The ‘Ghost Fleets’ Moving Oil Around the World
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01/27/26
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Since December, the U.S. has been stopping and seizing oil tankers traveling in and out of Venezuela. They are part of what is known as a ghost fleet — tankers that try to secretly move oil around the world, funding states such as Venezuela, Iran and Russia.
Christiaan Triebert, a reporter on the Visual Investigations team, explains what these ghost fleets are and why their days might now be numbered.
Guest: Christiaan Triebert, a reporter for The New York Times working on the Visual Investigations team.
Background reading:
- U.S. forces seized its sixth oil tanker linked to Venezuela.
- What are “ghost fleet” ships?
Photo: Andy Buchanan/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
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Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a Minneapolis resident, on Saturday. It was the second fatal shooting by federal agents in the city during protests against a ramped-up immigration enforcement effort by the Trump administration.
Devon Lum, from the Visual Investigations team, and Ernesto Londoño, who covers the Midwest, explain how the shooting unfolded and what may come next.
Guest:
- Devon Lum, a New York Times reporter working on the Visual Investigations team.
- Ernesto Londoño, a reporter for The New York Times based in Minnesota, covering news in the Midwest.
Background reading:
- Timeline: A moment-by-moment look at the shooting Mr. Pretti.
- Here’s what we know about the shooting.
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Trump Changes Course in Minneapolis
January 28
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The intense fallout from Alex Pretti’s death has forced President Trump to publicly change course in Minneapolis.The White House reporters Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Tyler Pager discuss the changes, and whether they are real or merely symbolic.
Guest:
- Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, covering President Trump and his administration.
- Tyler Pager, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, covering President Trump and his administration.
Background reading:
- Greg Bovino, the Border Patrol official leading an aggressive immigration crackdown, was pulled from Minneapolis as the White House tries to distance the president from the uproar over Mr. Pretti’s killing.
- Here’s how the Trump administration rushed to judgment in the shooting of Mr. Pretti.
- Republicans in Congress are shifting their tone after the killings in Minneapolis, criticizing Mr. Trump’s immigration push.
Photo: David Guttenfelder/The New York Times.
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