Iran confirms seizure of oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran long has threatened to close off the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all oil ...

Oil Tanker Suddenly Diverts Into Iran’s Waters

An oil tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz was intercepted by smaller vessels and suddenly diverted course into Iranian territorial waters, the private security firm Ambrey said Friday. The British ...

Iran Forces Seize Oil Tanker After It Passes Hormuz Strait

Iranian forces seized an oil tanker sailing in the Gulf of Oman, diverting the vessel toward the country’s territorial waters on Friday after it passed the Strait of Hormuz, a US defense official said ...
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Murder Island in Roblox—Solve the Mystery Faster

GamingWithKev offers tips to solve the mystery faster in Roblox Murder Island gameplay. Suspect in $20M fraud ring operating in 45 states arrested: Deputies Opinion: The ‘No Kings’ protests are ...
The New York Times

A Partial List of Sites and Apps Affected by Outages

Major services were having issues, including WhatsApp, the official website for the British government and the payment app Venmo. By Joel Petterson Hundreds of websites and apps were reporting outages ...
PC Gamer

Fortnite will soon let creators earn money peddling items straight from their islands, throws a tomato at Roblox by comparing cuts for good measure

Roblox has slowly (but steadily) cemented itself as one of gaming's giants, even beating Steam for concurrent users back in late August—which, given the size of Gabe Newell's videogame empire, sure is ...
Newsweek

China Drills for Oil in Rival’s Economic Waters

Chinese oil rigs in waters claimed by Taiwan have stirred controversy in recent days, drawing a sharp protest from Taipei, with some analysts saying the structures are part of a strategy to normalize ...
Oil

Monkey Island LNG selects process technology from ConocoPhillips

Monkey Island LNG plans a liquefaction and export plant In Cameron Parish, La. The plant is being designed with up to five liquefaction trains, each capable of producing 5 million tonnes/year of LNG.
Gizmodo

Louisiana AG Calls Out ‘Escape to Epstein Island’ Roblox Game in Lawsuit

The attorney general of Louisiana filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the popular online gaming platform Roblox, accusing it of failing to protect child users. Among the material with which the suit ...
Yardbarker

Is Roblox Seriously Adding a Dating Feature? This Isn’t Love Island, Bro!

Imagine this: The playground of childhood creativity, where kids program their own games, build spaceships out of blocks, throw virtual pizza parties, and share innocent joy—is suddenly being ...
The Conversation

I watched a simulated oil spill in the Indian Ocean – here’s how island and coastal countries worked together to avoid disaster

Kate Sullivan de Estrada receives funding from Research England’s Policy Support Fund allocation to the University of Oxford via the Public Policy Challenge Fund. Her project under the Fund is titled ...