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☆ Trump vow on new trade war sends shockwaves through supply chain, importers scramble to move up orders
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The global tariff threat is fueling calls for frontloading from all around the globe," he said. But they added it is based on the belief is tariffs increase the costs of trade, in turn lowering demand and volumes. "Shipping is a global industry feeding on international trade, so another Trump presidency is a step in the wrong direction," said Sand. "The knee-jerk reaction from U.S. shippers will be to frontload imports before Trump is able to impose his new tariffs." Logistics companies serving the Mexico to U.S. cross-border trade tell CNBC new Trump tariffs can have a negative impact on historic cross-border truck trade.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Paul Brashier, Brashier, Swift, Ben Slupecki, Morningstar, Lars Jensen, Jensen, Peter Sand, Slupecki, Jefferies, Omar Nokta, Robert Lighthizer, Piper Sandler, Matthew Rubel, USTR, Obama, Peter Boockvar, Stephen Lamar, Lamar, Matthew Shay, Elect Trump Organizations: ITS Logistics, Trump, frontloading, Trucking, Hunt Transport Services, Schneider National, Norfolk Southern, CSX, Republican, U.S ., Maersk, . Shipping, Vespucci, CNBC, Shipping, U.S . Trade, Committee, Trade, White, Bleakley Financial, American Apparel and Footwear Association, National Retail Federation, Congress, Biden, Logistics Locations: United States, U.S, Maersk, East Coast, Mexico

☆ Palau, U.S. security ally in Pacific, holds presidential election as China looks on
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, Australia — The Pacific Island nation of Palau, important to the U.S. military amid tensions with China, and among a dozen allies of Taiwan, holds a national election for president on Tuesday. The U.S. military is constructing an over-the-horizon radar on Palau, scheduled to be completed in 2026. To counter the fall in Chinese tourist arrivals, Palau has opened direct flights to Japan and Australia, with support from those governments. Tax reform has emerged as an election issue, with Remengesau’s campaign arguing that big business is not paying enough, and pledging tax incentives for small businesses. During the election campaign, Remengesau said that Palau needs to “ensure that foreign influences do not overshadow our identity or compromise our independence.”His campaign did not respond to questions on which foreign influence he was referring to.

Persons: Surangel Whipps, Tommy Remengesau, Whipps, Surangel, Whipps ’, Remengesau, ” Organizations: Free Association, Washington, U.S, Palau Media Council, Island Times, Co, Patriot, Senate Locations: SYDNEY, Australia, Palau, China, Taiwan, U.S, Philippines, Guam, The U.S, Beijing, Japan

They also agreed in principle to bring new electric-vehicle battery plants into the national union contract. After negotiations broke down in early July 2023, Atlanta-based UPS reached a contract agreement with the Teamsters just days before an Aug. 1 deadline. The Culinary Workers Union announced on the social platform X that the deal came together after a year of negotiations. The lead up to the tentative agreement included a three-day strike involving 75,000 workers in multiple states. The tentative agreement also included protective terms around subcontracting and outsourcing, as well as initiatives to invest in the current workforce and address a staffing crisis.

Persons: Martin Luther King Jr, Bethany Khan, AFTRA, Longshoremen Organizations: Boeing, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell, Unions, UAW, Teamsters, Workers, United Auto Workers, Ford, General Motors, UPS, Teamsters UPS, Games, Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Las Vegas Resorts, Culinary Workers Union, Las Vegas, MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment, Wynn Resorts, Kaiser Permanente, Health Care Worker Unions Unions, Hollywood Studios, SAG, International Longshoremen’s Association, U.S . Maritime Alliance, Associated Press Locations: Seattle, America, Atlanta, housekeepers, Kaiser, California, U.S, East

☆ Labor strikes shut down operations at Canada's container ports from East to West Coast, with U.S. trade left in limbo
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Key ports on Canada's West Coast, including its largest container port in Vancouver and the Port of Prince Rupert, were shut down by a labor strike on Monday. According to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, $800 million in trade flows through West Coast ports every day. Montreal processes 40% of all East Coast container traffic. Approximately $572 million in container trade arrives daily in the U.S. from Canada, according to U.S. Census data. A temporary loss of the Canadian West Coast trade gateway could push carriers to discharge import cargo along the already strained U.S. West Coast, said Alan Baer, CEO of OL USA, further increasing the dwell time of containers and elongating overall transits.

