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China's 43rd Antarctic expedition team is set to depart to conduct scientific research in Antarctica. The departure ceremony took place on the morning of the 7th at Berth 3 of the scientific-research pier at Sanya's Nanshan Port.

FT reports that after Iran warned it could target undersea cables and data centers if the US and Israel launch new strikes, maritime analytics firm Windward tracked at least four Iran-linked vessels using unusual routes and loitering along undersea cable corridors in the Gulf of Oman over several days. Three of the vessels are US‑sanctioned tankers and the fourth is a small Iranian fishing boat that lingered above the Europe–India Gateway and Transworld cables from Oct. 21–26. TeleGeography shows six cables currently cross the Strait of Hormuz and three more are under construction; Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar rely entirely on cables traversing the Strait, so strikes could materially disrupt regional internet connectivity and economic activity.