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Axios Finish Line: Spreading kindness

It’s often easy and quick to do something small to help someone, but we rarely do it.

Axios · Sep 27, 2022

Fugitive businessman 'Fat Leonard' to seek asylum in Venezuela -reports

CARACAS - A fugitive Malaysian businessman nicknamed 'Fat Leonard' who is at the center of a major U.S. Navy bribery scandal wants to seek political asylum in Venezuela after being detained in the country last week, local media said Monday.

Reuters · Sep 26, 2022

INS Satpura showcases her prowess during 'Exercise Kakadu' in Australia

The ship is a frontline unit of the Eastern Fleet of the Navy, based at Visakhapatnam, and is currently on one of the longest deployments by the Indian Navy in the 75th year of India's Independence, officials said. 

The Hindu · Sep 25, 2022

Experts: 'Fat Leonard' may be Venezuela's bargaining chip

A fugitive defense contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” who claims to have incriminating sex photos of top U.S. Navy brass could become the latest bargaining chip in Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s efforts to win official recognition from the Biden administration

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Family: Man killed in crash never got air bag recall notice

Florida Highway Patrol troopers who arrived at a crash scene in Pensacola this summer found a 23-year-old Navy officer dead at the wheel with neck wounds that initially looked like a possible shooting

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Navy and RAF use high-powered weaponry to sink warship in exercise

The exercise, which took place in the North Atlantic, was the first time in 18 years that the Royal Navy had targeted a real warship.

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

VIEWPOINT 1: America desperately needs the Iran nuclear deal

My husband joined the Navy in March 1999, and within 30 months we were engulfed in a war that would last the rest of his military career. When his ship pulled out of New York Harbor on 9/11, I never dreamed that we would still be at war when he…

Tribune News Service · Sep 23, 2022

'Fat Leonard,' a fugitive in a massive Navy bribery case, has been caught in Venezuela

Leonard Francis, a Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed "Fat Leonard" who orchestrated one of the largest bribery scandals in U.S. military history, had fled house arrest prior to his sentencing.

WEKU · Sep 22, 2022

Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello Aviazione Navale Limited Edition Ready For Takeoff

Moto Guzzi unveiled its special, limited-edition V100 Mandello Aviazione Navale on board the flagship aircraft carrier of the Italian Navy, the Cavour.

RideApart · Sep 22, 2022

Defence Ministry signs signs ₹1,700-crore deal for 35 BrahMos missiles

Ministry of Defence says induction of these dual-role capable missiles will significantly enhance operational capability of Navy fleet assets

The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022