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Wednesday 7 January 2026 Dublin: 4°C
Raided
US seizes Russian-flagged Shadow Fleet tanker in North Atlantic with support from UK military
The vessel had evaded an earlier attempt to board it last month near Venezuela.
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Venezuela
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annexation threats
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