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Iran seizes fuel-smuggling ship in Gulf, arrests 11 crew

Iranian authorities carried out two separate maritime seizures in recent days, intercepting a vessel carrying smuggled fuel in the northern Gulf and detaining a bulk carrier accused of dumping oil waste into the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran continues to…

Asia-wide crackdown on Nvidia chip smuggling widens with detentions, seizures

Taiwanese prosecutors have detained two employees of Super Micro Computer and released two others on bail as part of a widening investigation into the alleged smuggling of Nvidia AI chips to China, while Singapore authorities separately seized a $42 million…

Niger probes $5.3M Mars meteorite sale at Sotheby’s

Niger has launched a formal investigation into the sale of a Martian meteorite found within its borders that was auctioned for $5.3 million at Sotheby's in New York, raising questions about the legal export of the country's geological treasures.