A blast on the Eco Wizard tanker in the Ust-Luga port is the sixth incident this year on a vessel linked to Russia.

If Russia entrenches itself in Libya unopposed, it will create problems for Europe in the Mediterranean and Africa. The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime and the increase in Russian ...

Russia is landing military aircraft on newly refurbished runways under its control in Libya as the Kremlin quickly expands its footprint in Africa, satellite images show. Telegraph analysis of ...

"Russia has used all this to help Haftar's putative heir, Saddam Haftar, expand Libya's role as a hot spot for smuggling of weapons, drugs, fuel -- and people," Megerisi stated.

Mr. Brooke has traveled to about 100 countries reporting for the New York Times, Bloomberg, and Voice of America. He reported from Russia for eight years and from Ukraine for six years, coming home in ...

As of last month, he is the Russian ambassador to Libya. Putin’s man in Tripoli is there for good reason. At a time when Russia needs all hands on deck as it wages its war in Ukraine, ...

Libya has been locked in a power struggle of its own, one that the redeployment of Russia’s military from Syria to North Africa could upend. Libya has known little stability since its revolution ...

The fall of Russian ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria has disrupted the Kremlin's strategy not only for the Mediterranean but also for Africa, pushing it to focus on Libya as a potential foothold ...

Ukrainian agents are suspected to be behind seven suspected attacks in seven months of ships that called into Russia ...

While not carrying Russian oil directly, the vessel's route made it a target amid rising geopolitical tensions.

At least four oil tankers have been involved in explosions since early 2025 that investigators believe were caused by limpet mines.

An oil tanker near Libya carrying crude exploded, raising concerns as a trend of similar incidents involving vessels linked ...