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11 Afghan nationals dead in Nokundi road accident
Updated : 3 months ago IST
At least 11 Afghan nationals were killed and nine injured when a pick-up collided with an oil tanker in Balochistan's Chagai district. Officials said the victims were attempting to illegally migrate to Europe via Iran. Investigations into the accident are underway.
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Venezuela accuses US of 'international piracy' after new oil tanker seizur
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Tensions between Caracas and Washington reached a boiling point this weekend as Venezuela condemned the seizure of another oil tanker off its shores.
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US seizes second oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The United States seized a second oil vessel off the coast of Venezuela, marking the latest escalation in tensions between the two countries, according to US officials cited by Al Jazeera.
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Trump orders total blockade of sanctioned oil tankers to and from Venezuel
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
In a lengthy statement posted on Truth Social, Trump said Venezuela has been designated a "foreign terrorist organisation" and accused the Maduro government of using oil revenues to fund "drug terrorism, human trafficking, murder and kidnapping."
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Venezuela's oil exports shrivel as US seizes tanker off its coast
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Oil tanker movements into and out of Venezuelan waters have almost come to a standstill, Al Jazeera's sources stated, after the US announced that it would seize more vessels as part of its military pressure on Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro.
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US raids cargo ship travelling from China to Iran
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Unnamed officials told the newspaper that US military personnel boarded the ship several hundred miles from Sri Lanka, according to the report on Friday. It was the first time in several years US forces had intercepted cargo travelling from China to Iran, according to the newspaper, as quote
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Khamenei accuses US of "territorial expansionism" in Latin America after i
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Following Washington's escalating pressure campaign against Venezuela and its government, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday took a sharp swipe at the United States, accusing it of pursuing "territorial expansionism" in parts of Latin America while speaking about global
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Vessel will go to US port; legal process will be followed for possession o
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
During a White House press briefing on Thursday (local time), Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the vessel, named Skipper, is currently undergoing a formal forfeiture process, following which it will be brought to a US port.
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US sanctions Maduro's nephews, six Venezuelan oil shipping firms a day aft
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Just a day after President Donald Trump stated that the US has seized a "very large" oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, the Department of the Treasury on Thursday (local time) imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuela's First Lady Cilia Flores and six shipping companies linked t
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Ukraine hits Russian oil tankers with underwater drone in Black Sea
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Ukrainian underwater drones have struck two tankers belonging to Russia's so-called shadow fleet in the Black Sea, a Ukrainian security official has confirmed -- marking the latest escalation in Kyiv's campaign to disrupt Moscow's oil exports
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UAE expresses solidarity with India, conveys condolences over victims of b
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The United Arab Emirates has expressed its solidarity with the Republic of India over the victims of a crash between a bus carrying Umrah pilgrims and an oil tanker, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries.
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Consul General meets lone survivor of Madinah bus accident
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The group was travelling from Makkah to Madinah when their bus collided with an oil tanker nearly 25 km before Medina, causing an explosion that engulfed the vehicle within minutes.
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