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Deep-sea search begins after Filo Jet sinks off Cyprus with 20 people still missing
Cyprus ferry disaster leaves eight dead and 20 missing as crew members are detained and investigators examine safety failures aboard the Filo Jet.
Cyprus ferry disaster leaves seven dead and 23 missing after 237 rescued
At least seven people have died and 23 remain missing after the Filojet passenger ferry carrying 267 people capsized off Kyrenia in northern Cyprus, with 237 people rescued in a major Turkish and Turkish Cypriot search operation.
Frontline revenue nearly doubles to $943m as Middle East disruption lifts tanker earnings
Frontline Q2 profit hit a record $659M as VLCC rates topped $150,000 a day and dividends tied to the quarter reached $3.41 per share.
Cronos gas project reaches FID as Cyprus targets first production in 2028
Cyprus’ first gas development will connect four deepwater wells to Egyptian processing and LNG infrastructure. Reuse lowers capital intensity, but cross-border execution and LNG economics remain critical.
Why the Monaco bombing could expose Europe’s hidden security risks
Monaco bombing targeting Vadym Yermolaiev raises questions over elite security, Ukrainian wealth, sanctions, organized crime and Europe’s safe havens.
UK orders hundreds more Thales missiles as Middle East drone threat reshapes air defence priorities
Drone threats are consuming air defence stockpiles. Britain’s Thales missile order tests whether industry can keep pace with Middle East demand.
Starmer: UK jets have already shot down multiple Iranian drones heading toward British bases
UK PM Starmer announces Typhoon jets, HMS Dragon deployment and expands US base access as Iran fires drones at ten countries and 140,000 Britons register in region.
Tanker struck by explosion near Kuwait’s Mubarak Al-Kabeer port as Persian Gulf conflict widens
UKMTO reports a large explosion and oil spill on a tanker off Kuwait's Mubarak Al-Kabeer area on March 5, 2026, as the US-Iran-Israel war expands into the upper Persian Gulf.
HMS Dragon weeks behind allied warships as France and Greece already in Cypriot waters
HMS Dragon, a Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer, is delayed in Portsmouth as the UK scrambles to defend RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus from Iranian drone and missile threats.
EU approves first SAFE defence funding wave: What’s next for joint procurement and military readiness?
EU backs €38B in SAFE defence loans for 8 Member States. Find out which countries are in, what comes next, and how this reshapes Europe’s defence posture.