USS Gerald R. Ford Transit Strait of Gibraltar En Route to Israel

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the world’s largest aircraft carrier, is expected to dock in Haifa on Monday, February 23, as part of a surge in U.S. reinforcements to the Middle East. Carrier Strike Group 12 entered the Mediterranean after transiting the Strait of Gibraltar on Friday, February 20, as Washington ramps up its regional presence amid escalating tensions with Iran.

[Breaking News]Whirlpools in western Japan

NARUTO, Japan, Feb. 15 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a sightseeing boat approaching whirlpools at Naruto Strait off Naruto in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 15, 2026, the opening day of this year's whirlpools watching. (Kyodo)

Whirlpools in western Japan

Whirlpools in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a sightseeing boat approaching whirlpools at Naruto Strait off Naruto in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 15, 2026, the opening day of this year's whirlpools watching.

Whirlpools in western Japan

Whirlpools in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a sightseeing boat approaching whirlpools at Naruto Strait off Naruto in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 15, 2026, the opening day of this year's whirlpools watching.

[Breaking News]China continues military drills around Taiwan

FUZHOU, China, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Video shows multiple projectiles launched from Pingtan Island in the Taiwan Strait, belonging to China's Fuzhou city, as China continues military drills around Taiwan on Dec. 30, 2025. (Kyodo)

China continues military drills around Taiwan

China continues military drills around Taiwan

Photo shows multiple projectiles launched from Pingtan Island in the Taiwan Strait, belonging to China's Fuzhou city, as China continues military drills around Taiwan on Dec. 30, 2025.

China continues military drills around Taiwan

China continues military drills around Taiwan

Photo shows multiple projectiles launched from Pingtan Island in the Taiwan Strait, belonging to China's Fuzhou city, as China continues military drills around Taiwan on Dec. 30, 2025.

China continues military drills around Taiwan

China continues military drills around Taiwan

Photo shows multiple projectiles launched from Pingtan Island in the Taiwan Strait, belonging to China's Fuzhou city, as China continues military drills around Taiwan on Dec. 30, 2025.

China continues military drills around Taiwan

China continues military drills around Taiwan

Photo shows multiple projectiles launched from Pingtan Island in the Taiwan Strait, belonging to China's Fuzhou city, as China continues military drills around Taiwan on Dec. 30, 2025.

Summer Animals - Antarctica

Summer Animals - Antarctica

Whales are seen in Penola Strait in Antarctica, on December 12, 2025. The Antarctic ice and snow melt in large quantities during the height of summer, when the weather is relatively mild and the days are long. It is not only the high season for penguins to mate and hatch their chicks, but also the best time for whale watching. Photo by Yang Shu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Satellite View of flooding in northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Satellite View of flooding in northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Handout photo datetd on November 29, 2025 shows satellite view of Flooding in northern Sumatra. Cyclone Senyar formed during the night of 25-26 November 2025 in the Strait of Malacca, an area in which tropical cyclones had not been recorded for decades. The day after its formation, Senyar hit Indonesia, where it made landfall, causing flooding, landslides and more than 400 casualties in the north of the island of Sumatra. This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 29 November 2025, shows extensive inundation across Aceh province, with towns such as Lhoksukon and Panton Labu surrounded by floodwaters. Sediment-laden plumes discharged into the sea along the northern coast indicate substantial river outflow, caused by the heavy upstream rainfall. Photo by European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery via ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

Vince Gill, George Strait, Brandi Carlile, Patty Loveless onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

Vince Gill, George Strait, Brandi Carlile, Patty Loveless onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

George Strait, Brandi Carlile, Patty Loveless onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

George Strait, Brandi Carlile, Patty Loveless onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

George Strait, Brandi Carlile, Patty Loveless onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

Vince Gill, George Strait, Brandi Carlile, Patty Loveless onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

Vince Gill, George Strait, Brandi Carlile, Patty Loveless onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

