Add Silicon Canals to your Google News feed. I started this project the way most of my investigations begin: with a question that seemed simple and turned out to be anything but. I wanted to know who owns the physical cables that carry the internet across oceans. The answer, once I mapped it, told a…

by Ship & Bunker News Team Monday March 2, 2026 Follow @shipandbunker MSC says diverting vessels from the region would extend transit times and disrupt established liner schedules. File Image / Pixabay The World Shipping Council (WSC) has warned that escalating conflict in the Middle East is…

France has deployed Rafale fighter jets over the United Arab Emirates to protect its naval and air bases against Iranian attacks, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday. France has hundreds of navy, air force and army personnel based in the United Arab Emirates. Its Rafale aircraft are…

A feeling familiar to millions of Ukrainians was suddenly experienced across the Middle East over the weekend — the terror caused by Shahed drones flying overhead and smashing into buildings. Footage flooded social media as Iran launched drones and missiles in retaliatory strikes in response to the…

NewsBusiness NewsIndia Business News‘We are getting signals’: Russia says India hints ‘renewed interest’ in more crude imports amid Iran crisis ‘We are getting signals’: Russia says India hints ‘renewed interest’ in more crude imports amid Iran crisis AI image Russia on Tuesday claimed that India…

Facing a real chance of defeat in the April parliamentary elections, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban can’t stop talking about President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukraine. Just in the past few weeks, the Hungarian strongman called the war-torn country an "enemy" and accused its leadership of…

A Russian LNG carrier that has been sanctioned and operates in the shadow fleet is reported to be ablaze and drifting in the Mediterranean after one or more explosions. Official sources in Malta confirmed the fire and evacuation of the vessel after videos of the incident were circulating online.…

© European Union, 2026 Your Excellency Nariman Dzhelyalov,Dear Ambassadors, Dear colleagues and friends, In 1462 days, you can do a lot - finish your studies at the university, start a family, learn to play a musical instrument, or learn a foreign language. In 1462 days, you can also lose your home,…

3 March, 11:35 AM Inside the War ATESH fighters disrupted train traffic in temporarily occupied Luhansk, blocking fuel and ammunition deliveries to Russian forces. (Photo: ATESH) Fighters from the ATESH partisan movement carried out sabotage operations on railway infrastructure in Russian-occupied…

Belgium has imposed a 10 million euro ($11.61 million) bail on Russian oil tanker Ethera, which it seized on Sunday, the government said on Tuesday. The North Sea ministry said the tanker was part of a Russian shadow fleet sailing with a false flag and false documents. "Forty-five violations were…

Greece's shipping minister on Tuesday called for the protection of global shipping and seafarers, amid an "alarming" situation that has left dozens of ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz and the wider area due to the widening Iran conflict. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz ⁠was closed for a…

by Ship & Bunker News Team Tuesday March 3, 2026 Follow @shipandbunker The Russia-flagged 138,028 m3 LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz reportedly has a fire onboard and the status of its crew is currently unknown. File Image / Pixabay A Russian LNG carrier is reportedly on fire in the Mediterranean. The…

Ukraine's power system recorded a 5-6GW electricity deficit in winter, but it has now fallen to 1 GW. Source: Ukraine's Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal, as reported by Liga.net, an independent Ukrainian online news outlet Quote: "As of today, the deficit is 1 GW, which is five to six times less than…

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On his new album, Ukrainian-born, New York-based pianist and composer Vadim Neselovskyi explores the horror and hope he's felt since Russia's incursion. Arkady Mitnik Vadim Neselovskyi isn't used to being stumped. Music has flowed out of him since he was five years old. But the pianist-composer was…

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen the challenges arising from the war with the Iranian regime. In particular, this concerns rising energy prices and the need to supply air-defense systems for Ukraine. The president said this in his…

The German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, in Washington for talks with Donald Trump, said he stressed that Ukraine should not have to accept further territorial concessions during his conversation with the US president. He said he also underscored the need for continued support for Ukraine, which last…

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is reportedly in talks with the Kurdish armed groups in Iran and Iraq with the intention of arming them to take power in Iran through an uprising, CNN reports. The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency is shown at the entrance of the CIA headquarters in…

News Mobility Protesters took to the streets in Milan on Saturday, while railway infrastructure was damaged. Copy Link Copied Share via email Share on X Share on WhatsApp Share on LinkedIn CIO committee protestors in Milan, Feb. 7, 2026. | Mattia Rinaldi/NurPhoto via Getty Images February 8, 2026…

