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U.S. Weighs Options for Penalizing Russia Beyond India Tariffs
President Donald Trump’s additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil could be just the first shot he aims at Moscow’s energy revenues ahead of a Friday deadline, as the US weighs options to get President Vladimir Putin to end the war against Ukraine.

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World’s First Green Ammonia Bunkering Completed by COSCO SHIPPING Subsidiary
SINOBUNKER, a marine fuel supply subsidiary of state-owned China COSCO SHIPPING Corporation, has successfully conducted what is being reported as the world’s first green marine ammonia bunkering operation. The landmark...

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Trump Hits India With Additional 25% Tariff Over Russia Oil Buys
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing an additional 25% tariff on India over its purchase of Russian energy, the White House said Wednesday hours after talks between the US and Russia over the war in Ukraine failed to yield a breakthrough.

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Titan Tragedy Spurs Sweeping Safety Overhaul: USCG Issues 17 Recommendations Following Fatal Implosion
The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) has released its long-awaited Report of Investigation (ROI) into the catastrophic implosion of the Titan submersible, which killed five people during...

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Trump Says He Will Hike India’s Tariffs Over ‘Next 24 Hours’
President Donald Trump said he would raise tariffs on Indian goods “over the next 24 hours” in response to New Delhi’s continued purchases of Russian oil.

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Coast Guard Aircrew Rescues Four from Sinking Tug in Remote Gulf of Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard successfully rescued four people from the sinking 110-foot tug vessel Sea Ranger approximately 130 miles south of Cordova in the Gulf of Alaska on Friday. The...

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Tokyo and Paris MoUs Launch Joint Inspection Campaign on Ballast Water Management
The member Authorities of the Tokyo and Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will conduct a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Ballast Water Management. The three-month...

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Tankers Deliver Russian Crude to India Despite US, EU Pressure
At least four tankers discharged millions of barrels of Russian crude at Indian refineries at the weekend, a sign the closely scrutinized deliveries are continuing as normal, even as the US ramps up pressure on the South Asian country to stop purchases.

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At Least 54 Die As Boat Sinks Off Yemen, Dozens Missing
ADEN, Aug 3 (Reuters) – At least 54 died when a boat carrying around 150 people sank off Yemen’s coast in bad weather on Sunday, with dozens still unaccounted for, health officials said....

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Russia Cancels Tsunami Warning After Dormant Volcano Erupts
Aug 3 (Reuters) – Russia’s Ministry for Emergency Services lifted a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands. The ministry had...

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Russian and Chinese Navies Carry Out Drills In Sea Of Japan
MOSCOW, Aug 3 (Reuters) – The Russian and Chinese navies are carrying out artillery and anti-submarine drills in the Sea of Japan as part of scheduled joint exercises, the Russian Pacific Fleet...

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India To Maintain Russian Oil Imports Despite Trump Threats
NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (Reuters) – India will keep purchasing oil from Russia despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of penalties, two Indian government sources told Reuters on Saturday, not wishing to be identified due to...