
On the front line of Europe’s standoff with Russia’s sanction-busting shadow fleet
With Europe imposing sanctions on Moscow, there has been a growing network of vessels sailing without a valid flag from Russia through European waters.
SUNDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2025, 19:43

With Europe imposing sanctions on Moscow, there has been a growing network of vessels sailing without a valid flag from Russia through European waters.

Efforts to crack down on bootlegging continue nine years after prohibition was introduced in Bihar.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud is visiting the White House. Greeted with military planes and a procession, he and Trump were friendly with each other as they spoke to reporters in the Oval Office.

The Israeli military says it was targeting members of Hamas “operating in a training compound”. Hamas has not commented.

The Portuguese player is being paid handsomely to be part of the gulf state’s modernisation plan.

The president made the comment to a female reporter while speaking to the press on Air Force One on Friday.

The Shia Muslim group’s military wing is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the EU.

President Trump lashed out a reporter in the Oval Office who was asking about allegations the crown prince orchestrated the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Public prosecutor Hansjörg Mayr says two men, aged 55 and 53, are being held on “strong suspicion of murder”.

There were no plans for the Russian side to join the talks, the Kremlin said.

Following increased US pressure on the Venezuelan government, the two sides say they are open to talks.

President Trump welcomes Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to the White House to discuss trade and security deals. And, the House votes today on whether to force the release of long-awaited Epstein files.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government recognises 10 new Indigenous lands during climate summit.

Britain’s government announced plans Monday to overhaul its asylum laws. Among the changes: making refugee status temporary and seizing high-value assets from asylum seekers.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit the White House Tuesday, his first since the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents.

The United Nations Security Council has endorsed a U.S.-backed peace plan for Gaza, authorizing a temporary international force to help stabilize the enclave after two years of war.

Andre McKechnie argues the Vegemite ban in Victoria’s jails denies him the right to “enjoy his culture”.
US President Donald Trump hailed the UN Security Council’s vote in favour of his Gaza peace plan, claiming it would lead to “further Peace all over the World”.
US lawmakers are expected to advance a bill requiring the release of government records on millionaire sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, in defiance of Donald Trump’s attempts to keep a lid on one of modern America’s most notorious case files.
The United Nations Security Council has approved a resolution mandating a transitional administration and an International Stabilization Force in Gaza that envisions a “credible pathway” to Palestinian statehood.

The former US treasury secretary says he is “ashamed” of his emails to Jeffrey Epstein.