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Just 10 miles off the northern tip of mainland Scotland, Orkney is an archipelago of 70 islands, rich in Neolithic relics and nature reserves. The area draws birders and historians from around the ...

The ethereal Northern Lights are one of travel’s holy grails. Although they make occasional appearances here in the UK, nothing beats venturing off to seek them in properly frosty climes. The key to ...

Wildlife rescuers were surprised to find the seabird on Brighton beach after being alerted to a razorbill in need of help on Sunday (January 11). A spokesperson for East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & ...

Half-buried in grass and soil, Iceland’s turf houses appear less built, more grown, their roofs thick with moss and wildflowers. For centuries, these dwellings were dismissed as relics of hardship, ...

America has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back operations in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean. US forces boarded the Marinera - originally known as the Bella 1 - ...

The US has seized a Russian oil tanker after a weeks-long pursuit across the Atlantic Ocean, in the Trump administration’s latest high-stakes demonstration of the American military’s power and reach.

American forces boarded the Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella-1, on Wednesday. Handout photo taken from the X account of US European Command @US_EUCOM showing a ...

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The vessel was one of two taken into American custody as the Trump administration said it was executing a “deal to take all the oil.” By Nicholas Nehamas Eric Schmitt Julian E. Barnes and Michael ...