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          A US Coast Guard official observes the tanker Marinera. Its seizure could be part of a growing move against the global shadow fleet. EPA

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          EuropeJanuary 07, 2026
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          Masdar commits $15bn to global clean energy projects in 2025

          EnergyJanuary 07, 2026
          A US Coast Guard officer monitors the Marinera during an operation to seize the ship. Photo: US European Command / X

          US seizes two Venezuela-linked oil tankers including Russian-flagged vessel

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          Images from a user-generated video in the centre of Tehran purportedly show security forces using tear gas to disperse protesters in the Iranian capital's market area on Tuesday, January 6. AFP

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          Ukrainian soldiers behind the front line after 130 days of fighting near Kostyantynivka, in eastern Ukraine. Some experts see little prospect of the war ending this year. AFP

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          EuropeJanuary 06, 2026
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          CartoonJanuary 05, 2026
          Mike Waltz, US ambassador to the UN, has defended his country's actions in Venezuela. EPA

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          USJanuary 05, 2026
          People search for belongings from homes in an apartment block in the Soublette neighbourhood in La Guaira, Venezuela, that was purportedly damaged during US military operations there. Getty

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          CommentJanuary 05, 2026
          Two crude oil tankers at Lake Maracaibo, in Venezuela. A rebound in the country's output will also be supported by work in the Maracaibo Basin. AFP

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          Dubai-based Venezuelan Ivan Torellas welcomed the removal of Nicolas Maduro from office in his home country. The National

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          UAEJanuary 05, 2026
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          EnergyJanuary 05, 2026
          US President Donald Trump and John D Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, US, on Saturday. Bloomberg

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          OpinionJanuary 04, 2026
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