Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1882, The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War. In 1897, Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. In 1934, Engelbert Zaschka of Germany flies his large human-powered aircraft, the Zaschka Human-Power Aircraft, about 20 meters at Berlin Tempelhof Airport without assisted take-off. In 1973, Konstantinos Kenteris, Greek runner was born. In 1978, Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists. In 1991, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 crashes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, killing all 261 passengers and crew on board. In 2003, Zahra Kazemi, Iranian-Canadian freelance photographer (born 1948) passed away. In 2011, Ninety-eight containers of explosives self-detonate killing 13 people in Zygi, Cyprus. In 2013, Emik Avakian, Iranian-American inventor (born 1923) passed away. In 2013, Eugene P. Wilkinson, American admiral (born 1918) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

[Photo] JUST IN: 🇷🇺🇬🇧 Russia's shadow fleet of sanctioned oil tankers launched drones to [...]

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July 2, 2026

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JUST IN: Russia's shadow fleet of sanctioned oil tankers launched drones to gain intelligence on nuclear weapons in UK.@BRICSNews

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Yemen News Agency - SABA

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· Jun 21, 2026

Tasnim: Giant Oil Tankers Dock at Iran's Kharg Island in Persian Gulf

Tasnim: Giant Oil Tankers Dock at Iran's Kharg Island in Persian Gulf

Anadolu Agency

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· Jun 25, 2026

Daily commercial vessel traffic in Strait of Hormuz hits post-war high

Supertankers carrying at least 11M barrels of crude oil from UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran cross strait amid rising post-war traffic

Seeking Alpha

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· Jun 22, 2026

JETS: Taking Flight Amid Lower Oil, But Skies Ahead Not Yet Clear

JETS: Taking Flight Amid Lower Oil, But Skies Ahead Not Yet Clear

Al Jazeera English

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· Jun 26, 2026

France seizes fifth Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker linked to funding Ukraine war | AJ #shorts

The French navy boarded and seized a Russian oil tanker near Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, saying it is part of Moscow’s ‘shadow fleet’ used to evade sanctions over the war in Ukraine. Russia's embassy in France called it ‘another case of piracy.’ Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile

BRICS News

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· Jun 26, 2026

JUST IN: 🇮🇷 Three foreign oil tankers attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz without authori [...]

JUST IN: Three foreign oil tankers attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz without authorization turned back after a warning from Iran's IRGC.@BRICSNews

Intel Slava

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· Jul 7, 2026

[Video] 🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️ — The Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) struck two Project 15781 tankers [...]

— The Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) struck two Project 15781 tankers belonging to Russia's shadow fleet, two 5P85SE2 transporter-erector-launchers (TELs) of the S-400 air defense system, the Kerch oil depot, and a 55Zh6U Nebo-U radar across the Sea of Azov, Bryansk Oblast, and Crimea.@IntelSlava

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Related coverage for "[Photo] JUST IN: 🇷🇺🇬🇧 Russia's shadow fleet of sanctioned oil tankers launched drones to [...]": Yemen News Agency - SABA — Tasnim: Giant Oil Tankers Dock at Iran's Kharg Island in Persian Gulf. Anadolu Agency — Daily commercial vessel traffic in Strait of Hormuz hits post-war high. Seeking Alpha — JETS: Taking Flight Amid Lower Oil, But Skies Ahead Not Yet Clear. Al Jazeera English — France seizes fifth Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker linked to funding Ukraine war | AJ #shorts. BRICS News — JUST IN: 🇮🇷 Three foreign oil tankers attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz without authori [...]. Intel Slava — [Video] 🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️ — The Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) struck two Project 15781 tankers [...]