The US has not, in fact, imposed sanctions on Venezuelan oil. Neither the vessel nor the company is under any sanctions, according to the IMO. The Centuries was carrying oil from a China-based trader with a history of transporting Venezuelan crude oil to Chinese refineries, according to a person familiar with Venezuela’s oil industry. The blockade could affect more than 30 tankers in the Caribbean currently under US sanctions, according to analysis from TankerTrackers.com and the global intelligence company Kpler. At least 12 of these vessels are carrying Venezuelan oil, according to Kpler.

“I am deeply disappointed with the way our Sikh community in South Auckland was targeted yesterday,” Nakhle wrote on Facebook. “As I understand, our Sikh community in Manurewa had received a permit to hold this procession, honouring the birth of their first guru. Photo / Andrew WarnerThe Free Speech Union, which advocates for New Zealanders’ right to protest and counter-protest, has condemned the Tamaki-linked disruptors. In the caption of a video of the incident posted to his social media, Tamaki said “THIS IS OUR LAND. Tamaki took to social media after the terrorist attack to claim “multiculturalism is ruining Australia.”

Isa said the singer was still touring and performing around the world right up to December 2023 when he received the diagnosis. Isa said her father stopped performing and has remained at home to focus on his healing. Bolton is lovingly cared for by daughters, Isa, Taryn and Holly. Bolton undergoes MRI exams every two months to monitor his brain and to check the tumour has not returned, according to People. “We each help to honour him in various ways,” Isa said in the AARP interview.

Realising the diamond was likely detached in the pool, Christine felt “pretty sick” when she discovered it was gone. Christine and Richard Downer were on a cruise with friends in southern France when the diamond dislodged from Christine's engagement ring. Other passengers joined the search, spending more than an hour sweeping the pool in a grid pattern with their feet. It was all over again, and there’s no way I am going to let this ring be lost,” he said. Richard pictured with the missing diamond.

(From L-R) Lisa Carrington, Tara Vaughan, Olivia Brett and Alicia Hoskin celebrate with their gold medals from the women’s K4 500m final at the Paris Olympics. To achieve things that are beyond what might normally be possible, that’s what that requires.”Legendary kayaking coach Gordon Walker has announced his retirement. Walker has spent the past week informing his closest circle, admitting that the conversation with Carrington was particularly hard. “The athletes are our number one priority.”New Zealand women's kayak K4 team briefed by coach Gordon Walker. Walker has guided Carrington to nine Olympic medals (eight gold) and 15 world championship titles.

Photo: RNZ/Cole Eastham-FarrellyA research project has discovered a way to use sound as a harmless deterrent to keep cats away from nesting native birds. Feral cats were recently added to the Predator Free 2050 target species list, but domestic cats remain a treasured part of many New Zealand households. Through trial and error, they found feral cats were most averse to the sound of human voices and domestic cats were most averse to the sound of other cats. By contrast, testing in urban environments showed domestic cats were most averse to the sound of other cats and didn't mind human voices. The next step for the researchers was to try to protect colony breeding birds near braided rivers from feral cats and they also worked with Auckland Council to put out speakers in another reserve.

Well every protest appears to have a few hangers-on — in other words "the professional protesters" often photographed in the ODT. Unfortunately a few of these protesters have been voted in as Dunedin City councillors again and will they never learn? Jo, Rachel and Andrew wish each other well. The Labour Party was created to represent the working class of New Zealand in their struggle to gain better working and living conditions. Address Letters to the Editor to: Otago Daily Times, PO Box 517, 52-56 Lower Stuart St, Dunedin.

President Donald Trump claimed he was the first president to take a cognitive test. Photo / Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump claimed he was the first president to take a cognitive test. Photo / Getty ImagesUnited States President Donald Trump has revealed he underwent three mental fitness tests, one of which required him to identify a giraffe out of an animal line-up. The 79-year-old bragged about acing the tests to a crowd at a rally in North Carolina last Friday, according to Express. Trump claimed he was the first president to take a cognitive test, which he noted was “not easy”.

Katherine Patricia Routledge was born on February 17, 1929. Patricia Routledge quickly established herself as a major character actress and she became known as "the female Stan Laurel". In her next BBC hit, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Routledge, as in her acclaimed sitcom, was the dominant figure in her household. Patricia Routledge was awarded an OBE in 1993, a CBE in 2004, and was made a dame in Britain’s 2017 New Year Honours. Paying tribute, Jon Petrie, BBC Director of Comedy, said: "We are so sad to hear of the passing of Dame Patricia Routledge.

Nigel Latta at his writing desk in Consultancy House in Dunedin in 2008. But he also put his face on screen to sunnier endeavours with a series of television shows about parenting and raising children. Nigel Latta watches hydrogen bubbles ignite from his hands during a science presentation at Tūhura Otago Museum in 2016. His 2014 series, simply called Nigel Latta, covered topics as varied as the school system, the country’s dependence on alcohol and the gap between the rich and the poor. The always optimistic Nigel Latta.

Juliet Moses, president of the New Zealand Jewish Council speaks at today's Kiwis Against Anti-Semitism demonstrationSpeakers also criticised academics, union leaders, and the media. One speaker read out the names of the Bondi massacre victims as the crowd bowed their heads. Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour was standing among protesters as they listened to speeches that have been sharply critical of the Government’s response to rising anti-Semitism. Organiser Lucy Rogers told the Herald one doesn’t have to be Jewish to have aroha and care about your Jewish neighbours. In response, New Zealand police have increased patrols and enhanced security at Jewish sites nationwide.

The copy-cat cop was twice the legal limit, and has been charged with drink driving and imitating police. Impersonating police backfires as drunk driver tries to pull over real officersThe copy-cat cop was twice the legal limit, and has been charged with drink driving and imitating police. File photo Glenn TaylorA drunk driver pretending to be a police officer has landed himself in court on Christmas Eve after trying to pull over an unmarked car of actual police officers. A station wagon following the unmarked car began flashing a red-and-blue bar mounted on the vehicle. The copy-cat South Auckland cop quickly realised who he was trying to pull over and began to flee.

“The man was described as late 20s or early 30s, around 6ft tall, clean-shaven with a lean, athletic build,” Bouterey said. Anyone who saw the man, or was in the area at the time, is urged to contact police. “A warrant for his arrest has also been issued for unlawful possession of firearms.”Mitchell’s social media highlights his passion for hunting, and his deep understanding of the local terrain. Mitchell Cole (pictured) is an accomplished hunter with a deep understanding of the local area. Sign up to The Daily H, a free newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.

McComb said Declan would have to fully recover from the operation, which removed most of the tumour, before starting a nine-day round of stronger chemo in the new year. The tumour in Declan's brain grew after he underwent chemotherapy. Photo / SuppliedMcComb first realised something was wrong in late October when her friend noticed Declan’s fontanelle was larger than normal. An MRI at Wellington Hospital then found a 4cm tumour in Declan’s brain, which McComb later learned was a choroid plexus papilloma. McComb said he never showed any symptoms of being ill, like vomiting or acting unhappy, apart from the fontanelle, she said.

Photo: DHS/Handout via REUTERSThe United States has intercepted an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed Saturday, a move that comes just days after US President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. Noem confirmed the Coast Guard intercepted a tanker that was last docked in Venezuela. White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said the tanker contained sanctioned oil. "It also runs counter to Trump’s statement that the US would impose a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers." TRUMP CALLS FOR 'COMPLETE BLOCKADE'Trump on Tuesday said he was ordering "A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela."