Few words in international politics carry more legal and emotional weight than “blockade.” It evokes warships sealing ports, neutral vessels turned back at gunpoint, belligerents asserting control ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. China staged large-scale military exercises dubbed “Justice Mission 2025” around Taiwan, demonstrating blockade ...

Chinese oil tankers are pressing ahead with Venezuela-linked voyages despite a U.S. blockade and an escalating campaign of tanker seizures. Two Chinese-flagged VLCCs are operating near Venezuelan ...

A sanctioned oil tanker pursued by US forces turned away from Venezuela and retreated out into the Atlantic Ocean, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Trump administration continues a ...

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At least half a dozen sanctioned tankers have loaded oil from Venezuela since December 11, when the U.S. escalated the pressure on Venezuelan oil exports, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, quoting data ...

Welcome to our guide to the commodities driving the global economy. Today, oil and shipping reporter Weilun Soon looks at the US blockade of Venezuela and asks whether there could be wider impacts on ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is actively pursuing a third oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, according to a U.S. official. “The United States Coast Guard is in active pursuit of a sanctioned dark fleet ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posts video of the U.S. Coast Guard apprehending an oil tanker off Venezuela on December 20. Photo: Kristi Noem via X Cubans are going hungry, suffering from ...

The US military seized a second vessel off the coast of Venezuela Saturday, just days after President Donald Trump levied a “total blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving the ...

Oil prices jumped about 3% after Trump's threatened blockade. Oil prices jumped about 3% after President Donald Trump this week threatened to blockade all sanctioned oil tankers traveling in and out ...

Washington — President Donald Trump’s “blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers off Venezuela’s coast is raising new questions about the legality of his military campaign in Latin America, while fueling ...