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16 JAN 2026 The 2025 tariff landscape delivered one of the sharpest bilateral trade contractions in recent memory, with U.S. imports from China falling 28% year-over-year and exports to China dropping 38%, according to a new report from project44 released Monday. The dramatic decline marks a fundamental restructuring of global …

15 JAN 2026  South Africa is reporting one of its most dramatic rescue operations in recent years, saving the lives of 21 fishermen who were forced to abandon ship after their trawler went up in flames Monday evening. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) reports that multiple rescue teams were …

15 JAN 2026  A Greek-owned tanker that was caught in a series of back-and-forth maneuvers between the United States and Iran in 2023 and 2024 has quietly been released two years after the Iranians seized the ship and said they were taking its oil cargo. The move comes as Iran …

14 JAN 2026 Reports indicate that multiple Greek-owned tankers waiting to load Russian oil at the terminals in Kazakhstan were struck by drones. Each of the incidents appears to have only caused minor damage, but it comes as another blow to the key terminal operation for the export of Russian …

13 JAN 2026 Public hearings opened on Monday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a landmark case brought by the Gambia against Myanmar, alleging violations of the Genocide Convention over the military’s treatment of the Rohingya minority. The proceedings, held at the Peace Palace in The Hague, mark …

12 JAN 2026 Spain’s National Police are reporting its largest ever cocaine seizure at sea, completed last week near the Canary Islands. While calling it a historic blow to maritime cocaine trafficking, they are reporting that the seizure faced complications as the target vessel ran out of fuel. An international …