Persons: of Prince Rupert, Vancouver and Prince Rupert, Prince Rupert, Eric Byer, Paul Brashier, Alan Baer, Steve Lamar, Frank Morena, Steven MacKinnon Organizations: Greater, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, Local, Port, Canadian Union of Public Employees, U.S . Department of Transportation, Alliance for Chemical, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian National Railway, Logistics, International, Warehouse Union of Canada, ITS Logistics, East, Canadian West, USA, U.S ., American Apparel and Footwear Association, British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, Federal Mediation, Conciliation Services, Canada, ILWU, U.S, Canadian Labor Locations: West Coast, Vancouver, of, Foreman, Greater Vancouver, U.S, Port of Montreal, Montreal, United States, of Vancouver, Canada, Canadian West Coast, Port, Midwest, Asia, U.S . West Coast, Los Angeles, Long Beach , California, British Columbia, American, British, East Coast

☆ A US invasion of Taiwan in WWII would have been a disaster. A Chinese operation faces similar dangers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementThe US once planned an invasion and seizure of Taiwan that would have been as big as D-Day. The CMSI study makes clear that a US invasion of Taiwan in 1945 — or a Chinese invasion today — would be difficult and risky. The objective would be to occupy southern Taiwan and the mainland Chinese port of Xiamen across the Taiwan Strait. US troops suffered 50,000 casualties in two months of hard fighting in the Okinawa invasion. "Taiwanese military officers pay close attention to history, and especially the history of island warfare, urban warfare, and amphibious warfare," said Easton.

Persons: —, Ian Easton, Taiwan —, Adm, Ernest King, Douglas MacArthur, MacArthur's, Easton, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, China Maritime Studies Institute, Getty, US Navy, Army, Orange, Marine, US Marine Corps, Japan, Imperial, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Taiwan, Pacific, China, Beijing, Battleship, Tennessee, Okinawa, Japan, Philippines, Normandy, Xiamen, AFP, Forbes

☆ China is closing a South China Sea surveillance gap with a new radar made to spot stealth aircraft, satellite images suggest
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Satellite images appear to show a SIAR system on Triton Island in the South China Sea. China previously built a SIAR system on Subi Reef in the Spratly Islands, further south in the South China Sea and west of the Philippines. "This is an iteration on a long-term Chinese strategy to dominate the sensor space in the South China Sea," he said. AdvertisementLast fall, the Pentagon documented growth in China's intelligence-gathering capabilities in the South China Sea, especially at the Spratlys. China's new SIAR system on Triton Island helps grow its reconnaissance and surveillance network in the South China Sea.

Persons: —, Chatham House's John Pollack, Damien Symon, Maxar, Chatham, Gregory Poling, Michael Dahm, Dahm, Aaron Haro Gonzalez Organizations: Service, Business, Chatham House, Triton, Southeast Asia Program, Asia Maritime, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Pentagon, Aerospace, China Studies, Mitchell Institute, US, Communication, US Air Force Locations: China, South China, South, Chatham, Spratly, Philippines, Hainan, Beijing, Aaron Haro Gonzalez China

☆ Guangdong, China: Satellite imagery shows new mystery aircraft carrier built amid breakneck naval expansion
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Edward Szekeres | Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Hong Kong CNN —China appears to have built a new and unusual aircraft carrier, intriguing experts with a potentially first-of-its-kind vessel that could further increase Beijing’s rapidly expanding maritime power. This potential new aircraft carrier “is of a somewhat unusual shape and size – much smaller than China’s previous naval aircraft carriers,” said Thomas Shugart, a former US Navy submarine commander and now a fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Another view of the satellite imagery captured on October 23, 2024, showing a potentially new class of a Chinese aircraft carrier at a shipyard in the southeastern end of the country. Only the United States Navy operates aircraft carriers bigger than the Fujian. Conducted in the South China Sea, the exercise was “aiming to enhance the integrated combat capability of the aircraft carrier formations” and was “part of the Liaoning aircraft carrier formation’s regular real-combat training in the high seas,” Xinhua said.

