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WILD LIFERS: Full board. Life term. You can check out, but you can never leave
Sixty baboons are destined for Cape Town’s new enclosures, with a promise of less danger and less stress. Inside the fence, good intentions meet difficult questions: how to evacuate two troops in a wildfire, who pays for
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HUMAN SMUGGLING
NEW
WILD LIFERS: Full board. Life term. You can check out, but you can never leave
Sixty baboons are destined for Cape Town’s new enclosures, with a promise of less danger and less stress. Inside the fence, good intentions meet difficult quest
Africa
Daily Maverick SA
-46m ago
CARGO
NEW
Radiant Logistics’ latest deal expands its bi-modal broker platform
Radiant Logistics announced it has acquired the Dallas brokerage operations of Whitacre Logistics Services, an intermodal and over-the-road transportation unit
Global
FreightWaves
43m ago
DIPLOMACY
NEW
Israel’s deadline to close UK consulate in East Jerusalem nears
Former British consul Vincent Fean says Israel is acting unlawfully by demanding the UK close its consulate.
Middle East
Al Jazeera
50m ago
WARS
NEW
At least three killed and dozens injured as Houthis strike Saudi airports
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Middle East
Middle East Eye
16m ago
MARITIME
NEW
IMarEST: From MASS Code to Maritime Practice
As shipping becomes increasingly automated, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has introduced legislation to ensure future technology is safe and sec
Global
Hellenic Shipping News
6m ago
MARITIME
NEW
Ship Recycling Markets Remain Active
The ship recycling market has kept its momentum over the past week. In its latest weekly report, Best Oasis (www.best-oasis.com), a leading cash buyer of ships
Global
Hellenic Shipping News
6m ago
MARITIME
NEW
Coal in Focus — China’s 2027–28 US Coal Commitment
A second commodity joins the US–China trade programme. On 25 September the White House announced that China would import at least 10 million tonnes of US coal i
Global
Hellenic Shipping News
6m ago
MARITIME
NEW
Baltic Index Falls for 3rd Session
The Baltic Index, measuring the price for dry bulk freight, eased by 0.3% to 2,994 points on Tuesday, a third straight decline to its lowest since late August.
Global
Hellenic Shipping News
6m ago
MARITIME
NEW
Intergr8 Fuels: Global fuel quality remains broadly stable, but localised risks are becoming more important than headline averages
Integr8 Fuels’ latest Bunker Quality Trends Report finds that marine fuel quality remains broadly stable, but increasing variability at port and supply-chain le
Global
Hellenic Shipping News
6m ago
MARITIME
NEW
Port call optimisation pilot projects reveal significant emissions savings potential, new report shows
Commercial ships spend between 4% and 6% of their operating year waiting outside ports. That idle time is one of the clearest inefficiencies in shipping, and a
Global
Hellenic Shipping News
7m ago
MARITIME
NEW
Fearnleys Week 41 2026
We’re finding it challenging to describe the same in a different way, but in the word of one player: “it’s soon WS 1000 in all   Source: Fearnleys A.S
Global
Hellenic Shipping News
7m ago
MARITIME
NEW
Rebounding oil exports through Strait of Hormuz are vulnerable to stepped-up Iranian tanker attacks
Iran has stepped up its attacks on tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, threatening a fragile rebound of crude oil exports from the Persian Gulf. Nearly 20
Global
Hellenic Shipping News
7m ago
MARITIME
NEW
Top Ships Inc. Announces Acquisition of four High Specification Ice Class 1A Newbuilding MR Tankers and Gross Revenue Backlog of about $1.24 Billion
TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced today that it has entered into a share
Global
Hellenic Shipping News
7m ago
MARITIME
NEW
HIGH IMPACT
CMA CGM and DSV strengthen their partnership to accelerate low-carbon shipping through ACT+
CMA CGM and DSV have signed an agreement under which DSV will use CMA CGM’s ACT+ low-carbon shipping solution to support a targeted reduction of 12,000 tonnes o
Global
Hellenic Shipping News
7m ago
GEOPOLITICS
NEW
China Might Lap the United States on AI Adoption
Beijing’s collaborative approach is winning over other states.
Global
Foreign Policy
38m ago
WARS
NEW
How The Groundwork For F-47 Flight Testing Is Being Laid
The Air Force Test Center plans to use an evolving blend of real-world and digital testing once the F-47 starts flying. The post How The Groundwork For F-47 Fli
Global
The War Zone
45m ago
WARS
NEW
British Commandos Emerge From German Submarine During Major NATO Exercise
The largest U.K. Commando Force exercise in 15 years is preparing for potential contingencies across the North Atlantic and High North. The post British Command
Global
The War Zone
54m ago
WARS
NEW
USS Lincoln strike group awarded Presidential Unit Citation for Iran deployment
The Presidential Unit Citation is the military's unit award for valor. Previous units to earn the award include D-Day paratroopers, special ops teams in Afghani
Global
Task & Purpose
43m ago
LAND BORDER
NEW
Palm vein biometrics pilot launched at Brazil-Paraguay bridge border crossing
A pilot project newly launched by the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service sees palm biometrics deployed for pedestrian crossings at the Friendship Bridge Internat
Global
Biometric Update
1m ago
AI & TECH
NEW
Twyn earns iBeta Level 2 for facial liveness detection
Brazil-based identity firm Twyn’s facial liveness technology has achieved iBeta Level 2 compliance against the ISO/IEC 30107-3 standard for Presentation Attack
Global
Biometric Update
16m ago
GEOPOLITICS
NEW
CMS pitches new contractor operating model for ‘detect and prevent’ fraud strategy
The proposal builds on the Trump administration’s multi-faceted effort to curtail fraud, waste and abuse in federal health programs.
North America
NextGov/FCW
31m ago
CARGO
Partnership Manual
This manual has recently been restructured. A destination table showing the previous and new references is at PM100100 below.
Europe
UK HMRC
6h ago
CARGO
Guidance: Child Benefit: service availability and issues
Check the availability and any issues affecting the Child Benefit online service.
Europe
UK HMRC
7h ago
CARGO
Compliance Handbook
The aim of the Compliance Handbook is to help users understand and apply HMRC's penalties and compliance powers, as set out by legislation.
Europe
UK HMRC
7h ago
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