Russia’s Crude Shipments Slump on Lower Arctic, Black Sea Flows

Man descibes surviving 67 days at sea after brother, nephew died

Mikhail Pichugin's brother and nephew died, and he tied their bodies to the boat to prevent them from being washed away.

Volunteer lifeguard saves teen kayaker lost at sea for 12 hours

When volunteer lifeguard Noland Keaulana heard that 17-year-old Kahiau Kawai was missing at sea, he leapt into action.

Israel downs 5 Hezbollah drones over Mediterranean Sea

Overnight, Israel carried out air strikes across Lebanon. The new attacks come just a day after Israel said a Hezbollah drone targeted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home. CBS News ...

A Radical Approach to Flooding in the UK: Give Land Back to the Sea

When a huge tract of land on the Somerset coast was deliberately flooded, the project was slammed as “ridiculous” by a local lawmaker. But the results have been transformative.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

Rohingya Refugees Are Stranded at Sea for Days as Residents Reject Them

The refugees, after weeks on a boat, will be able to disembark temporarily in a town in Indonesia, but residents have refused to let them stay.

World - The New York Times - October 23

Indonesia says it drove Chinese coastguard ships out of disputed waters

Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims and muscular enforcement actions have been creating friction in South China Sea

World - Financial Times - October 24

Israeli forces capture senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, Israeli military official says

An Israeli military official says Israeli naval forces have captured a senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Israel abducts alleged Hezbollah official in unprecedented sea raid

Commandos land in northern Lebanon in highly unusual operation to capture supposed militant group member. Middle East crisis – live updates The Israeli military abducted who it said was a ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Israel Says Commandos Capture Hezbollah Operative in Rare Raid by Sea

The abduction of the Lebanese national involved Israel’s version of the Navy SEALs working deep in Lebanese territory.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago

Philippine military drills to seize an island in the South China Sea

The Philippine military has opened two weeks of combat drills that will include seizing an island in the disputed South China Sea and likely be frowned upon by China

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Sea angels and devils: could plankton unlock the secrets of human biology?

Scientists use new technology to sequence the DNA of microscopic ocean creatures for the first time . Off the west coast of Greenland, a 17-metre (56ft) aluminium sailing boat creeps through a ...

World - The Guardian - 17 hours ago

The west’s halfhearted resistance to Russia

Ukraine’s friends can be much tougher with Moscow’s ‘shadow fleet’ — and other economic weapons

World - Financial Times - October 17

Russia’s elusive war aims

Any end to the fighting that left Moscow in control of some Ukrainian land wouldn’t necessarily add up to a victory

World - Financial Times - October 19

Will Russia lead on an alternative to the dollar?

Vladimir Putin pitches an alternative to dollar to Brics partners

World - Financial Times - October 25

Philly's Black motorcycle clubs hit the streets to encourage Black men to vote

A group of 100 Black men on motorcycles rode through Philadelphia as part of a multi-pronged effort to encourage Black men to register to vote and head to the polls.

Politics - NBC News - October 23

Black leaders voice confidence Black men will show up for Harris

Vice President Harris and her allies are making a final appeal to Black male voters in key swing states, hoping to shore up the support of a voting bloc that has shown some signs of skepticism ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

U.S. crude oil prices fall more than 2% after OPEC cuts demand forecast again

Soft demand in China has weighed on the market for months.

Business - CNBC - October 14

Why Saudi Arabia may ‘open the spigot’ on oil production — and crater crude prices

The possibly that Saudi Arabia will lift the “floodgates” on its oil production has climbed in recent weeks, fueled by ”deteriorating cohesion” among the group of major oil producers known as ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 14

U.S. crude prices fall more than 4% as Israel is not expected to strike Iran's oil industry

The International Energy Agency said Tuesday that its members are prepared to take action if there is a supply disruption in the Middle East.

Business - CNBC - October 15

Oil prices drop over 4% after report Israel won’t target Iran’s oil facilities

Oil futures dropped by more than 4% on Tuesday, with U.S. and global benchmark prices settling at their lowest in about two weeks after a report that Israel will not attack key oil facilities in Iran.

Business - MarketWatch - October 15

U.S. crude prices fall more than 4% as Israel is not expected to strike Iran’s oil industry

U.S. crude futures fell more than 4% on Tuesday, after Israel reportedly told the U.S. that it is not planning to strike Iran’s oil facilities, relieving fears that a major supply disruption in the ...

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