US forces seize tanker ‘sailing from Venezuela’ as war fears soar | World | News

The US is in the process of seizing a tanker in the Caribbean as Washington continues efforts to thwart alleged drug smuggling. The US Coast Guard seized the oil tanker Olina from Russia’s “shadow” fleet. The Olina had previously left Venezuela and was returning to the region, but was falsely flying the flag of East Timor, which More...

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Friday, January 9th, 2026

US forces seize tanker ‘sailing from Venezuela’ as war fears soar | World | News

The US is in the process of seizing a tanker in the Caribbean as Washington continues efforts to thwart alleged drug smuggling. The ship, The Olina, was falsely flying the flag of Timor-Leste and had previously More...

Friday, January 9th, 2026

Iran state media broadcast Tucker Carlson as protests erupt | World | News

Despite Iran shutting down the internet across the entire country, clips of controversial American right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson clips were simultaneously playing on loop. Footage of Carlson, a former More...

Friday, January 9th, 2026

Soldiers deployed to major EU airport after bloc’s border blunder | World | News

Soldiers trained as border guards were sent to Lisbon airport to reduce waiting times after the European Entry Exit System (EES) digital border rollout was suspended last month due to security failures. On Tuesday, More...

Friday, January 9th, 2026

Trump breaks silence on bombshell Putin humiliation as furious dictator backs down | World | News

Donald Trump has claimed Russian warships fled the scene as US forces swooped in to seize a rogue oil tanker tied to Vladimir Putin’s inner circle. Speaking to Fox News, the US president was asked whether Putin More...

Friday, January 9th, 2026

Khamenei launches attack on Trump amid Iran protests – ‘Focus on problems in your country’ | World | News

Iranian dictator Ali Khmanenei has blamed Donald Trump for the growing protests in the country while also urging the US President to “focus on the problems in America”. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali More...

Friday, January 9th, 2026

Britain sends ‘hard power’ message to Putin after Atlantic showdown | World | News

Speaking to Times Radio, he said: “It’s an illustration of the changed world that we live in, which we’ve seen in many dimensions this week, where for countries to show leadership in the world that’s changed More...

Friday, January 9th, 2026

Russia launches ‘unstopable’ nuke-capable missile that can ‘hit London in eight minutes’ | World | News

Vladimir Putin unleashed his sinister nuclear-capable 8,000 mph Oreshnik missile in a strike on the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Lviv, Russia confirmed. The menacing attack 40 miles from NATO and EU territory More...

Friday, January 9th, 2026

Trump just flexed his muscles again – you won’t believe who he’s humiliated this time | World | News

Shortly after Venezuelan despot Nicolas Maduro was plucked from his bed in his pyjamas by balaclava-clad US special forces, Donald Trump crowed: “American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned More...

Friday, January 9th, 2026

Internet blackout in Iran amid shouts of ‘death to dictator’ | World | News

Iran’s government has cut off internet and international telephone calls as protesters shouted from their windows and stormed the streets at night. They nightime demostrations on Thursday, January 9, were More...