A Russian cargo ship believed to be carrying submarine nuclear reactor components possibly destined for North Korea sank under mysterious circumstances off the coast of Spain, according to a CNN investigation that has raised new questions about covert military operations, nuclear technology transfers and Russian secrecy.

Israeli forces have intercepted several vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea, halting a large-scale humanitarian effort aimed at delivering aid to the besieged Gaza Strip.

Deep beneath the Mediterranean Sea off the French coast, the pincer of a remotely operated underwater robot gently grasps a centuries-old jug resting near a 16th-century shipwreck.

A series of earthquakes has been recorded in the Caspian Sea, with the strongest tremor reaching a magnitude of 5.3, according to seismic monitoring agencies.

About 150 million years ago, a tropical storm swept across a chain of islands on the edge of the Tethys Ocean, the prehistoric precursor to the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, and a tiny Pterodactylus hatchling was caught in its fury.

Firefighters across Turkiye and Albania are battling multiple wildfires fueled by strong winds and days of extreme heat across the Mediterranean.

A 14-year-old girl died and dozens were injured early Tuesday as panic and fear gripped residents during a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of Marmaris in Türkiye’s southwestern Mugla province, according to Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman collided with a large merchant vessel Wednesday night in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea.

A Russian merchant ship Ursa Major reportedly sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain after an engine explosion.

Russia's top general, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, called his U.S. counterpart, Gen. CQ Brown, last Wednesday to warn the United States about upcoming test launches of hypersonic missiles in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.