The Petersburg Post

Friday, Jan 9th, 2026 - Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The United States on Friday seized another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as it works to control Venezuela's oil, military officials said. The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Marines captured the Olina overnight , officials said. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted on X that the ship was "suspected of carrying embargoed oil" and had tried "to evade U.S. forces" as it left Venezuela. The U.S. ...

Friday, Jan 9th, 2026 - Russia's Oreshnik missile attack in Ukraine near the EU border aims to intimidate Kyiv's Western allies and signals Vladimir Putin's displeasure at recent foreign policy setbacks including in Venezuela, analysts said Friday. Days after European and US negotiators unveiled a post-war peacekeeping plan for Ukraine, Russia overnight Thursday to Friday targeted an infrastructure facility in the country's western region ...

Friday, Jan 9th, 2026 - The Israeli military said the strikes, which hit several Hamas fighters and the group's "terror infrastructure", came in response to a failed rocket attack by militants in the Gaza City area. Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 13 people, including four children, health officials have said. Four children were among the dead following the strikes in northern Gaza and east of Gaza City, according to family ...