Persons: ”, Thomas Shugart, Shugart, –, Beijing’s, Carl Schuster, Schuster, ” Schuster, ” Song Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Planet Labs, Guangzhou Shipyard, US, Center, New, New American Security, Planet Labs PBC China, People’s Liberation Army Navy, PLAN, supercarriers, United States Navy, Center for Strategic, International Studies, “, PLA, Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence, China Coast Guard, Beijing, Coast Guard, Communist Party, Xinhua, Liaoning, US Navy, Global Times Locations: Hong Kong, China, Guangdong, New American, Fujian, Shandong, Liaoning, Naval, Washington, Shanghai, Beijing, Taiwan, Matsu, South, South China, Xinhua

The seas were calm when the Bayesian, the $40 million superyacht of the British tech mogul Michael Lynch, dropped anchor off Sicily. The Bayesian was a one-of-a-kind sailboat, built by Perini Navi, a famous Italian yacht maker. How the Bayesian could have sunk The Bayesian was pushed onto its side in strong winds. How the Bayesian could have sunk The Bayesian was pushed onto its side in strong winds. Rescue workers bringing the body of the final Bayesian victim to shore, in Porticello, Italy, on Aug. 23.

Persons: —, Michael Lynch, Karsten Borner, Lynch’s, Borner, “, Mr, Hannah Lynch, Mike Lynch, Judy Bloomer, Jonathan Bloomer, Christopher Morvillo, Neda, Recaldo Thomas, Patrick McMullan, Lynch, Hannah, Giovanni Costantino, ”, Costantino, Tad Roberts, Abbie VanSickle, Jonathan Baum, VanSickle, Angela Bacares, Chris Morvillo, Neda Nassiri, Judy, James Cutfield, Sir David Davis, Sir David, Sir Robert Baden Powell, Fabio La Bianca, Matthew Griffiths, Borner’s, Sir Robert, Nobody, ’ ’ Capt, Guglielmo Mangiapane, Bacares, Domenico Cipolla, Cipolla, Charlotte Golunski, James Emslie, Golunski, Emslie, Perini, Ron Holland, Roberts, Stephen Edwards, John Groenewoud, Edwards, Philipp Luke, Guillermo Gefaell, Juan Manuel López, Gefaell, Igor Petyx, Cutfield, Cutfield hasn’t, Turgay, Ciner, Adam Hauck, there’s, It’s, Hauck, can’t Organizations: The Times, New York Times, Agence France, Reuters, Getty, Times, —, Italian Sea Group, American Bureau of Shipping, British Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Hewlett, Packard, New Zealand, Baia Santa Nicolicchia, Italian Coast Guard, Gale Force, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Britain’s Department for Transport, Perini, “ Technology, Naval, Italian, Group, Spanish, Association of Naval, Ocean Engineers of Spain, British Marine Accident Investigation, Rescue Locations: British, Sicily, East Germany, Italian, Dutch, Canadian, Washington, London, Oxford, New, Naples, Porticello, Baia Santa, Palermo, Sicily’s, Palermo’s, Ireland, Tuzla, Turkey, Italy, Turkish, Istanbul, Capri, American

☆ China's warplanes have all but erased the dividing line in the Taiwan Strait, creating a dangerous new normal
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementChina's warplanes are pressuring Taiwan and have all but eliminated an important dividing line, with near-daily incursions creating a dangerous new normal. Since 2020, Taiwan has released regular, almost daily updates on incursions in its air defense identification zone by Chinese military aircraft. In 2021, the Chinese military flew 972 aircraft into Taiwan's ADIZ, and that number nearly doubled in 2022. "We've become desensitized to high numbers of the military aircraft flying across the median line of the Taiwan Strait," Shattuck told Business Insider. AdvertisementChinese incursions are tiring out Taiwan's forcesThe near-daily ADIZ incursions aren't just changing the status quo in the area; they're also exhausting Taiwan's military.

