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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they had captured a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf after Britain seized an Iranian vessel earlier this month, further raising tensions along a vital international oil shipping route.
Britain said it was urgently seeking information about the Stena Impero after the tanker, which had been heading to a port in Saudi Arabia, suddenly changed course after passing through the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Gulf.
A second tanker, the British-operated Mesdar, also made a sharp change of direction in the Gulf around the same time. But the Guards made no mention of a second vessel.- Read more updates
Kosovo Prime Minister resigns after alleged war crimes
Minister Ian Borg announces the resignation of three Planning Authority officials
President George Vella, returns to medical roots and assists cameraman during launch of Oħloq Tbissima fund raising activity
Powerful Earthquake Shakes Athens
Rwanda Dismisses Ebola Threat
Malta: ‘Missing’ Charter Flight Leaves 280 Passengers Stranded
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Launches Blockchain Company In Malta
Merkel Says She Is Fit For Work
Australian Federal Government Inks Major Cloud Deal With Microsoft
Industry’s Banking Concerns Discussed In Meeting Between PM And GRTU
Dutch Supreme Court Rules Netherlands Partially Responsible For Srebrenica Deaths
Libyan Health Ministry Ceases Overseas Treatment For Its Citizens
Iran Insists It Didn’t Lose Any Drones
Man Dies After Setting Himself On Fire At Japanese Embassy
Di Maio Tries To Avert Italian Government Crisis
The Chance Of No-Deal Brexit Increase As Johnson Set To Become Britain’s Next PM – Polls
Moldova Suspends Citizenship By Investment Programme
Malta Awards Oil Exploration Licence
Turkey Plans To Deploy Fourth Drill Ship Off Cyprus
European Commission’s Chief Spokesperson Nominated As Greek EU Commissioner
Austria Confirms Hahn As Its European Commissioner
Poland’s Law And Justice Boosted By Opposition’s Failure To Unite
Trump Says No Sanctions Against NATO Ally Turkey For Now
Italy To Fine Migrant Rescue Ships €1 Million
Ursula Von Der Leyen Warns Hard Brexit Would Be Massive Blow For Both Sides
Paramount Releases Trailer For Much Awaited ‘Top Gun’ Sequel
Boeing Takes $5bn Hit Over Grounding Of 737 Max
Arthur Is Belgium’s Most Popular Boy’s Name
Oil Prices Rise After The U.S. Navy Destroyed An Iranian Drone
Four Beheaded By ISIS In Egypt
EU Interior Ministers Fail To Find Compromise On Mediterranean Refugee Rescue
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