The USS Abraham Lincoln conducts U.S. blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz on April 16, 2026 in the Arabian Sea. The aircraft carrier is now headed homeward after reports of deteriorating conditions onboard. U.S. Navy via Getty Images/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption U.S. Navy via Getty Images/Getty Images Europe The USS
President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the toll on American sailors enduring nearly nine months at sea on the USS Abraham Lincoln as concerns escalated about mental health and supply issues aboard the aircraft carrier supporting U.S. operations against Iran. In a brief exchange with reporters before flying to New York for an event to highlight falling violent crime rates across the
A French family was left stranded at sea for more than 16 hours overnight after their rented jet ski capsized off the coast of Thailand. A 50-year-old father and his young sons were left “pale” and “exhausted after swallowing a lot of seawater” before being rescued, local government official Amorn Chomchoey told AFP. All three
Hello and welcome to our coverage of a Friday night double-header, with two teams in the bottom half of the top eight battling against two teams fighting to earn a spot in the finals. First up, the fifth-placed Dolphins visit the 10th-placed Sea Eagles at Manly’s 4 Pines Park. The Sea Eagles are two wins
A “massive” Ukrainian drone and missile strike on Russia’s port city of Novorossiysk has damaged grain export terminals and hit the last major Russian naval base on the Black Sea. Three people, including an eight-year-old child, were killed and 24 people were injured in the Wednesday nighttime attack. Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Ukraine had launched
Yemen’s Houthis attacked a crucial port on the Red Sea, killing people and further escalating the conflict over strategic waterways in the Middle East. They also said they attacked an oil facility on Sunday in southwestern Saudi Arabia, the latest attack by the Iranian-backed rebels on the kingdom. Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of