The leaders of Hungary and Russia discussed Hungarians serving in the Ukrainian army who ended up in Russian captivity, among other topics, during a phone call on March 3, the Kremlin said. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, widely regarded as the EU's most Moscow-friendly leader, held a call…

On 26 April 2026, it will be 40 years since the explosion at Unit 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant – the worst nuclear accident the world has known. In the early hours of 26 April 1986, a badly designed reactor, operated under intense pressure during a safety test, ran out of control. A…

by Ship & Bunker News Team Tuesday March 3, 2026 Follow @shipandbunker President Donald Trump announced the decision in a social media post on Tuesday. File Image / Pixabay The US government is set to provide insurance to ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, in an effort to keep energy…

The building of the Ukrainian Institute of America is designated as a National Historic Landmark and protected as a contributing element of the New York Metropolitan Museum Historic District. In December 2025, it hosted the first live event of the Kyiv Independent in New York. On Friday, March 6,…

#Black Sea #Fleet #Russia #UAV #Ukraine Grisha-class corvette Eisk of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Photo: A. Brichevsky The Ukrainian Defense Forces used drones to damage five Russian military ships stationed in Novorossiysk. The Dossier of a Spy Telegram channel reported this information. The…

Ukrainian defense forces carried out a large-scale overnight drone operation on March 1–2 against the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s primary base in Novorossiysk, using aerial and maritime drones to strike the naval port. The attack reportedly damaged five vessels and critical energy infrastructure. We…

A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy. Sri Lanka's deputy foreign minister identified the warship as the frigate IRIS Dena, and said it was heading back to Iran from…

by Ship & Bunker News Team Wednesday March 4, 2026 Follow @shipandbunker The boxship came under attack about two nautical miles north of Oman at 11:09 AM UTC on Wednesday. Image Credit: UKMTO A fire has been reported on a container ship after an attack in the Strait of Hormuz. The boxship came under…

Ksenia Mironova is one of the journalists profiled in My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow. Cinetic Marketing In the fall of 2021, four months before Russia started a full-scale war in Ukraine, filmmaker Julia Loktev came to Moscow to make a documentary. The Kremlin had recently…

Previous slide Next slide The document is the result of a year-long effort by an expert group formed by the National Commission on State Language Standards and continues the initiative of Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska, "Without Barriers." For the first time, non-discriminatory vocabulary in…

Russia’s prison population has fallen to a historic low, the newly appointed first deputy chief justice of the Supreme Court said Wednesday, coming after years of the Russian military’s recruitment of convicted criminals to fight in Ukraine. First Deputy Chief Justice Vladimir Davydov said 308,000…

TLDR US stock futures turned higher Wednesday after reports Iran reached out to the US via intelligence channels to discuss ending the conflict The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq had all closed sharply lower on Tuesday before the news broke Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence reportedly contacted the CIA…

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Fragments of a Russian “Geran-2” drone have been found in Dubai following Iranian drone attacks. Moscow uses these same drones against Ukrainian civilians. Drone debris has been discovered near the Jebel Ali port, Ukrainian journalist Serhii Bratchuk says. Interestingly, videos of the fragments are…

The US Air Force has ramped up its counter-drone training in Germany to enhance airbase defense capabilities across Europe, Army Recognition Group reported on March 4. This initiative, focused on providing air defense for air bases and logistics hubs, integrates detection systems, electronic warfare…

Max Bergmann: Where now for Russia’s war in Ukraine? That’s the topic for today’s discussion, marking the four-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. I’m Max Bergmann. I’m the director of the Europe, Russia, Eurasia Program and the Stuart Center here at CSIS. And it’s a real honor and…

Czech President Petr Pavel met with Ukrainian soldier Artem, who lost both arms in a mortar attack on the front lines. Ukrinform reports, as cited by Rubryka, that the Czech initiative Dárek pro Putina, together with Team4Ukraine, is raising funds for Artem's prosthetics. President Pavel also took…

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The Discourse by SWJ Staff | 03.03.2026 at 02:45pm In “Wars of the Greater Middle East, 1945–92” (Texas National Security Review, Winter 2026), Dr. Carter Malkasian argues that the Cold War transformed warfare in the greater Middle East in ways that weakened state consolidation and empowered…