Persons: —, Thomas J, Shattuck, Benjamin Lewis, They're, Nancy Pelosi, We've, hasn't, Lai Ching, of National Defense Yen Teh, Lewis, Lai, Taiwan's, Amanda Hsiao, GAO Organizations: Service, Foreign, Research, deconfliction, Taiwan, Getty, CAP, People's Liberation Air Force, Taiwan's Military News Agency, Anadolu, Getty Images, People's Liberation Army, of National Defense, Democratic Progressive Party Locations: Taiwan, China, AFP, Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's, Getty Images China, Taipei, Washington, Beijing, Taiwan's ADIZ, United States

☆ Evercore ISI names stocks that could win under either Trump or Harris win
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The outcome of this year's presidential election could bode well for different parts of the stock market, according to Evercore ISI. "Trump will be positive for US-only retailers (which have higher tax rates vs retailers with int'l exposure)," Evercore ISI said. Under a Harris win, these stocks could benefit, per Evercore ISI: Evercore ISI forecasts Harris winners to be renewable energy and EV companies, as that administration is expected to maintain the Inflation Reduction Act and other clean energy policies. Discount retailers such as Burlington and Ross Stores are another likely beneficiary of a Democratic win, according to Evercore ISI. A slew of tech companies, namely Apple , Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise , could fare well with a Harris win given the risk of lower tariffs.

Persons: bode, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Emanuel, Halliburton, Trump, ULTA, Dave Kimbell, Tesla, Elon Musk's, Harris, BURL, LSEG, Ross, Biden Organizations: ISI, Democratic, Republican, NBC, Trump, Halliburton, Exxon Mobil, Exxon, Care, NextEra, Harris . Discount, Ross Stores, Burlington, Apple, Dell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Palo Alto Networks Locations: U.S, China, Burlington

☆ A familiar-looking Houthi torpedo could be derived from captured US tech, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The weapon resembles a US sea drone the group captured years ago, analysts told BI. AdvertisementThe Houthi rebels in Yemen have a new torpedo to show off — and it looks familiar. Martin Kelly of the UK advisory firm EOS Risk Group, said the torpedo could derive from a US REMUS 600 drone lost in 2018. Houthi forcesPer Kelly, Iranian scientists could have turned a captive example into a "blueprint" for the homegrown weapon seen this week. He told BI that the torpedo looked like models put on display at an Iranian navy exhibition in Tehran in December 2023.

Persons: —, Al Qar'iah, Martin Kelly, REMUS, US REMUS, Per Kelly, Kelly, Mohammed Albasha Organizations: Service, EOS Risk, US MIM, US, US Defense Intelligence Agency, Geneva Graduate Institute, BI, US Navy, Pentagon, Drewry Locations: Iran, Yemen, US, Russia, Ukraine, Tehran, Iranian, Red, Israel, Gaza, Albasha

☆ Commonwealth leaders say ‘time has come’ for discussion on UK slavery reparations
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Commonwealth leaders, ending a week-long summit in Samoa, said on Saturday the time had come for a discussion on whether Britain should commit to reparations for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. The statement also made reference to “blackbirding”, a term for people from places including the Pacific Islands being deceived, coerced or kidnapped to work on plantations in Australia and elsewhere. Those opposed to reparations say countries should not be held responsible for historical wrongs, while those in support say the legacy of slavery has led to vast and persistent racial inequality. The joint statement did not mention what form reparations should take. Stefan Rousseau/Pool/ReutersStarmer told a press conference the joint statement did two things: “It notes calls for discussion and it agrees that this is the time for a conversation.

Persons: Keir Starmer, ”, blackbirding, Stefan Rousseau, Reuters Starmer, we’ve, Kingsley Abbott, Abbott Organizations: CNN, Commonwealth, Government, British, Caribbean Community, African Union, Reuters, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, Pacific Locations: Samoa, Britain, Australia, Tuvalu

☆ King Charles acknowledges 'painful' slavery past as calls for reparations intensify
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

APIA, Samoa — King Charles said Friday that the Commonwealth should acknowledge its “painful” history, as African and Caribbean nations push for reparations for Britain’s role in transatlantic slavery. “I understand from listening to people across the Commonwealth how the most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate,” Charles said in a speech to the summit. Opponents of reparations say countries should not be held responsible for historical wrongs, while those in favor say the legacy of slavery has led to vast and persistent racial inequality. There are different types of reparations, from financial payments and apologies to technology transfer and educational programs. “What the Ocean Declaration seeks to do and to say is that once your marine boundaries are fixed, they’re fixed in perpetuity,” Scotland told Reuters.

