Sweden's navy vessel jammed the drone 13km from France's flagship, the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, while it was in the Oresund stretch of water, between Denmark and Sweden. French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot told journalists that if Russian involvement was confirmed, the only conclusion would be that it would be a ridiculous provocation.
Munich Airport was temporarily closed last night following reports of drones buzzing around the area. According to the airport's press office, "German air traffic control (DFS) restricted flight operations at Munich Airport from 10:18 p.m. and later suspended them altogether due to several drone sightings." As a result, 17 flights were barred from taking off that evening, leaving almost 3,000 passengers stranded. Another 15 incoming flights were diverted to alternative airports.
The captain of an oil tanker that authorities in France have detained off the country's Atlantic coast and that President Emmanuel Macron has linked to Russia will go on trial in February over the crew's alleged refusal to cooperate, a French prosecutor has said. Macron has alleged that the tanker belongs to Russia's shadow fleet of ageing tankers of uncertain ownership that are avoiding western sanctions over Moscow's war in Ukraine.
French authorities said they are investigating the oil tanker Boracay anchored off the country's Atlantic Coast and suspected of being part of Russia's clandestine "shadow fleet". The Benin-flagged vessel, built in 2007 and also known as Pushpa, has been anchored off Saint-Nazaire in western France for several days. Moscow is accused of using its clandestine "shadow fleet" of ageing oil tankers to dodge sanctions imposed by Western allies over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Israel is currently committing ever graver atrocities as it advances its assault on Gaza City. "We know it has a history of attacking the flotilla and then following it up immediately with far graver assaults in Gaza. "It's what happened after the first two drone strikes in Tunisia: Israel proceeded to significantly intensify its forced displacement in North Gaza, as well as bombing Quatar, Syria and Lebanon.
