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Sanctioned Tanker Caroline Bezengi Leaks Oil Off Oman and Threatens Protected Island

The spill exposes oversight gaps in the sanctioned 'shadow fleet' with potential disruption to maritime traffic and damage to coastal ecosystems.

Settler Marches Enter Nablus-Area as Israeli Troops Patrol Routes

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UNESCO Adds 25 Sites to World Heritage List, Including Okefenokee and Normandy Beaches

beOnd Shifts European Network to Saudi’s Red Sea International

UNESCO Adds Six Sites to World Heritage in Danger, Using Emergency Procedure for Three

UK Reaffirms Defence Readiness After IRGC Targets British Bases

UNESCO Lists West Bank Sebastia and Five Lebanese Castles as World Heritage Sites in Danger

Israel Builds Miles-Long Earthen Barrier Along Gaza Ceasefire Line

U.S.–Iran Strikes Cut Tanker Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz

Palestinian Teen Footballer Dies After West Bank Settler Attack

Pirates Board Chemical Tanker Asana in Gulf of Aden

Aspinall Cleared and Ready for Gane Rematch as Pay Talks With UFC Continue

Maersk and Hapag‑Lloyd Restart Some Suez Canal Sailings

Netanyahu Receives Plan to Build 100 Jewish Communities in West Bank Area A

Russia Ships Record Crude Volumes as Export Revenues Plunge

EASA Tells Airlines To Avoid Iranian, Iraqi and Lebanese Airspace

South Korean Fleet Near Clearance of Strait of Hormuz

France and Oman Forge Security Pact and Major Economic Deals to Protect the Strait of Hormuz

Israel Enters Abdin in Southern Syria as Army Says It Killed Fighters

France Sets New National Temperature Record as Heatwave Overwhelms Services