Persons: Samoa — King Charles, ” Charles, Keir Starmer, Frederick Mitchell, ”, Jacqueline McKenzie, Leigh Day, Patricia Scotland Organizations: Commonwealth, Government, Caribbean Community, African Union, CARICOM, BBC, Leigh, Reuters Locations: APIA, Samoa, Caribbean, Commonwealth, Britain, Bahamas, London, Americas, British, Dominica

☆ Russia gave Yemen's Houthi rebels satellite data so they could attack Red Sea shipping lanes: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Houthi rebels used Russian satellite tracking data to hit ships in the Red Sea, The Wall Street Journal reported. AdvertisementHouthi rebels in Yemen used satellite data provided by Russia to target and attack commercial ships in the Red Sea, The Wall Street Journal reported. One of the Journal's sources said that the satellite data was transferred to the Houthis via members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps embedded with the rebels in Yemen. AdvertisementThe Houthis have for months harassed commercial ships in the Red Sea with drones and missiles, for what they say is retaliation against Israel for its bombardment of Gaza. AdvertisementMeanwhile, the US military has rotated multiple aircraft carrier groups to fend off Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, last week striking several targets in Yemen with B-2 Spirit stealth bombers.

Persons: —, Dmitry Peskov Organizations: Street Journal, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, Service, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Reuters, Russian Foreign Ministry, Kremlin, Business, US Navy, Health, Israel, Drewry Locations: Red, Yemen, Russia, Israel, Iran, Moscow, Gaza

☆ The US Navy's Eisenhower carrier strike group racked up over 100 drone and missile kills battling the Houthis
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group spent months battling the Houthis in the Red Sea. The captain of the lead ship said the strike group destroyed over 100 Houthi threats during the deployment. AdvertisementA US Navy carrier strike group that battled Houthi threats in the Red Sea for months destroyed over 100 missiles and drones during its deployment. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group was on the front lines throughout much of the US military's ongoing campaign against the Houthis. The Eisenhower strike group fired nearly 800 munitions during its deployment, which began last fall and wrapped up in July.

Persons: Dwight D, —, Chris Hill, Eisenhower, Hill, Merissa Daley, Ike, Adm, George Wikoff, Wikoff Organizations: Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, Service, US Navy, Eisenhower Carrier Strike, Military Reporters, Conference, Navy, Hornet, Attack Munitions, 5th Fleet Locations: Red, Iran, Yemen, Washington

In a complaint Sept. 18, the U.S. claimed civil damages totaling $103,078,056 under the Rivers and Harbors Act, the Oil Pollution Act and general maritime law, according to the release. There are still dozens of outstanding civil claims, including one from the state of Maryland, seeking damages from the owners of the Dali. According to the Justice Department, Thursday's settlement does not include damages to rebuild the bridge because Maryland built, owned, maintained and operated it. The Dali smashed into the Key Bridge early March 26 after it left the Port of Baltimore en route to Sri Lanka. The ship lost power, regained power, then lost power again before it hit the bridge, causing it to collapse into the Fort McHenry Channel.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, DALI, Brian M, Boynton, Dali Organizations: U.S . Justice Department, Ocean Private Ltd, Synergy Marine Private Ltd, U.S, Justice Department, U.S . Treasury, Harbors, Justice Department's Civil, Port, Fort McHenry Channel Locations: Maryland, Dali, Singapore, U.S, Rivers, States, Baltimore, Sri Lanka, Port of Baltimore, DALI

The Sikh community in Halifax, Canada is rallying around the family of Gursimran Kaur, a 19-year-old Walmart employee who was found dead on Saturday in the store’s walk-in bakery oven. Kaur’s mother, who found the body, is traumatized, advocates said. She was really in great pain,” Halifax Maritime Sikh Society board member Satnam Randhawa told NBC News. “The community has been shocked by the whole incident,” Harjit Seyan, president of the Sikh Society, told Canadian broadcast program Global News. “We are really upset.”Over the last week, the Sikh Society has orchestrated a communitywide show of support.

