A German NGO has come up with an AI-assisted tool for finding ghost nets - the drifting, abandoned fishing gear that hoovers up sea life indiscriminately. About 50,000 tonnes of fishing gear end up in the ocean every year, accounting for nearly a third of all ocean plastic waste. The gear gradually…

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Blinded Ukrainian soldiers face new challenges at home By L�a DAUPLE, Victoria LUKOVENKO Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 At a medical centre in Kyiv, former soldier Dmytro Gorodynsky shuffled around to the funky notes of the 1970s hit "Le Freak", his eyes obscured by sunglasses. The 39-year-old…

The Trump administration has suspended the processing of all immigration applications submitted by migrants from Ukraine and Latin America who were allowed entry into the United States under specific programs during Joe Biden’s presidency, CBS News reported on Tuesday, citing two U.S. officials.…

by Ship & Bunker News Team Wednesday February 19, 2025 Follow @shipandbunker The route starts at Nhava Sheva in India, moving through Mundra, Salalah and Jeddah before returning to India. Image Credit: CMA CGM French container line CMA CGM has announced a new route for its ships passing through the…

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced that it will be launching direct flights from Abu Dhabi to the Russian resort city of Sochi, often described as the ‘Gateway to the Black Sea’. The carrier will operate the new 1,554-mile (2,486km) route from Abu…

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Morning Comrades. It’s been two weeks, hasn’t it? As we started into 2025 I very explicitly wrote that in dealing with the new Trump administration that we should not fall into the same reactionary trap and yap about every single thing that media thirsty gangster dies and yet, it’s been two weeks. I…

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NewsArticlesBlogsVideo content Eng Укр Pol Esp Eng Укр Defense industry of UkraineUkraineWar with RussiaWorldEuropeMilitary assistance 21 October, 2024 Illustrative photo of a Russian with MON-90. Photo from open sources UAV Ukraine War with Russia Russians are trying to counter Ukrainian heavy…

The Rolling Stones were wrong: Time is not on my side. Too often a myth is created and if not killed off right away, it will take on a life of its own and time will not debunk it. Many myths are created for evil or political purposes, but some myths just occur because the truth is just too…

WHITEFISH POINT, MI - Forty-nine years ago today, the Edmund Fitzgerald was caught in the grip of a deadly storm on Lake Superior. Investigators would later say the Mighty Fitz’s course had put it in the “worst possible place” amid the monstrous waves of that November gale. When it sank with all 29…

Naval News – The UK Royal Navy (RN) has outlined plans to exploit developments in remotely-operated and uncrewed/autonomous systems to deliver a deployable and persistent wide area anti-submarine warfare (ASW) search capability in the North Atlantic.

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From Ukraine to Yemen, New Forms of Airpower Are Redefining—but Not Winning—Wars Raphael S. Cohen February 18, 2025 A car destroyed by Russian military strikes in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, February 2025 Anatolii Stepanov / Reuters RAPHAEL S. COHEN is Director of the Strategy and Doctrine Program of RAND’s…

Lawmakers in Yakutsk, a city in Russia’s Far East, have voted to abolish direct mayoral elections, the news outlet 14.ru reported. Of the 29 members of the Yakutsk City Duma, 25 attended the session. Twenty voted in favor of the measure, three opposed it, and two abstained. The City Duma first…

News Opinion The Kremlin sees Trump’s move as a correct response to Moscow’s demand to respect the Russian president as an equal partner. Share options Copy Link EMail Twitter WhatsApp Linkedin The Kremlin sees Trump’s move as a correct response to Moscow’s demand to respect Putin as an equal…

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News Stay up to date with our Newsletter Home> News> Ukraine leads the way on battlefield use of directed energy weapons Ukraine leads the way on battlefield use of directed energy weapons 18th February 2025 - 06:51 GMT | by Peter Taberner RSS DragonFire, a laser-based DEW, is scheduled to be…

