada have recently expressed interest in developing a maritime port on James Bay, which extends southeast of Hudson Bay. While a port in such a location could be built to berth mega-size ships, there will be need for negotiation between…

This week, after major container ports on the West Coast reported less ship traffic due to falling imports, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters that a drop in boxship volume is a win for the American economy. "That means we lose less money . . . when you say it slowed down, that's a good…

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT), the Western-led global financial transfer system, has implemented various control measures for banks to identify those who use cryptocurrencies to assist Russia and China bypass Western sanctions, including those imposed over…

Norway’s self-imposed security and defense restrictions in Finnmark region have a historical precedent: Not to provoke a Moscow that has its main naval nuclear assets based along the coast of the neighbouring Kola Peninsula. These restrictions, however, are hot potatoes of the day in Norwegian…

Subscribe Digital Print May 09, 2025 My Account My Bookmarks Subscribe for more access According to earnings reports released by Thursday, net profit is forecast to fall 47.7% to ¥250 billion at Nippon Yusen K.K., 60% to ¥170 billion at Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and 67.3% to ¥100 billion at Kawasaki Kisen…

Five northern European nations are planning to develop an offline card payment system as a backup in case internet or electrical connections are disrupted. The initiative follows several incidents in recent years where critical undersea cables and other infrastructure were damaged. Over the next…

President Donald Trump's administration is considering a proposal to create an international shipping registry in the U.S. Virgin Islands as part of efforts to enlarge the tiny commercial shipping fleet flying the American flag, according to four sources familiar with the matter. Increasing the…

Some 200 seafarers aboard more than 15 ships stuck for weeks off Yemen's port of Ras Isa are preparing to offload cargoes and leave thanks to a ceasefire deal between Houthi militia and the U.S., maritime and labour union sources said on Thursday. Still, threat levels for shipping remained high…

Yemen's Houthi rebels may have agreed to a ceasefire with the United States, but it appears to be off to a less-than-friendly start. On Wednesday, a Houthi spokesman said that the group had attacked the carrier USS Harry S. Truman on the day of the ceasefire announcement, causing the loss of a $60…

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By ALEXA ST. JOHN, Associated Press The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is retiring its public database meant to keep track of the cost of losses from climate change-fueled weather disasters including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more. It is the latest example of changes to the…

Putin's TV propagandists have threatened 'nation of freaks' Britain with 24 hours notice to leave - or be sunk under a nuclear tidal wave. And despite calling a three-day unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine starting today, his Kremlin-paid studio warriors vowed to wipe cities Kyiv and Lviv off the map…

Will Xavier Published on: 08 May 2025, 6:55 am Germany's Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency have entered into an agreement for the construction of two additional Type 218SG or Invincible-class diesel-electric submarines. The submarines will be…

Russia Ukraine War 2022 As reported by The Dead District on May 6, 2025, a Ukrainian Magura V5 naval drone armed with an R-73 missile was engaged in a naval confrontation with a Russian BK-16 high-speed assault boat in the Black Sea. This encounter, captured on video and widely circulated on social…

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One severely burned cat survived the Russian attack on residential areas in Kyiv on the night of 7 May, while his owners and other fellow cats died. The attack was part of a larger assault on different Ukrainian cities during the night between 6 and 7 May that included 5 ballistic missiles and 187…

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