Persons: Gursimran Kaur, Kaur, Satnam Randhawa, Harjit Seyan, GoFundMe, Randhawa, ” Seyan, ” Organizations: Walmart, Google, Sikh Society, NBC News . Local, Global, Society, NBC News, “ Locations: Halifax, Canada, India, NS

☆ 19-year-old employee was found dead in Walmart walk-in oven by her mother
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The 19-year-old Walmart employee who was found dead in the store’s walk-in oven in Canada was discovered by her mother, who also worked there, according to a community fundraiser for the family. “On Oct. 19th, the fateful Saturday night, she was found burned to death in the walk-in oven at Walmart bakery,” the fundraiser said. at 9:30 p.m. and found the young woman's body in a “large walk-in oven belonging to the store’s bakery department.”Kaur and her mother had worked at the Walmart for two years, according to the fundraiser. That evening, Kaur’s mother tried to find her after not seeing her for one hour. “Mother started panicking as it was unusual for [Kaur] to switch her phone off during the day,” the fundraiser said.

Persons: Gursimran Kaur, “, ” Kaur, Kaur’s, Kaur Organizations: Walmart, Maritime Sikh Society, Halifax Regional Police, Authorities, NBC, Nova, Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Immigration Locations: Canada, Halifax , Nova Scotia, India, Nova Scotia, ”

☆ US attack submarine crew picks up top award for 'demanding' spy operations
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The USS Washington submarine was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation after a series of secret intel operations. The PUC is the highest unit award in the US Department of Defense. AdvertisementA US attack submarine crew was honored with a top award after running "demanding" secret intelligence-gathering missions. The crew's recent deployment involved "three demanding missions vital to national security that resulted in obtaining sensitive and unique intelligence information," the Navy said. The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Indiana surfaces in the Beaufort Sea during Operation Ice Camp.

Persons: —, Timothy Poe, Joe Biden, Ace Foster, Rob Gaucher Organizations: USS, intel, PUC, US Department of Defense, Service, Sixth, Submarine Forces Atlantic, Navy, Camp, US Navy, Ace, Department of Defense, Submarine Forces, Huntington Ingalls Industries, General Dynamics ' Locations: USS Washington, Virginia, Russia, Europe, Africa, Washington, Indiana, Beaufort, III Virginia

☆ NATO allies are teaming up for P-8 patrols to counter the growing Russian submarine threat in the North Atlantic
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The aircraft will fly North Atlantic patrols to counter the growing Russian submarine threat. AdvertisementGerman submarine-hunting aircraft will be based in the UK and will fly patrols over the North Atlantic amid a rise in Russian underwater military activity in the area. Jesenia LandaverdeSeveral countries, including a number of NATO allies, operate the P-8, a derivative of the civilian 737. Related storiesThe Trinity pact comes amid a rise in Russian submarine and underwater activity, a development that has long concerned NATO. The UK government said the Trinity pact "will strengthen national security and economic growth in the face of growing Russian aggression and increasing threats."

Persons: —, Jesenia, Trinity, Tony Radakin, Christopher Cavoli, we've, ADALBERTO ROQUE, Boris Pistorius Organizations: Service, NATO, Royal Air Force, Boeing, US Navy, Navy, US Air Force, Staff, British, Getty, Trinity, Ukraine Locations: Germany, Trinity, Lossiemouth, Scotland, Russian, Europe, Cuba, Havana's, North, Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Eastern Europe

☆ Indonesia sent a Chinese ship packing, escalating a fight over oil and gas in the South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Indonesia said it drove a Chinese coast guard ship out of its waters in the South China Sea. AdvertisementIndonesia said it deployed two vessels and an aircraft to expel a Chinese ship from contested waters in the South China Sea. The interaction is another turn in a yearslong dispute over who owns the South China Sea, and gets to exploit its resources. AdvertisementThe incident escalates the dispute over the South China Sea, and highlights the richness of its resources. Malaysia and Vietnam are also pursuing oil-and-gas projects in the South China Sea, and running into Chinese opposition.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Indonesian National Armed Forces, Maritime Security, PT Pertamina, CCG, Maritime Security Agency, Business, US Navy, Strategic, Studies, Maritime, China Coast Guard, Vietnam's Vanguard Bank Locations: Indonesia, South China, China, Indonesia's, Taiwan, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines

