In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Chief Shipping Analyst Niels Rasmussen, looks at Russian oil exports during the first quarter of the year which are down but yet largely unaffected by recent fresh rounds of sanctions. According to Rasmussen, while sanctions may not have hurt…

At first glance, Russia seems to be a mere observer in an unfolding global trade war. In reality however, US tariffs look set to cause indirect problems in the coming months through reduced revenue from raw materials, higher interest rates for longer periods, and a rising dependence on China. The…

U.S. President Donald Trump has inadvertently hit Russia’s economy after his "Liberation Day" tariffs caused oil prices to drop drastically on April 7, with potentially massive ramifications for the Kremlin's ability to fund its ongoing war in Ukraine. Russia has so far failed to agree to a full…

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Ukraine’s readiness to purchase a substantial aid package from the United States that would serve as a security guarantee for the country. Following the US presidential election, Zelenskyy warned that Ukraine could lose the war against Russia if American aid…

Briefing the Security Council, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher called on the international community to step up support and do more to protect civilians under fire. In recent weeks, continued Russian strikes on cities have seen civilian casualties rise – including…

L3Harris and BAE Systems believe there is a strong market for the EA-37B beyond existing orders from the United States and Italy. The EA-37B Compass Call, based on the Gulfstream G550 and originally designated EC-37B, is the U.S. Air Force’s new dedicated electronic warfare platform, replacing the…

Lufthansa Systems is collaborating with SkAI Data Services to increase flight safety by detecting and mitigating real-time GPS spoofing. The integration of the GPSwise detection solution from SkAI Data Services into the navigation solutions Lido mPilot and Lido eRoute Manual adds a new layer of…

The Riigikogu, Estonia’s parliament, is set to have the first reading of a new proposed law on Wednesday that would allow the country’s Navy to sink merchant ships that are threatening to damage submarine cables. It comes amid increased concern about Baltic Sea subsea infrastructure following a…

Are you in Washington, DC, and want to watch a movie about Ukraine? We have a suggestion! As the official media partner, Euromaidan Press proudly announces the world premiere of the powerful documentary road movie No Sleep Til Kyiv on Tuesday, 9 April 2025, at 8 p.m. in Washington, DC. The screening…

During U.S. Secretary of State Pete Hegseth's visit to a Panamanian naval base Tuesday, a local tuna clipper hit a moored Panamanian navy patrol boat at the pier at high speed. Hegseth was on scene to inaugurate the newly-built Pier 3 of the Capitán de Fragata Noel Antonio Rodríguez Naval Base, just…

The Ukrainian Navy has deployed river assault boats on the Dnipro River as a mobile air defense unit, providing an additional layer of protection against russian Shahed drones targeting the capital. As reported by Army TV, the boats, such as the Riverine assault boat, operating near Kyiv, are…

On 8 April Ukraine has proposed its allies to test their products in real combat conditions and called for the establishment of long-term partnerships during the Estonian-Ukrainian Defense Industry Forum held in Kyiv. Estonia will continue to support Ukraine with at least 0.25% of its GDP annually…

A PC-065B in Japanese service. Wikimedia Commons In the 38 months since Russia widened its war on Ukraine, Japan has pledged around $10 billion in aid to the war-ravaged country. But this aid is strictly “nonlethal,” according to Japanese international relations expert Higashino Atsuko. That might…

NEW YORK -- More than two dozen Ukrainian-American and Ukrainian-Canadian groups called on the NHL to reject any collaboration with the Russian Kontinental Hockey League, after talks between U.S President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin said last month that Trump…

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Fact-checking has reduced what Mayowa Tijani describes as historical disinformation, which politicians spread. As a journalist at TheCable and fact-checker, he says politicians now know they will be fact-checked, so their attempts to distort information have reduced. However, disinformation is the…

April 8, 2025 | By Unshin Lee Harpley Share Article Ukrainian Air Force pilots are operating F-16 fighters “every day,” targeting missile threats and striking Russia’s eastern region, the top U.S. general in Europe told lawmakers.. “They fly every day; they’ve defeated large number of cruise missile…

KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine (AP) — Anger and outrage gripped the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday as it held funerals for some of the 20 people, including nine children, killed by a Russian missile that tore through apartment buildings and blasted a playground. More than 70 were…

