U.S. judge orders Peru ex-president Toledo held in jail as extradition sought
Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo, facing extradition from the United States as part of a corruption investigation, was deemed a flight risk by a U.S. judge on Friday and ordered held in jail.
Trump says U.S. will talk to Britain after Iran seizes oil tanker
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would talk to the United Kingdom after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said it had seized a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf.
Iranian forces say they seized British-flagged oil tanker in Gulf
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they had captured a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf after Britain seized an Iranian vessel this month, ratcheting up tension along a vital international oil shipping route.
Seized British-flagged tanker in Gulf had turned off its tracker, ignored warnings: IRNA
The British-flagged tanker seized by Iran’s elite forces on Friday had turned off its tracker and ignored warnings from the Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s state news agency IRNA quoted a military source as saying.
Second tanker in Gulf turns sharply towards Iran, Refinitiv data shows
A second oil tanker, the British-operated, Liberian-flagged Mesdar, turned sharply north towards Iran’s coast on Friday afternoon after passing westward through the Strait of Hormuz into the Gulf, according to Refinitiv tracking data.
UK Chamber of Shipping calls for more security in the Gulf
Further protection must be provided for merchant vessels after a British flagged tanker was seized by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of Hormuz, the head of the UK Chamber of Shipping said on Friday.
U.S. aware of reports Iran seized a British oil tanker: White House
The United States is aware of reports that Iran seized a British oil tanker and it will work with its allies and partners to defend against Iran, a White House National Security Council spokesman said on Friday.
Manager of Iran-bound UK vessel says cannot contact crew
The company that manages the British-registered vessel Stena Impero said it was unable to contact the crew after it was approached by unidentified small crafts and a helicopter during transit of the Strait of Hormuz.
Lebanon’s parliament passes 2019 state budget: PM on TV
Lebanon’s parliament passed a “reforming” 2019 state budget on Friday, Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said, without giving details on its deficit target as his coalition government seeks to bring the public debt under control.
UK urgently seeking information after reports of seized tanker in Gulf
Britain said it was urgently seeking further information after a British-flagged tanker took a sudden turn into Iranian waters.
