Luxury Yacht Linked to Russian Oligarch Passes Through Strait of Hormuz – The New York Times

  1. Luxury Yacht Linked to Russian Oligarch Passes Through Strait of Hormuz  The New York Times
  2. Russian superyacht sails through Strait of Hormuz despite blockade  BBC
  3. A $500 million superyacht linked with Russia’s richest man was just able to pass through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz  Fortune
  4. Iran and US allowed Russian superyacht to cross Strait of Hormuz, source says  Reuters
  5. A $500 million Russian superyacht managed to sail through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz  Business Insider
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Sri Lanka police arrest 22 Buddhist monks after 110kg of cannabis found in luggage – The Guardian

  1. Sri Lanka police arrest 22 Buddhist monks after 110kg of cannabis found in luggage  The Guardian
  2. Sri Lanka Arrests 22 Monks After 240 Pounds of Cannabis Found in Luggage  The New York Times
  3. 22 Buddhist monks arrested at airport after record drug bust  CBS News
  4. 22 Buddhist monks found with 110kg of drugs on Bangkok flight, police say  The Independent
  5. Sri Lanka arrests 22 Buddhist monks allegedly carrying over 110 kilos of cannabis at airport  CNN
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UAE exits OPEC and OPEC+, seeking output flexibility as global energy markets tighten – Fox Business

  1. UAE exits OPEC and OPEC+, seeking output flexibility as global energy markets tighten  Fox Business
  2. United Arab Emirates Says It Will Leave OPEC in Blow to Oil Cartel  The New York Times
  3. What are OPEC and OPEC +, and why has the UAE quit?  Al Jazeera
  4. U.A.E.’s OPEC Exit Deals Major Blow to Cartel Amid Middle East Oil Squeeze  WSJ
  5. UAE plans to leave OPEC, dealing a blow to the oil cartel  Fast Company
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Sri Lanka police arrest 22 Buddhist monks after 110kg of cannabis found in luggage

Customs officials say group allegedly hid 5kg of ‘kush’ in false walls of bags on return from Bangkok holiday

Twenty-two Buddhist monks are in Sri Lankan police custody after customs officials found 110kg of high-grade cannabis concealed in their luggage, the largest ever drug bust at Colombo’s main international airport.

The group, mostly junior monks in training from temples across Sri Lanka, were alleged to have “carried about five kilos of the narcotic concealed within false walls in their luggage”, according to a Sri Lanka customs spokesperson.

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Children at ‘breaking point’ in Darfur as they face extreme hunger and violence, UN says – Reuters

  1. Children at 'breaking point' in Darfur as they face extreme hunger and violence, UN says  Reuters
  2. UNICEF: An Entire Generation of Darfur’s Children Under the Scourge of Violence and Hunger  Sudan Horizon
  3. Darfur, return to a forgotten war  Euronews.com
  4. UN warns children in Darfur at breaking point as crisis deepens  The Sun Malaysia
  5. Darfur: Two decades on, a new generation of children faces 'horrific violence'  UN News
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Europe’s jet fuel imports from Middle East stop, raising supply crunch fears – Reuters

  1. Europe's jet fuel imports from Middle East stop, raising supply crunch fears  Reuters
  2. Consequences of Iran war ‘may echo for months or years to come,’ EU chief warns – Europe live  The Guardian
  3. EU considers helping with Mideast energy infrastructure to bypass conflict zones  AP News
  4. Europe Spent €10 Billion on Iran Energy Shock Aid, Bruegel Says  Bloomberg.com
  5. War in the Middle East is stressing Europe's hard-learned lessons about fossil fuel dependency from 2022  Fortune
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EU ‘ready’ to sanction Israel over Ukrainian grain stolen by Russia – Euronews.com

  1. EU 'ready' to sanction Israel over Ukrainian grain stolen by Russia  Euronews.com
  2. Ukraine accuses Israel of aiding Russian trade in stolen grain  CNN
  3. Ukraine accuses Israel of importing grain ‘stolen’ by Russia as Zelenskyy warns of sanctions  AP News
  4. Ukraine summons Israeli ambassador over ‘stolen’ grain shipments  Al Jazeera
  5. EU says it has approached Israel over Russian grain boat that docked in Haifa  Reuters
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EU Parliament pushes for a consent-based definition of rape – Euronews.com

  1. EU Parliament pushes for a consent-based definition of rape  Euronews.com
  2. EU’s ‘yes means yes’ rape definition seeks to close loopholes allowing rapists to walk free  CNN
  3. European parliament urges EU to draw up standardised consent-based definition of rape  The Guardian
  4. EU Parliament approves common definition of rape  DW.com
  5. EU: Urgent call for "only yes means yes" EU-wide rape law following European Parliament vote  Amnesty International
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CBS reportedly ousts London chief over clash with Bari Weiss on Gaza coverage – Haaretz

  1. CBS reportedly ousts London chief over clash with Bari Weiss on Gaza coverage  Haaretz
  2. CBS NEWS NAMES AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST AND NEWSROOM LEADER SHAYNDI RAICE FOREIGN EDITOR  Paramount Press Express
  3. Bari’s London Calling  status.news
  4. MAGA-Curious CBS Boss Claims a New Scalp After Clash  The Daily Beast
  5. CBS News ousts London bureau chief Claire Day after she clashed with Bari Weiss over Iran, Gaza coverage: sources  New York Post
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When will Strait of Hormuz be ‘safe’ for commercial shipping again? – Al Jazeera

  1. When will Strait of Hormuz be ‘safe’ for commercial shipping again?  Al Jazeera
  2. Tired and worried, seafarers have been stranded in the Persian Gulf for weeks  AP News
  3. Reopening the Strait of Hormuz Will Take More Than US Power  Bloomberg.com
  4. Strait of Hormuz standoff leaves 20,000 seafarers stranded on cargo ships  Euronews.com
  5. The Peril of Piloting Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz  The New York Times
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