The term "speakeasy" was used to define establishments that illegally sold alcoholic beverages during the Prohibition era (1920-33).

An aging oil tanker sanctioned by the US is being taken apart in an Indian scrapyard, a potential watershed moment for the so-called dark fleet in a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape. Nolan, a ...

VIENTIANE -- In landlocked Laos, in the heart of Southeast Asia, a Japanese entrepreneur has spent nearly two decades perfecting the Laodi brand of rum. Embracing a rare production method ...

Both have recently moved on to the latest in a long list of new owners, according to data from reliable shipping databases. Asian tanker sources following the “dark fleet” say an increasing ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This image taken from video provided by WCAX shows police cars closing off a road after a shooting involving ...

AIS is typically required by law for large ships. However, “dark” ships switch it off to avoid being traced when travelling to prohibited areas or engaging in ship-to-ship Only users who have a paid ...

We examine the rise of dark shipping – oil tankers disabling AIS transceivers to evade detection – amid Western sanctions on Iran, Syria, North Korea, Venezuela, and Russia. Using a machine ...

If I’d told you it was Dark you’d likely have believed me, but it’s actually Cassandra. Advert The series follows a family moving into an old ‘smart home’ decades after its owner dies.

The Rum Story tells the history of the Jefferson family’s business, which involved rum, shipping and the trading and enslavement of African people. The history of the Jefferson family sits ...

According to Richard Gere, the country was in a“very dark place.” At Spain's top film honours called Spanish Film Academy's Goya Awards, Richard Gere was honoured with International Goya Award.