Three Oil Supertankers Appear to Make Move Through Hormuz Strait – Bloomberg.com

  1. Three Oil Supertankers Appear to Make Move Through Hormuz Strait  Bloomberg.com
  2. China Tankers Join Line to Test Hormuz Exit and Iran Truce  Yahoo Finance
  3. Traders and Refiners Book Ships to Load Middle East Oil on Hormuz Hope  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
  4. Middle East producers prepare for oil export resumption via Hormuz, sources say  Reuters
  5. Supertankers exit Gulf via Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran talks begin, data shows  The Straits Times
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IDF and Hezbollah trade strikes, rockets as Israel and Lebanon gear up for direct talks – The Times of Israel

  1. IDF and Hezbollah trade strikes, rockets as Israel and Lebanon gear up for direct talks  The Times of Israel
  2. ‘Endless war’: inside an Israeli kibbutz near Lebanon’s volatile border  The Guardian
  3. Israeli forces engaged in 'fierce clashes' with Hezbollah in south Lebanon's Bint Jbeil -- state media  The Times of Israel
  4. Israeli military says Hezbollah launched missile at Israel, triggering sirens  Reuters
  5. Hezbollah rockets fired at Israel cause heavy damage; IDF strikes south Lebanon  Haaretz
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Ukraine strikes oil depot, pumping station, and ammo dumps in Russia and occupied territories – Ukrinform – Ukrainian National News Agency

  1. Ukraine strikes oil depot, pumping station, and ammo dumps in Russia and occupied territories  Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
  2. Ukraine Ramps Up Attacks on Russian Oil, Aiming to Curb Iran War Windfall  The New York Times
  3. Russia boosts oil exports from western ports in early April despite drone attacks  Reuters
  4. Russia and Ukraine Exchange POWs Ahead of Easter Ceasefire  Bloomberg.com
  5. Ukrainian forces hit key enemy sites in occupied areas and inside Russia  Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
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More than 500 people arrested at Palestine Action protest in London

Arrests and detentions took place at first mass demo since group’s ban was ruled unlawful by high court

More than 500 people have been arrested at the first mass demonstration opposing the proscription of Palestine Action since the group’s ban was ruled unlawful by the high court.

Hundreds of people gathered in Trafalgar Square in London and presented signs reading: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” Hundreds of demonstrators sat on camping chairs and on the ground as they held up their placards on Saturday afternoon. The Metropolitan police said 523 people had been arrested by midnight, with their ages ranging from 18 to 87.

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Louisiana Republicans move to eliminate court office won by exonerated man

After Calvin Duncan served 28 years for a murder he didn’t commit, he won an election to serve as criminal court clerk. But now the office might be shut down

A man imprisoned for nearly 30 years before being exonerated won a landmark election in New Orleans promising to fix a judicial system that failed him. Now, Louisiana’s governor, Jeff Landry, and the Republican-controlled state legislature are racing to eliminate his job before he can be sworn in.

Calvin Duncan won 68% of the vote last November to become the Orleans parish clerk of criminal court after pledging to reform the justice system based on his own experience fighting to access court records while in maximum security prison.

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Peru holds presidential election amid a decade of political tumult – Al Jazeera

  1. Peru holds presidential election amid a decade of political tumult  Al Jazeera
  2. Peru's election: A battle for the Presidency amid political chaos and crime  NPR
  3. In Peru’s presidential race, a pro-Trump frontrunner sinks in final stretch  Al Jazeera
  4. Peru election highlights lack of plans to tackle illegal mining despite growing environmental crisis  AP News
  5. Peruvians to go to polls hoping to break cycle of instability  The Guardian
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UK puts Diego Garcia handover on hold to appease Trump – politico.eu

  1. UK puts Diego Garcia handover on hold to appease Trump  politico.eu
  2. UK forced to halt Chagos Islands deal after Trump criticism  CNN
  3. UK forced to shelve Chagos Islands legislation after US dropped support  The Guardian
  4. UK puts Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws support  AP News
  5. U.K. Puts Chagos Islands Deal on Hold Following Criticism From Trump  The New York Times
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Man arrested after allegedly damaging US military aircraft at Shannon Airport – Irish Examiner

  1. Man arrested after allegedly damaging US military aircraft at Shannon Airport  Irish Examiner
  2. Man climbs onto US military aircraft in Ireland, attacks it with hatchet: report  Fox News
  3. Lunatic reportedly attacks US war plane with hatchet at Ireland airport, extensively damaging $75M craft  New York Post
  4. Man attacked US military airplane with hatchet at Shannon Airport this morning  The Journal
  5. Man arrested over alleged damage to plane at Shannon Airport  RTE.ie
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Trump reportedly says he’ll issue mass pardons at end of his presidential term

President already has issued sweeping pardons throughout second term, including for 1,500 US Capital riot defendants

Donald Trump has reportedly said he will issue pardons en masse to his closest advisers at the end of his second presidency, promising them in casual conversations over the last year.

“I’ll pardon everyone who has come within 200 feet of the Oval [Office],” the president reportedly said in a recent meeting, garnering laughs from the room, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing an anonymous source.

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Woman, 19, dies after being attacked by dog at property in Essex

Police arrest man on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and causing injury resulting in death

A 19-year-old woman has died after being attacked by a dog at a property in Essex.

Police have arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and causing injury resulting in death, after the incident on Friday. He is now in police custody.

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US man in Bahamian jail after wife disappears into Atlantic waters during boat trip

Lynette and Brian Hooker, from Michigan, were years into a sailing adventure when Brian said his wife fell overboard

Lynette Hooker bounced around the deck of the docked Soul Mate, smiled into the camera and proclaimed, “We’re finally leaving Kemah,” referring to a Texas port town.

“It’s only been four months,” she said as her husband, Brian, tugged on some rigging as they got ready to set sail.

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