☆ 19-year-old Walmart employee found dead in store walk-in oven in Canada
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old Walmart employee who was found in the store’s walk-in oven Saturday in Canada. Halifax Regional Police in the province of Nova Scotia were called to the Walmart at 6990 Mumford Rd. at 9:30 p.m. and found the young woman dead. Investigators are working with Occupational Health and Safety and the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service on the case. The Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration said it issued a stop-work order Tuesday for the bakery and a piece of equipment at the store.

Persons: ” Balbir Singh Organizations: Walmart, Halifax Regional Police, Authorities, Occupational Health, Safety, Nova Scotia Medical, Service, Sikh Society, CBC News, Nova, Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Immigration Locations: Canada, of Nova Scotia, Halifax, India, Nova Scotia

☆ Taiwan says Chinese blockade would be act of war after ‘Joint Sword-2024B’ military drills
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

China’s latest war games around the island, carried out last week, included simulating blockading key ports and areas, and assaulting maritime and ground targets, Beijing said. “The international community could not sit by and just watch.”While those war games last only a day, Chinese military activity has continued. This screen grab from a video released by the Taiwan Coast Guard shows a China Coast Guard boat from a Taiwan Coast Guard boat as it passes near the coast of Matsu islands, Taiwan on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. The Liaoning was involved in those same Chinese war games last week near Taiwan. Taiwan and the United States dispute that, saying the Taiwan Strait is an international waterway.

Persons: Wellington Koo, China’s, Koo, ”, “ Organizations: Taiwan Reuters, Defense, Nations, Taiwan Coast Guard, China Coast Guard, AP Carrier, Taiwan’s Defense, China’s Defense Ministry, US Navy Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, China, Beijing, Taiwan Strait, Matsu, Liaoning, South China, Japan, United States, Canada, Germany, Britain

☆ China holds live-fire drills that Taiwan says may be part of ‘deterrence’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s defense ministry said Tuesday that live-fire Chinese drills in a province facing the island are routine annual exercises but also possibly part of China’s “deterrence effect” in the waters of the Taiwan Strait. China’s Maritime Safety Administration, in a notice late Monday, said an area around Niushan island in Fujian province would be closed off for four hours starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday (9 p.m. Monday ET) for live-fire drills. Taiwan’s defense ministry said in a statement that those exercises were part of routine Chinese training and were being closely monitored. “No matter how large the scale of the drill is, they should not be frequent and close to Taiwan,” he said. China detests Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, who took office in May, as a “separatist” and has rebuffed his calls for talks.

Persons: Niushan, Cho Jung, ”, Lai Ching, Lai Organizations: Safety Administration Locations: TAIPEI, Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, Niushan, Fujian, China, Beijing, Taipei

☆ A US F-35 stealth fighter just landed on a destroyer Japan turned into an aircraft carrier for the first time off the California coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The US landed an F-35 stealth fighter on Japan's new aircraft carrier for the first time. US and Japanese forces are integrating the short-takeoff/vertical landing F-35B onto the JS Kaga. AdvertisementA US F-35 stealth fighter jet landed aboard Japan's new destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier for the first time off the coast of California, the US military said, sharing photos of the event. Japan's Izumo-class JS Kaga recently converted into a light aircraft carrier. Kaga's successful modification also paves the way for another Japanese helicopter carrier, JS Izumo, to be converted into an aircraft carrier.

Persons: Kaga, —, Cmdr, Darin Russell, Lockheed Martin, Japan's JS Kaga, Shusaku Takeuchi, Darin Russell Japan Organizations: US, Service, US Marine Corps, British Royal Navy, Air, Naval Air Base, Lockheed, ITF, Self, Defense Force, Force, JS Izumo, - Defense Force, US Navy, East China Locations: California, Naval Air Base Patuxent, Maryland, San Diego , California, Japan, San Diego, Bataan, Red, China, South, East, Tokyo, Australia

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