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U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near the Touska, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, on Monday.

WORLD

Apr 23, 2026

U.S. intercepts three Iranian oil tankers in Asian waters, sources say

Washington has imposed a blockade on Iran’s trade by sea while Iran has fired ‌on ships ‌to prevent them sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.

A tanker sits anchored in Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat, Oman, on March 12.

BUSINESS

Mar 15, 2026

Lured by profits, some shipowners brave mines and missiles to sneak oil past Iran

Tactics deployed by shipowners so far include switching off AIS ship-tracking transponders in the hope that vessels become less visible to Iran’s military, and traveling at night.

The Magic Seas cargo ship docked at a port in Ampelakia, Salamis Island, Greece in August 2022

WORLD

Jul 8, 2025

Crew wounded and missing off Yemen as Houthis strike Greek bulk carrier

The latest attacks highlight a growing operational risk to commercial operators whose vessels have called at Israeli ports.

Former United States Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during the ninth Our Ocean Conference at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday.

ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability

Apr 17, 2024

World leaders call on nations to swiftly ratify U.N. ocean treaty

Four countries have formally ratified the treaty, while 89 countries have signed it, expressing their intent to ratify it.

Members of the LGBTQ community and supporters celebrate in front of the Greek parliament, after a vote in favor of a bill that approved allowing same-sex civil marriages, in Athens on Thursday.

WORLD / Society

Feb 16, 2024

Greece among first Orthodox Christian countries to legalize same sex marriage

While the ruling party abstained or voted against the bill, it gained support from the opposition in a rare show of cross-party unity despite tense debate.

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WORLD

May 22, 2023

Greece’s ruling conservatives win election but fail to secure majority

The result was a stunning boost for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose administration has faced a wiretapping scandal, COVID-19, a cost of living crisis and outrage over a rail crash.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.

What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival

By Alex K.T. Martin

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