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Alexei was married to a woman in Russia before fleeing both his marriage and the country for the safe haven of Argentina. “[In Russia] there’s a lot of pressure to be in a relationship at a young age,” the 24-year-old dental student told the Herald. “I thought that being in a heterosexual marriage…

The Kremlin on April 7 announced it is “closely monitoring” oil markets after the price of its key export grade, Urals crude, plunged towards the $50 mark. “We are very closely monitoring the situation, which is currently characterized as extremely turbulent, tense, and emotionally overloaded,”…

An Indian-made component was identified in a Russian weapon system for the first time, while nearly all American-made parts have been phased out, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) reported on April 7. "For the first time, a component made in India — a clock buffer from Aura Semiconductor — was…

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Lisa was eating takeout at a friend’s place when the email from her university landed. She clicked into her inbox and skimmed the message: “ISS [International Student Services] is writing to inform you that your SEVIS record was terminated …” The wording felt unfamiliar. She read it again, but it…

On Sunday, the crew of the Philippine Coast Guard cutter BRP Cabra narrowly averted a head-on collision with an aggressive China Coast Guard cutter, according to the PCG. On Saturday, BRP Cabra intercepted the China Coast Guard cutter CCG-3302 at a position about 85 nautical miles off the coast of…

Cybersecurity agencies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States have published a joint advisory about the risks associated with a technique called fast flux that has been adopted by threat actors to obscure a command-and-control (C2) channel. "'Fast flux' is a technique used to…

The shift towards the digitalisation of shipping operations is changing the maritime industry’s risk landscape. While technologies – such as blockchain-based shipping documents, e-navigation, and Internet of Things-enabled sensors – improve efficiency and transparency, they also introduce new…

7 April, 01:02 PM Share: Russia has upgraded its Shahed drones. (Photo: REUTERS / Roman Petushkov) Author: Russia is working to minimize its use of components from countries that have imposed sanctions, particularly in the electronic warfare shielding of its Shahed drones, which has now largely shed…

This was reported by the Command of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces. According to the report, the strikes were carried out by operators from the 414th Separate Unmanned Systems Battalion "RAID", working together with the "Dzhmil" combined unit from the 78th Airborne Assault Regiment. The pilots…

Russian forces launched six ballistic missiles at Ukrainian territory on 6 April, with only one successfully intercepted by Ukraine’s Air Force. The remaining missiles struck Kyiv and surrounding areas. “Unfortunately, of the six ballistic missiles, only one was destroyed. The others — regrettably —…

Ukrainian Defense Forces have eliminated the commander of a Chechen unmanned aerial vehicle squad – the Ahmat special unit of the Russian Ministry of Defense – with the call sign Amur, according to the unit’s commander, Apti Alaudinov. Since the beginning of Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine, the…

The British military has found Russian sensors in seas around the country that it believes were attempting to spy on its nuclear submarines, the Sunday Times reported. The Royal Navy found some devices planted on the sea bed while several washed ashore, the newspaper reported. Military and…

Buildings housing the editorial offices of the state-owned International Broadcasting Multimedia Platform of Ukraine were severely damaged in a Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv on the night of 5-6 April. Source: Dim, a Ukrainian TV channel Details: The channels of this company are Freedom,…

Sailors attached to the fast-attack submarine USS Iowa (SSN 797) man their newly commissioned submarine during a ceremony in Groton, Conn., April 5, 2025. (Joshua Karsten/U.S. Navy) The USS Iowa (SSN 797) was commissioned in a ceremony on Saturday at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn.…

Eleven years ago, members of the Ottawa treaty banning the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of antipersonnel mines agreed a deadline for completing their obligations: 2025. The ambitious timeline reflected the immense progress made since the pact was signed in 1997. Back then, 25,000 people…

04/06/2025April 6, 2025Indonesia says no retaliation against Trump tariff Indonesia has issued its first response to Donald Trump's new 32% tariff on Southeast Asia's largest economy. Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto said in a statement that Indonesia would pursue diplomacy and…

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Europe | Made in Ukraine Investing in the country’s defence industry is the best way to keep it in the fight Photograph: Eyevine A CEASEFIRE BETWEEN Russia and Ukraine remains a distant prospect, and Europe has made slow progress towards creating a “reassurance force” to help support one. American…

A major Russian assault operation in eastern Ukraine has ended in disaster, Forbes reports. The attack, which targeted areas west of Russian-occupied Andriivka and north of Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, was thwarted when two Russian platoons were caught in a well-prepared Ukrainian ambush. “Presumably,…