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Tankers See all articles Alert me about Tankers Latest Jobs Ship Finance Key Account Manager The Rosnefteflot aframax tanker Akademik Gubkin. Photo: Rosneft Shipment of Urals oil on Rosnefteflot ship shows Putin regime seeking wider range of buyers 13 February 2025 11:43 GMT Updated 13 February 2025…

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) is reporting the rescue of seafarers and the quick actions of the U.S. Coast Guard and a U.S. Navy ship to ensure the safety of the crew. According to the report, the U.S. Navy Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Devastator and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Clarence…

It’s not every day you see American and Russian warships training side by side. In fact, it’s almost unheard of in the past three years since Russia invaded Ukraine and faced diplomatic isolation from the U.S. and much of Europe. But Indonesia is changing the game. Photo credit: X Ukraine turns…

Latest news Ukraine Turkish President backs full territorial integrity of Ukraine, Crimea included byLesia Dubenko 18/02/2025 1 minute read Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Recep Tayip Erdogan/ President’s office Turkish President backs full territorial integrity of Ukraine, Crimea included…

News Politics Keep calm and carry on? Nah — everybody panic, Edgars Rinkēvičs advises. Share options Copy Link EMail Twitter WhatsApp Linkedin Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs has warned the world to "never stop panicking". | Omar Marques/Getty Images February 18, 2025 4:56 am CET By Latvian…

Ukrainian forces successfully repelled a Russian assault near the town of Ulakly in southeastern Donetsk Oblast over the weekend. While the battle may seem minor, it could carry greater strategic significance, reports war correspondent David Axe. Surveillance footage from Ukraine’s Tivaz artillery…

Strikes on Russian vehicles near Ulakly. Tivaz artillery group capture In a cataclysm of artillery and drone strikes, Ukrainian forces smashed an attack by Russian troops in and around the town of Ulakly on or just before Sunday. Surveillance drones working for the Ukrainian Tivaz artillery group…

Photos 16:42 16 Feb 2025 Photo: Facebook / Invictus Games: Team Ukraine Ulyana Guz In Canada, during the Invictus Games, Ukrainian veterans won five medals in swimming. The General Staff of Ukraine's armed forces reported this on Facebook. "Five gold medals for Ukraine at once!" the message says.…

Two explosions occurred in the city of Savona in northern Italy on the moored oil tanker Seajewel, which Ukrainska Pravda has found was transporting oil from Russia to Europe despite sanctions. Source: Italian news outlet IVG Details: IVG reported that the cause of the explosion is unknown. However,…

South Korea on Monday said the ChineseAI DeepSeek app would not be available from local app stores, pending a review of the company's handling of user data. Choi Jang-hyuk, vice chairperson of Seoul's Personal Information Protection Commission, told reporters that authorities will "thoroughly…

Ukraine's Air Force has released a video detailing the work of a Patriot air defence system unit that defends Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast against Russian ballistic missiles. Details: In the video, released on 17 February, the commander of a Patriot unit talks about his training in the United States, the…

Naval News Navy 2025 The French Directorate General of Armament (DGA) has launched a tender for the acquisition of 24 new Maritime Surveillance Coastal Patrol Boats (VCSM), aimed at replacing its current fleet, which is primarily used by the Maritime Gendarmerie for missions related to the State’s…

Russia has rebuked shipping’s chief regulator, Arsenio Dominguez, and accused the International Maritime Organization of offering “covert support” to US-led sanctions imposed against its fleet following the invasion of Ukraine. Deputy transport minister Aleksandr Poshivai accused the IMO of ignoring…

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Image for representation purposes only A Russian Navy warship carried out artillery firing drills in the Sea of Japan, also called the East Sea, as part of planned combat training, Russian news agency Interfax reported on February 17, 2025. According to reports, the large landing ship Admiral…

Trump Media lost more than $400m in 2024 Trump Media and Technology Group, the parent company of the president’s social media platform Truth Social, reportedly lost more than $400 million in 2024. The company also reported a 12 percent decline in annual revenue to $3.6 million, which it blamed on an…