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  Oil loading in Venezuela slows, more ships make U-turns after new US interceptions Government supporters participate in a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's order to blockade sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela December... Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab Read more Dec 22 (Reuters) - Tanker loading in Venezuela dwindled on Monday, with most ships moving oil cargoes only between domestic ports following U.S. action against two more ships and as state-run energy company PDVSA struggles to recover from a cyberattack, according to tracking data and sources. The U.S. Coast Guard this month seized a supertanker under sanctions carrying Venezuelan oil and tried to  intercept  two more Venezuela-related ships over the weekend, U.S. authorities said. One of them is an empty ship under U.S. sanctions, and the other is an unsanctioned, fully loaded tanker bound for China. The Reuters Power Up newsletter provides everythi...
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  Pentagon says China’s nuclear warhead growth slows, commits to stabilizing tensions Today at 4:09 a.m. Sydney Time By Cate Cadell The Pentagon assesses that China’s production of nuclear warheads has slowed after a rapid buildup since 2020, with fewer new weapons added to its arsenal. But China’s program continues to expand, focusing on lower-yield nuclear weapons and early counterstrike capabilities, and remains on track to field 1,000 warheads by the end of the decade. The China Military Power Report — an annual unclassified Pentagon assessment of Beijing’s capabilities delivered to Congress — departs from the language of recent editions that emphasized the looming challenge of China’s military buildup, instead highlighting President Donald Trump’s efforts to stabilize ties with the world’s fastest-growing military power. Beijing’s total nuclear warhead arsenal likely remained in the low 600s, the report says, similar to last year’s figures, “reflecting a slower rate of product...
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  NOOSE TIGHTENS AROUND CHINESE RATS - India Is on a Himalayan Building Spree to Prepare for a Clash With China To Leh The current road closes most of the winter. Zojila tunnel The tunnel will reduce travel time between Kashmir and Ladakh from 3 hours to 20 minutes. Emergency escape and ventilation tunnel 25 ft. high 31 ft. wide 9 miles long Note: Drawing not to scale Source: National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited Carl Churchill/WSJ At Pangong Tso Lake, which straddles the border, Indian and Chinese troops have clashed at multiple points over the years. The 80-mile lake, which extends from Ladakh into China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, is under dispute. Both sides rushed to build more buildings and roads after the 2020 fight in nearby Galwan Valley. Beijing constructed dozens of buildings and trenches partly as a show of force, said Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, resident senior fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Last year, China finis...
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  US Sign in HAPPENING NOW Track Santa with NORAD as he makes his way across the globe. Watch live US 9 MIN READ Trump’s new battleship plan could transform the US Navy – or sink it Analysis by Brad Lendon UPDATED DEC 24, 2025 US President Donald Trump makes an announcement about the Navy's "Golden Fleet," as Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens, at Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 22, 2025.   Jessica Koscielniak/Reuters President Donald Trump’s announcement of  a new class of battleships  bearing his name puts a fresh spotlight on a US naval shipbuilding program that has fallen short on delivering the new warships on time and on budget in recent years, something Trump himself pointed out in his speech from Mar-a-Lago on Monday. “We make the greatest equipment in the world, by far, nobody’s even close. But we don’t produce them fast enough,” Trump said, as he announced he would meet soon with top US military contractors to ramp up production for the n...
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