2 hours ago

Trump hosts Kennedy Center honorees and teases hosting skills: ‘I’m sure they’ll give me great reviews’ ⊕⊕⊕

found 2025 › Dec › 07 (Sun) @ 04:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

George Strait, ‘Sly’ Stallone and Kiss accept medals from president, who says he was ‘98% involved’ in choosing them

Donald Trump on Saturday evening hosted the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees in the Ova…

21 days ago

Iran confirms it seized tanker in Strait of Hormuz ⊕

found 2025 › Nov › 15 (Sat) @ 14:45 UTC

a story from BBC ✅ › BBC News

The Talara tanker was travelling from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Singapore.

24 days ago

Sicily deserves better than the looming prospect of a giant bridge that will never get built | Jamie Mackay ⊕⊕

found 2025 › Nov › 13 (Thu) @ 05:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Troubled waters over the world’s longest suspension bridge are no surprise. The Italian government should be funding public services

A dozen or so times each day, as Italy’s southbound Intercity rail …

54 days ago

Russian Navy Denies Technical Malfunction Forced Submarine to Surface Near France ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Oct › 13 (Mon) @ 11:05 UTC

a story from The Moscow Times ✅ › The Moscow Times

French media had reported that the diesel-electric attack submarine Novorossiysk may have experienced a fuel leak in the Strait of Gibraltar.

67 days ago

China carries out 'fake missile launch' on Royal Navy frigate: Fighter jets 'carried out 'constructive kill' in Taiwan Strait' ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Sep › 30 (Tue) @ 09:05 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The provocative manoeuvres saw Chinese aircraft perform so-called 'constructive kills' against HMS Richmond, part of the UK's carrier strike group, according to the Times.

70 days ago

I was attacked by a pod of orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar - the terrifying encounter lasted 45 minutes and left my boat with £15,000 of damage

found 2025 › Sep › 27 (Sat) @ 11:05 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

In an interview with the Daily Mail, 71-year-old businessman Mark Hegan has exclusively recalled his '45 minutes of turmoil' during an orca attack in the Strait of Gibraltar in June 2024.

2 months ago

China’s military follows Australian and Canadian warships in Taiwan Strait accusing them of ‘provocation’

found 2025 › Sep › 07 (Sun) @ 02:05 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Strait is considered an international waterway by countries including the US, Canada, Britain and Taiwan

Australian and Canadian warships sailing through the sensitive Taiwan Strait have been followed…

4 months ago

Italian government gives final approval for bridge linking Sicily to mainland

found 2025 › Aug › 06 (Wed) @ 16:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

€13.5bn allocated for 10-year project to build longest single-span bridge in the world across the Strait of Messina

The Italian government has given the final approval for the construction of a multib…

Federal court dismisses landmark Torres Strait climate case but warns of ‘bleak future’ without urgent action

found 2025 › Jul › 15 (Tue) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Class action led by two community leaders argued government had legal duty of care to prevent or deal with damage linked to global heating

Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free…

5 months ago

The Strait of Hormuz is a global pressure point

found 2025 › Jun › 26 (Thu) @ 13:05 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English

The Strait of Hormuz is a crucial global oil transit route. AJLabs looks at how a war could disrupt it.