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US seizes Russian tanker

The US seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker, the Bella 1 (also known as Marinera), after a weeks-long pursuit across the Atlantic. The tanker was suspected of evading sanctions and linked to Venezuelan oil.

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A U.S.-led operation seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker — variously reported as the Bella 1 (renamed Marinera) — after a weeks-long pursuit across the Atlantic that ended in the North Atlantic/UK–Ice...