Asyad Shipping confirms swoop for VLCC brace in $2.7bn expansion drive
Oman shipowner says it spent $206m on Landbridge tankers following Muscat IPO
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Photos of how Bedouins in Israel improvise shelters to survive missile threats
For Israel’s 300,000-strong Bedouin community, there are no shelters to protect them from incoming missiles, so they have to improvise: hiding in steel containers and vehicles buried under 10 feet (3 meters) of dirt and repurposing reconstruction debri…
Teenage vaping in Australia has ‘turned a corner’ after ban, study says
Australia health minister credits vape ban for reduced rates of consumption among children
Iceland Volcano Erupts Again but Doesn’t Threaten Towns
An official said the eruption near Reykjavik, the 12th in four years from the same volcanic system, posed no threat to people or infrastructure.
Thai ex-PM Thaksin could face 15 years in prison in royal defamation case
Just two weeks earlier, his daughter Paetongtarn was suspended as prime minister by the country’s Constitutional Court.
Connecticut investment fund hikes stake in Nordic American Tankers
CenterBook Partners builds holding in suezmax owner to $7.7m
Why Trump’s 50-day ultimatum for Russia won’t mean quick gains against Ukraine
The Kremlin has been granted extra time to pursue its summer offensive against Ukraine thanks to Trump’s 50-day window for Russia to accept a peace deal or face sanctions
Iran seizes tanker close to key maritime chokepoint
Crew of unidentified vessel detained and facing charges
Twenty killed in Hamas-led stampede, stabbing at Gaza Humanitarian Fund aid site – The Jerusalem Post
Twenty killed in Hamas-led stampede, stabbing at Gaza Humanitarian Fund aid site The Jerusalem PostGaza: GHF says 20 killed in ‘crowd surge’ at aid site BBCLIVE: 20 people killed at US-, Israeli-backed site as starvation grips Gaz…
Australia’s Indigenous elders lose landmark environment case of Torres Strait Islands
Indigenous elders lose climate case as judge says protecting islands is a political, not legal, responsibility