According to a post on X by the US European Command, the tanker violated US sanctions and was tracked by the US Coast Guard cutter Munro prior to the operation.
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We bring you a collection of some of the odd moments from around the world in recent weeks.
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Major General S C N Jatar, who passed into the ages on Monday night, thwarted anti-national forces at the peak of the Assam agitation. Colonel Anil A Athale (retd) salutes this officer and gentleman.
It's raining disaster movies on OTT this week. But that's not all.
The government on Friday slapped an export tax on petrol, diesel and jet fuel (ATF) while also joining nations like the UK in imposing a windfall tax on crude oil produced locally. A Rs 6 per litre tax on export of petrol and ATF and Rs 13 per litre tax on export of diesel is effective from July 1, finance ministry notifications showed. Additionally, a Rs 23,250 per tonne tax was levied on crude oil produced domestically.
The windfall tax on oil produced within India and fuel exported overseas will make up for more than three-fourths of the revenue that the government lost when it cut excise duty on petrol and diesel to cool soaring inflation, industry sources said. India on July 1 joined a select league of nations globally that have taxed windfall gains accruing to oil companies from soaring energy prices. The government slapped a Rs 6 per litre tax on the export of petrol and jet fuel (ATF) and Rs 13 a litre on the export of diesel effective July 1. Additionally, a Rs 23,250 per tonne tax was levied on crude oil produced domestically.
At a time when Donald Trump is making belligerent noises, Chinese President Xi Jinping responds by overhauling the People's Liberation Army and restructuring the command of the PLA Navy to emphasise Beijing's resolve to dominate the South China Sea.
If the initial analysis of this YJ-21 is correct, then China becomes the first country in the world to operationally field such a missile from a naval vessel.
Eight images that prove it's a wonderfully bizarre world.
16-year-old Gaurvi Singhvi, who hails from Udaipur, crossed the English Channel in 13 hours and 26 minutes.
The company made the announcement on Tuesday as it reported a 2013 loss of $556 million after costs for unsuccessful exploration in Morocco and the North Sea soared.
Chess prodigy Krishnan Sasikiran on his triumphs in the North Sea Cup and Politikin Open in Denmark.
Sufyan Shaikh, the first Indian to complete swimming in ten seas takes us through the spectacular moments that defined his life and career.
Germany is counting the costs of the worst flooding in more than a decade, which claimed at least eight lives, forced an estimated 100,000 people to flee their homes and left a trail of devastation from Bavaria in the south to Schleswig-Hostein in the north.
It's truly a wonderfully weird world around us.
Forex dealers said besides dollar's gains in the overseas markets, outflow of foreign funds from weakening domestic equity market further influenced the rupee sentiment.
Five metres below the surface of the North Sea, near the southernmost tip of Norway, Europe's first underwater restaurant is now complete. Welcome to Under -- Europe's first underwater restaurant. Designed by Norwegian outfit Snhetta, the building is part-sunk into the sea and is encased in a concrete shell designed to withstand the harsh conditions on the seabed of Norway's rugged southern coast. Take a tour of the fascinating place.
Benchmark Brent oil futures prices more than halved between June 2014 and January 2015.
Strategically located on the coast of the North Sea, on the axis of the maritime traffic routes between the United Kingdom and the European continent, Zeebrugge has emerged as the world's womb for new cars.
Global crude oil prices slipped below $45 a barrel in early Asian trade on Monday after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries cartel decided not to cut production.
Fertiliser, power plants plan expansion in anticipation
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries may tie up to build a common gas processing unit as the two firms have discovered huge reserves in the Krishna-Godavari basin
The second seeded GM beat Lenier Dominiguez of Cuba in his fifth round match in the 18th North Sea Cup.
The Indian GM beat Lars Schandorff in the sixth round of the North Sea Cup.
The Indian GM scored a tactical victory over GM Bruzon Lazaro of Cuba in the fourth round of the 18th North Sea Cup.
The rupee weakened even as the dollar fell against major global currencies
With two rounds left the Indian GM is level with GM Luke McShane of England in the North Sea Cup.
The Indian GM drew with GM Michal Krasenkow of Poland in the third round of the North Sea Cup.
The victory gave the Indian GM the joint lead in the North Sea Cup chess tournament.
The annual 'People's Choice' for Royal Air Force image of the year has opened for public voting.
And, since, pictures speak more than words, Rediff.com brings you images from these sporting events and others that made headlines in the week gone by.
Previously, the oldest message in a bottle spent 99 years and 43 days at sea and was part of a similar science experiment, Guinness said.
Weakness of dollar in the overseas market also boosted the rupee value.
Indian oil and gas exploration companies work in silos.
Chris Froome and Alberto Contador were back in control of the Tour de France, hurting their main rivals in a hectic second stage won by German Andre Greipel on Sunday.
Britain's 'remain' option gaining traction, with the implied probability of such an outcome at 78 per cent.
The rupee had last ended at 67.22 per dollar on March 16, 2016.
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