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A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier aircraft flies after takeoff from the Roosevelt Roads naval base in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Dec 25, 2025
U.S. chased oil tanker away from Venezuela amid blockade
The incident occurred as the Trump administration continues a blockade piling pressure on Caracas.
Oil storage tanks at Eneos’ Negishi oil refinery in Yokohama
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 24, 2025
Eneos leads bids for Chevron’s Singapore oil refinery stake
Other suitors for the 50% stake in Singapore Refining Company include commodity giants Glencore and Vitol.
A satellite image shows the Skipper tanker, north of Guadeloupe, on Dec. 12.
WORLD
Dec 24, 2025
U.S. eyes additional coast guard assets to seize fleeing tanker, sources say
The dayslong pursuit highlights the mismatch between the Trump ‍administration’s desire to seize sanctioned oil tankers near Venezuela and the limited resources of the coast guard.
A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J aircraft takes off at the former Roosevelt Roads naval base in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Sunday.
WORLD
Dec 22, 2025
U.S. pursuit of third oil tanker intensifies Venezuela blockade
The moves on three separate vessels represent Washington’s most concerted attempt to date to sever the financial links sustaining the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday.
WORLD
Dec 21, 2025
U.S. intercepts oil tanker off Venezuelan coast, officials say
It’s the second time in recent weeks that the United States has gone after a tanker near Venezuela amid a large U.S. military build-up in the region.
Personnel work on a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone as it is parked at Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, amid ongoing military movements in Puerto Rico, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 20, 2025
Trump doesn’t rule out war with Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump left open the possibility of war with Venezuela, as his top diplomat Marco Rubio vowed Friday to enforce a blockade on the country’s oil wealth.
Two crude oil tankers remain anchored on Lake Maracaibo, near Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 19, 2025
Venezuela authorizes two unsanctioned oil supertankers to depart, sources say
These would be only the second and third supertankers to depart the country since the U.S. seized a ship carrying Venezuelan oil last week.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives a speach marking the anniversary of the death of Simon Bolivar in Caracas on Wednesday. The Trump administration’s escalating campaign against his government relies on legally dubious force and sanctions that echo past U.S. interventions.
EDITORIALS
Dec 19, 2025
Maduro is an autocrat, but that doesn’t justify a U.S. coup
It is not clear whether these actions are legal, whether there is a strategic rationale or if they would enjoy the support of the U.S. public.
A tanker carrying liquefied natural gas from the Sakhalin-2 project, in Chiba Prefecture in 2009
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2025
Japan hails U.S. extension of Sakhalin-2 LNG import permit
The decision allows Japanese trading giants Mitsui and Mitsubishi, which hold stakes in the project, to continue procuring LNG.
A mural featuring propaganda in support of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Wednesday.
WORLD
Dec 18, 2025
Venezuela reacts defiantly to U.S. oil blockade, saying exports unaffected
The South American nation’s economy, which has been in freefall over the last decade of hard-line rule by President Nicolas Maduro, heavily relies on petroleum exports.
Oil tankers at a refinery near Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in December 2021. U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 17, 2025
Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers leaving and entering Venezuela
It is unclear how his administration will impose the blockade against the sanctioned vessels.
European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2025
EU imposes sanctions on oil traders with links to Russia’s shipping network
The EU has imposed 19 packages of sanctions so far, but Moscow has managed to adapt to most measures and is still selling millions of barrels of oil to India and China.
U.S. forces jump down onto an oil tanker seized by the United States off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday.
WORLD
Dec 12, 2025
U.S. to seize more tankers off Venezuela’s coast after taking one, sources say
The seizure was the first interdiction of an oil cargo or tanker from Venezuela and comes as U.S. President Donald Trump pushes for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s ouster.
This screenshot from video posted to social media on Wednesday shows what the U.S. says is the execution of "a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran" off the coast of Venezuela the same day.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 11, 2025
U.S. seizes sanctioned oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump says
Asked what would happen with the seized tanker’s oil, U.S. President Donald Trump said: “We keep it, I guess.”
A screen shot from video released Saturday shows smoke rising from a cargo ship on fire in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast, amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
WORLD
Nov 30, 2025
Ukraine hits two Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tankers with naval drones
The strikes were part of a broader strategy by Kyiv to pile pressure on Moscow’s vast oil industry.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce in Calgary, Alberta, on Thursday.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Nov 29, 2025
Canadian PM under fire for alleged climate U-turn
Mark Carney’s most dramatic move came on Thursday, when he struck a deal with conservative-led energy-producing Alberta to advance a new oil pipeline.
COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago (center) hugs Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva after her speech at the COP30 U.N. climate change conference in Belem, Brazil, on Saturday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 23, 2025
COP30 climate deal a ‘win’ for global unity but fossil fuels untouched
Nearly 200 countries approved the deal by consensus after two weeks of exhaustive negotiations, with the notable absence of the U.S.
Indigenous people attend a protest to call for climate justice and territorial protection during the U.N. Climate Change Conference, in Belem, Brazil, on Monday.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Nov 20, 2025
As COP30 discusses end of fossil fuels, are renewables ready?
Although renewable power is expanding fast, the world is not on track to triple clean energy by 2030, a target set at COP28 in Dubai two years ago.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, during bilateral meetings at the Royal Palace in Riyadh on May 13.
WORLD
Nov 17, 2025
From pariah to power player: Saudi’s MBS reclaims world stage in U.S. visit
Both reformist and autocrat, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has emerged as the most momentous and audacious leader in Saudi Arabia’s modern history.
A Russian airstrike hits Kyiv on Friday. Ukrainian forces retaliated by carrying out an attack on a major Russian Black Sea port.
WORLD
Nov 15, 2025
Ukraine hits Russian Black Sea oil port as six die in Kyiv
Ukrainian forces carried out an attack on a major Russian Black Sea port overnight, prompting a state of emergency, as Moscow launched a widespread air strike on Kyiv that killed at least six and damaged residential buildings.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex’s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex.  
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
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Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.

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