Tropical cyclone DOLPHIN-26 is currently impacting the Northwest Pacific, with wind speeds reaching up to 120 km/h, affecting approximately 1.431 million people in the Marshall Islands and Japan.

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The Navy has successfully completed a high-risk operation to recover an unexploded missile warhead lodged inside a crude oil tanker that was sailing towards Kochi after suffering damage off the coast of Oman. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Defence on Thursday, the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker MT Olympic Life reported an explosion in its hull on May 26 while en route from Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates to Kochi. The vessel, which had no Indian nationals on board, later informed authorities that an unexploded ordnance was present onboard as it continued its voyage towards India.

South Korean authorities have detained the cargo vessel Prada on suspicion of violating UN sanctions against North Korea. The vessel, which had previously called at ports including Vladivostok, Russia, Zhenjiang and Jiangyin in China, the Moluccas Islands in Indonesia, and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, was apprehended in the South Korean port of Pyeongtaek. Seoul's action is based on information that the vessel engaged in activities violating UN Security Council resolutions, specifically related to the trade of coal or iron ore while manipulating its location data to conceal its presence in North Korean waters. A former UN expert group member described the action as extremely significant, emphasizing the ongoing obligation of UN member states to enforce sanctions.

The United States announced today, Thursday, the imposition of new sanctions targeting the Iranian military's oil trade, despite Washington and Tehran reaching a preliminary agreement to extend a ceasefire and lift restrictions on navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. Treasury Department said it imposed sanctions on eight ships involved in transporting Iranian crude oil and its derivatives to global markets.

Leaders of Pacific Islands Forum countries have formally invoked the Biketawa Declaration to coordinate a regional response to the global fuel crisis, escalating diplomatic action on energy security.