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Sen. Schumer says 2 downed objects believed to be balloons

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the United States believes the unidentified objects shot down by American fighter jets over Canada and Alaska were balloons, though smaller than the China balloon downed over the Atlantic Ocean last weekend

The Independent UK

Biden says Chinese spy balloon not a major security breach

President Joe Biden, under fire from some lawmakers, said on Thursday he did not view a Chinese spy balloon that transited the United States before it was shot down in the Atlantic Ocean to have been a major security breach.

Reuters

First images of Chinese spy balloon debris pulled from Atlantic Ocean released by US Navy

The photographs are dated 5 February, the day after the balloon was shot down off the coast of South Carolina

The Independent UK

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Commentary: How does the US-China relationship continue after the spy balloon saga?

If you thought the Chinese spy balloon saga would deflate as fast as the balloon did over the Atlantic Ocean, you’re sadly mistaken. Days after a U.S. F-22 destroyed the device with a single air-to-air missile at 58,000 feet, the story continues to hover over the news cycle like a…

Chicago Tribune

US Navy working to recover debris from Chinese ‘spy balloon’

The craft, which Beijing says was a meteorological airship blown off course, was shot down in the Atlantic Ocean.

Al Jazeera

US Shoots Down Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Over Atlantic Ocean

The United States has shot down a Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean, CNN reported citing a US official. Read further on Dynamite News:

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US shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon over east coast

Chinese foreign ministry accuses US of ‘overreacting’ and ‘violating international practice’ after balloon was downed

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US shoots down Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic Ocean

US President Joe Biden orders the Pentagon shoot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon, as China expresses its "strong dissatisfaction" to the move, threatening "further necessary reactions".

ABC News

Chinese balloon shot down over Atlantic Ocean by U.S.

When asked by a reporter if there were plans to shoot down the balloon, President Biden said, "We're going to take care of it."

Axios

US Downs Chinese Balloon over Ocean

The United States on Saturday downed a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America and became the latest flashpoint in tensions between Washington and Beijing. An operation was underway in US territorial waters to recover debris from the balloon, which…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Brazil sinks rusting old aircraft carrier in the Atlantic

Brazil sank a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean off its northeast coast, the Brazilian Navy said, despite warnings from environmentalists that the rusting 1960s French-built ship would pollute the sea and the marine food chain.

Reuters

Greenpeace activist from Girvan spearheads climate change protest on board massive Shell oil platform in the Atlantic Ocean

Climbing specialist and Greenpeace activist, Imogen Michel, led a team of four onto the giant oil platform on Tuesday - and they plan to stage their protest for as long as possible.

Daily Record

Russian warship simulates hypersonic missile strike in the Atlantic Ocean

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the development of hypersonic missiles back in 2019

The Independent UK

Russia defence ministry says frigate tests strike capabilities in Atlantic

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday the frigate Admiral Gorshkov tested its strike capabilities in the western Atlantic Ocean.

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Western Sahara: the six-decade struggle to liberate Africa's last colony

Western Sahara is the territory in north-west Africa bordered by Morocco in the north, Algeria and Mauritania in the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. A former Spanish colony, it’s listed by the United Nations as one of only 17 territories that remain without self-government.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Historic UK Rocket Mission Ends in Failure

An attempt to launch the first rocket into orbit from UK soil ended in failure on Tuesday, with scientists reporting an "anomaly" as it neared its goal. A Virgin Orbit Boeing 747 carrying the 70-foot (21-meter) rocket took off from a spaceport in Cornwall, southwest England, at 2202 GMT, AFP…

Irish Mirror

Virgin Orbit launch Ireland: Exact time rocket visible in Irish skies as 'debris' warning issued

The historic Virgin Orbit mission will see a repurposed 747 plane carry a rocket to an altitude of 35,000 feet, before releasing it over the Atlantic Ocean. It will be visible live in Irish skies for a short time tonight.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin Deploys New Zircon Hypersonic Cruise Missiles to Atlantic

President Vladimir Putin sent a frigate to the Atlantic Ocean armed with new generation hypersonic cruise missiles on Wednesday, a signal to the West that Russia will not back down over the war in Ukraine. Russia, China and the United States are in a race to develop hypersonic weapons which…

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Putin deploys new Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles to Atlantic

The Independent UK

Sailors stumble on ‘ghost ship’ drifting in Atlantic Ocean hundreds of miles from land

The boat was discovered some 800 miles away from Bermuda

The Independent UK

Frigid weather doesn't stop Santas surfing off Florida coast

For the surfing Santas off Florida’s central coast, the Atlantic Ocean felt more like the North Pole than the Sunshine State as temperatures plunged to around freezing, while freeze warnings were in place for at least half of the state

The Independent UK

Regulators grant critical approval for Dominion wind farm

Virginia regulators have granted a critical approval for Dominion Energy’s plans to construct and operate a 176-turbine wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean

The Independent UK

No fuel, no mast, no water: Rescued sailors describe ordeal

Two men who went missing in the Atlantic Ocean for 10 days after a storm hit their sailboat off North Carolina thanked the crew of the tanker that rescued them and said they were lucky to have survived

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan's bluefin tuna catch quota to increase in 2023-25

Japan's annual quota for bluefin tuna catches in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean will increase by 295 tons to 3,114 tons in 2023-2025 from the 2022 level, the Fisheries Agency announced Thursday.

The Independent UK

Florida county puts damage from Nicole at $481 million

Damages are estimated at more than $481 million in a central Florida coastal county where homes collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean following Hurricane Nicole last week

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