British armed forces intercept Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in Channel

By: Dan Sabbagh · Mark Brown and Jessica Elgot

14 June 2026 at 15:56

Keir Starmer says operation involving National Crime Agency has delivered ‘yet another blow’ to Russia and Putin

Keir Starmer said he directed British troops to seize a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Channel in the early hours of Sunday, the first time the UK has led a naval capture since the start of the war in Ukraine.

The prime minister released a video on TikTok early on Sunday showing heavily armed Royal Marine commandos boarding the oil-laden Smyrtos tanker, which had been sailing south of the Isle of Wight en route from Russia to India.

G7 leaders meet for first full day of talks with Russia-Ukraine war first on the agenda – Europe live

The Guardian World news

By: Jakub Krupa

16 June 2026 at 09:28

Start of talks delayed as world leaders kept waiting for Trump, Macron and Zelenskyy

… and given the delay this morning, the meeting may or may not have happened already – guess we will find out at some point during the day.

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Sean Penn “Got To Enjoy” Watching The Oscars While Skipping Ceremony: “Better For My Mental Health”

Deadline

By: Glenn Garner

6 June 2026 at 17:20

After skipping out on this year’s 98th Academy Awards, Sean Penn enjoyed watching the awards show on television for once. The 3x Oscar winner, who most recently won Best Supporting Actor for One Battle After Another, explained that the awards ceremony has “always represented social discomfort to me,” which is why he wasn’t present to […]

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