Iranians prepare for Persian new year under shadow of war – BBC

  1. Iranians prepare for Persian new year under shadow of war  BBC
  2. Amid conflict and fear, Nowruz has taken on a different meaning for Iranians this year  CNN
  3. War hits Tehran’s grand bazaar as prices surge and shops shut  Reuters
  4. ‘Hope and fear’: Iranians celebrate new year darkened by losses of war, regime crackdown  The Times of Israel
  5. Iranian Americans mark Persian New Year with a mix of sadness and joy  AP News
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Netanyahu transcript: ‘We have to be more powerful than the barbarians, or they will crash our gates, destroy our societies’ – The Times of Israel

  1. Netanyahu transcript: ‘We have to be more powerful than the barbarians, or they will crash our gates, destroy our societies’  The Times of Israel
  2. Netanyahu wants oil, gas to flow through Israel post-Iran war  Reuters
  3. As Iran retaliates on Gulf energy sites, Netanyahu says it can no longer enrich uranium  AP News
  4. Middle East crisis live: Israel strikes Tehran; Netanyahu suggests need for ‘ground component’ in Iran war  The Guardian
  5. Netanyahu says Iran is being 'decimated' but revolution requires 'ground component'  CNBC
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Seven-year-old Canadian girl with autism and mother detained by ICE in Texas

Mother and child held in notorious Rio Grande Valley detention centre despite presenting visa, family says

A Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter, who has autism, have been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas since Saturday, family members have said.

Relatives of Tania Warner and her daughter Ayla Lucas say they were detained unlawfully. They are uncertain about what problem ICE found with their immigration paperwork.

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Is Russian Fuel Headed for Cuba, Testing the U.S. Blockade? – The New York Times

  1. Is Russian Fuel Headed for Cuba, Testing the U.S. Blockade?  The New York Times
  2. Cuba readies for first Russian oil shipment of the year as energy crisis deepens  NPR
  3. Russian oil tanker heading to Cuba amid US economic blockade  The Guardian
  4. Treasury Says Cuba Can’t Get Russian Oil as Ship Heads to Island  Bloomberg.com
  5. Will fuel reach Cuba? Russian oil tankers test U.S. pressure on Havana as crisis deepens  Miami Herald
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US-Israel strikes have destroyed Iran’s ability to enrich uranium, Benjamin Netanyahu says – Financial Times

  1. US-Israel strikes have destroyed Iran’s ability to enrich uranium, Benjamin Netanyahu says  Financial Times
  2. Netanyahu says Iran is being 'decimated' but revolution requires 'ground component'  CNBC
  3. Iran war boosts Netanyahu, bruises Trump and Gulf states  Reuters
  4. Five problems the Iran war could solve for Israel’s Netanyahu  Al Jazeera
  5. Netanyahu transcript: ‘We have to be more powerful than the barbarians, or they will crash our gates, destroy our societies’  The Times of Israel
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EU leaders vow to support Cyprus in talks over future of British bases

Akrotiri and Dhekelia bases have become targets for Iran after outbreak of Middle East crisis

EU leaders have pledged to stand behind Cyprus as it seeks “an open and frank discussion” on the future of the British bases on the island, which have become a target after the outbreak of the latest Middle East crisis.

Ahead of an EU summit on Thursday, Cyprus’s president, Nikos Christodoulides, said he wanted “an open and frank discussion with the British government” regarding the status and future of the British bases on the island.

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