Nine charged over alleged conspiracy to import tonnes of cocaine and meth via ‘mother ship’ in Australian waters

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Police allege drugs were to be collected from a drop zone in Bass Strait and distributed across the nation using trucking connections

When a commercial trawler sank off Victoria with four crew members needing rescuing, police became suspicious about an alleged drug trafficking operation.

Nine men are accused over a conspiracy to import tonnes of cocaine and methamphetamine before distributing the drugs across Australia using trucking connections.

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China aims to show global leadership with Iran war diplomacy. US appears uninterested – AP News

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  2. Why the Iran war hurts China less than its rivals  The Economist
  3. What will the US do next in its war on Iran? Chinese pundits point to a likely path  South China Morning Post
  4. How Russia and China are winning the war in Iran  Peterson Institute for International Economics
  5. China plays peacemaker while letting US bleed in Iran  Al-Monitor
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Exclusive | Iranian Strike on U.S. Embassy Caused More Damage Than Disclosed – WSJ

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  3. Did US Embassy in Saudi downplay damage from Iranian drone attack? Report reveals shocking details  WION
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  5. IRGC Denies Involvement in Reported Attack on U.S. Embassy in Riyadh  WANA News Agency
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Three charged over Jewish charity ambulance fires – BBC

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  3. 3 more men arrested in London arson of ambulances owned by Jewish emergency service  Jewish Telegraphic Agency
  4. UK charges three men with arson over attack on Jewish community ambulances  Reuters
  5. Three charged over arson attack on Golders Green ambulances  The Telegraph
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Omani, French and Japanese vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz – Al Jazeera

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  2. French-owned ship passes through Strait of Hormuz  BBC
  3. Japanese, French and Omani vessels cross the Strait of Hormuz  Reuters
  4. French-Owned Container Ship Exits Hormuz in First Since Iran War  Bloomberg.com
  5. Several vessels, including French container ship, pass through strait of Hormuz  The Guardian
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Pope Leo carries cross for all 14 stations during Good Friday procession, first pontiff to do so in decades – CBS News

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  2. Pope Leo XIV carries cross for full Good Friday procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades  Politico
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  5. Pope Leo's Good Friday service offers prayer for deported children  Reuters
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Easter eggs and tea leaves in the Augustinian pope’s Chrism Mass homily – cruxnow.com

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  4. PHOTOS: Holy Thursday Chrism Mass at the Vatican  EWTN Vatican
  5. Pope Leo's Holy Thursday marks return to pre-Francis era practice  National Catholic Reporter
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IDF Strikes Beirut, Tehran; One Wounded in Northern Israel – Haaretz

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  2. IAF strikes air defense and missile sites in Tehran  The Times of Israel
  3. Israel Targets Iran’s Air Defenses as U.S. Searches for Downed Crew Member  WSJ
  4. IDF strikes key Iranian regime air defenses, weapons development sites  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Israel says it has completed strikes on vital targets in Iran  ynetnews
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