A tanker that was carrying crude oil to Syria has been detained in Gibraltar.
Government officials in the British overseas territory say they have grounds to believe the vessel was heading to the Banyas refinery.
That facility is the property of an entity that is subject to European Union sanctions.
Experts say the move is likely to be a signal to Syria that the EU takes it's sanctions seriously.
US peace envoys meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv after Putin talks
US peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Sunday as the Trump administration renewed its push to end Russia's four-and-a-half-year war in Ukraine.
US targets three Iranian oil vessels after attack on Navy ships
US forces struck three Iranian oil vessels on Saturday after ballistic missiles were launched at two US Navy ships, according to US Central Command.
Israeli strikes kill seven in southern Lebanon
Israeli strikes killed seven people, including two women, in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel retaliated for what it said were Hezbollah drone attacks within areas occupied by its troops.
Indonesia's Anak Krakatau eruption halts flights, schools, fishing
An eruption of Indonesia's Mount Anak Krakatau caused five airports to suspend flight operations on Sunday, affecting hundreds of flights at Jakarta's main airport, after some school activities and fishing were halted.
Putin says US-Russia contacts beneficial as talks begin with Witkoff and Kushner
Russian President Vladimir Putin told US special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Saturday that contacts between Moscow and Washington were always beneficial, and that Russia found it convenient to work with them.
Chinese national rescued from Nepal tunnel 10 days after flash flood
A Chinese national was pulled alive from a tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, authorities said, 10 days after a wall of ice, rock and mud tore through a Himalayan valley, killing more than 1,300 people and leaving over 5,600 missing.
US envoys Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow for talks on peace in Ukraine
US special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Moscow on Saturday for talks on how to end the war in Ukraine, where they were met by Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
One dead, 11 people missing after mudslide in China's Jiangxi province
One person has been confirmed dead and 11 others remain missing after torrential rains triggered a mudslide early Saturday morning in a town in China's Jiangxi Province, local authorities said.
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