Vince Gill, George Strait, Brandi Carlile, Patty Loveless onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

Vince Gill, George Strait, Brandi Carlile, Patty Loveless onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

George Strait, Vince Gill, Brandi Carlile onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

George Strait, Vince Gill onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

George Strait, Vince Gill, Brandi Carlile onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

George Strait, Vince Gill onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

George Strait onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

George Strait onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

George Strait onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

George Strait onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

George Strait onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

George Strait onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

George Strait onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

George Strait onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

59th Annual CMA Awards - Show

George Strait onstage at the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, TN. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

Chinese Ports Cargo Throughput Increased

Chinese Ports Cargo Throughput Increased

Vehicles crossing the Bohai Strait are entering a passenger roll on/roll off ship from Yantai to Dalian at Yantai Port in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on October 30, 2025.

The Ferry Route Across the Bohai Strait

The Ferry Route Across the Bohai Strait

YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 8, 2025 - Vehicles those crossing the Bohai Strait entered a passenger roll on/roll off ship from Yantai to Dalian at Yantai Port, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on October 8, 2025.

The Ferry Route Across the Bohai Strait

The Ferry Route Across the Bohai Strait

YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 8, 2025 - Vehicles those crossing the Bohai Strait entered a passenger roll on/roll off ship from Yantai to Dalian at Yantai Port, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on October 8, 2025.

The Ferry Route Across the Bohai Strait

The Ferry Route Across the Bohai Strait

YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 8, 2025 - Vehicles those crossing the Bohai Strait entered a passenger roll on/roll off ship from Yantai to Dalian at Yantai Port, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on October 8, 2025.

The Ferry Route Across the Bohai Strait

The Ferry Route Across the Bohai Strait

YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 8, 2025 - Vehicles those crossing the Bohai Strait entered a passenger roll on/roll off ship from Yantai to Dalian at Yantai Port, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on October 8, 2025.

The Ferry Route Across the Bohai Strait

The Ferry Route Across the Bohai Strait

YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 8, 2025 - Vehicles those crossing the Bohai Strait entered a passenger roll on/roll off ship from Yantai to Dalian at Yantai Port, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on October 8, 2025.

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - Vehicles preparing to cross the Bohai Strait enter the passenger roll on/roll off ship from Yantai to Dalian, Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China on September 30, 2025

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - Vehicles preparing to cross the Bohai Strait enter the passenger roll on/roll off ship from Yantai to Dalian, Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China on September 30, 2025

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - Vehicles preparing to cross the Bohai Strait enter the passenger roll on/roll off ship from Yantai to Dalian, Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China on September 30, 2025

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - Vehicles preparing to cross the Bohai Strait enter the passenger roll on/roll off ship from Yantai to Dalian, Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China on September 30, 2025

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - Vehicles preparing to cross the Bohai Strait enter the passenger roll on/roll off ship from Yantai to Dalian, Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China on September 30, 2025

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - Vehicles preparing to cross the Bohai Strait enter the passenger roll on/roll off ship from Yantai to Dalian, Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China on September 30, 2025

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - Vehicles preparing to cross the Bohai Strait enter the passenger roll on/roll off ship from Yantai to Dalian, Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China on September 30, 2025

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - Vehicles preparing to cross the Bohai Strait enter the passenger roll on/roll off ship from Yantai to Dalian, Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China on September 30, 2025

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - Vehicles preparing to cross the Bohai Strait enter the passenger roll on/roll off ship from Yantai to Dalian, Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China on September 30, 2025

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

Sea Ferry Routes Peak Travel During The National Day Holiday

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - Vehicles preparing to cross the Bohai Strait enter the passenger roll on/roll off ship from Yantai to Dalian, Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China on September 30, 2025

Illustration - Climate Change

Illustration - Climate Change

ITALY, SICILY, FERRY BETWEEN MESSINA AND VILLA SAN GIOVANNI IN THE STRAIT OF MESSINA Photo by Jean Isenmann/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM