Mercuria eyes VLCC newbuildings worth close to $500m in China
Swiss trader is said to be finalising an order for up to four vessels at Dalian Shipbuilding
Day: February 6, 2026
Demonstrators arrested over ICE protest at Columbia University
US police arrested 12 anti-ICE protesters at Columbia University in New York.
Lockheed Martin Delivers First Sentinel A4 from LRIP 2, Advances Toward Full-Rate Production
SYRACUSE, N.Y., February 3, 2026. Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Sentinel A4 radar from Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) 2 to the US Army and completed the first phase of Initial Operational Test and Evaluation, accelerating the program clos…
Giant snails and tiny insects threaten the South’s rice and crawfish farms
Farmers in Louisiana are going toe-to-toe with some nasty enemies: apple snails that clog crawfish traps while laying millions of bubblegum-colored eggs and tiny bugs called delphacids that can wipe out half a rice field while spreading plant disease.
News24 | US and Iran teams prepare for critical nuclear negotiations amid threat of war
Iran and the United States were preparing for talks in Oman, with Washington looking to see if there was any prospect of diplomatic progress on the Iranian nuclear programme and other issues while refusing to rule out military action.
Kongsberg Maritime profit rises ahead of spin-off and Oslo listing
Shipping aftermarket services boosts order backlog
‘Should Go to Heaven’: Trump Praises Own Record On Religious Issues
US President Donald Trump believes he has a chance of going to heaven, in contrast with his past remarks where he appeared unsure about the same.
Explained: What Is Claude Opus 4.6, Anthropic’s New AI Model
Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 4.6, its most advanced artificial intelligence model. The company says the model is better at coding, can handle longer and more complex tasks, and produces more professional work outputs.
89 Indians On US’ ‘Worst Of The Worst’ Criminal List Amid Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
As many as 89 people of Indian origin are on the US list of “Worst of the Worst” criminals. The database, launched by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), lists around 25,000 “criminal illegal aliens.”
Gold fluctuations baffle Lebanese jewellers, gold market
Al Jazeera hit the streets of Beirut to talk to people who work with gold about the recent fluctuations.