Cardinal Pizzaballa: ‘The Word of God resounds louder than any silence’ – Vatican News

  1. Cardinal Pizzaballa: 'The Word of God resounds louder than any silence'  Vatican News
  2. Under Israeli restrictions, Palestinian Christians mark quiet Holy Week  Al Jazeera
  3. After agreement, Catholic leaders hold prayers in Church of the Holy Sepulchre  The Times of Israel
  4. Israel Is Blocking Palestinians from Easter at Church Where Jesus Resurrected  Sojourners
  5. Catholic Leaders Barred From Jerusalem Holy Site on Palm Sunday  The New York Times
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India makes first Iranian oil buy in seven years with no payment problems – Reuters

  1. India makes first Iranian oil buy in seven years with no payment problems  Reuters
  2. India Acknowledges Iranian Oil Purchases, Dismisses Payment Woes  Bloomberg.com
  3. India Makes First Iranian Oil Purchase In 7 Years, With "No Payment Hurdle"  NDTV
  4. Oil Ministry confirms Iranian crude purchases, rejects claims of payment-led tanker diversion  The Hindu
  5. What led an India-bound Iranian crude tanker to reroute to China  The Times of India
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HORMUZ TRACKER: Weekly Transits Reach Highest Since War Began – Bloomberg.com

  1. HORMUZ TRACKER: Weekly Transits Reach Highest Since War Began  Bloomberg.com
  2. Why the Strait of Hormuz is a geological wonder  National Geographic
  3. A Long Gulf War Can Starve the World. A Hormuz Transit Deal Could Save Millions.  Time Magazine
  4. Beyond oil: 9 commodities impacted by the Strait of Hormuz crisis  The World Economic Forum
  5. The 20,000 sailors who have become sitting ducks in the Gulf  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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6 wounded as Iran cluster bombs smash homes in central Israel; IDF hits Iran infrastructure – The Times of Israel

  1. 6 wounded as Iran cluster bombs smash homes in central Israel; IDF hits Iran infrastructure  The Times of Israel
  2. Iran launches missile barrage at central Israel, minor injuries reported  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Iran fires missiles at Tel Aviv area: 5 wounded, cluster bomb hits near IDF HQ  Haaretz
  4. Iran launches ballistic missile targeting central Israel  The Times of Israel
  5. Two warheads from Iranian cluster missile fell near Kirya in Tel Aviv  ynetnews
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Russia’s VPN Crackdown Caused Bank Outage, Telegram Founder Says – Bloomberg.com

  1. Russia’s VPN Crackdown Caused Bank Outage, Telegram Founder Says  Bloomberg.com
  2. Opinion | The Russian People Want the Internet Back  WSJ
  3. Telegram's Durov says Russia triggered payment system problem by blocking VPNs  Reuters
  4. As Putin takes Russia off the grid, there are growing signs of discontent  NBC News
  5. The Kremlin's internet purge is like 'the Soviet era on steroids'  abc.net.au
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First Japanese and French ships cross Strait of Hormuz since war – japantimes.co.jp

  1. First Japanese and French ships cross Strait of Hormuz since war  japantimes.co.jp
  2. French-owned ship passes through Strait of Hormuz  BBC
  3. Three Ships Appear to Exit Hormuz by New Oman Coast Route  Bloomberg.com
  4. Omani, French and Japanese vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz  Al Jazeera
  5. Second Japan-linked ship passes through Strait of Hormuz  japantimes.co.jp
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Dutch police probe explosion outside a pro-Israel Christian center – CBS News

  1. Dutch police probe explosion outside a pro-Israel Christian center  CBS News
  2. Dutch police probe a small blast outside a pro-Israel Christian center  AP News
  3. Dutch Police Investigate Explosion at Israel Center Run by Christian Group  Haaretz
  4. Police investigating explosion at Israel Center in the Netherlands - report  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Explosion hits pro-Israel centre in the Netherlands  France 24
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Cubans study oil tanker diplomacy for signs of progress in secret talks with US

Despite hostile rhetoric Trump let a Russian ship break his blockade – could it herald a Venezuela-style outcome?

When a sanctioned Russian oil tanker, the Anatoly Kolodkin, docked at Cuba’s Matanzas oil terminal on Tuesday, unloading 700,000 barrels of crude, it was not immediately clear why the ship had been allowed to pass through Donald Trump’s oil blockade.

In January, the US president had proclaimed on social media: “THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO!” yet last week he told reporters, “If a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now, I have no problem with it” – and waved the Russian ship through.

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Tehran rocked by strikes as fleeing residents warn: ‘Iran is being destroyed before our eyes’ – ynetnews

  1. Tehran rocked by strikes as fleeing residents warn: ‘Iran is being destroyed before our eyes’  ynetnews
  2. Israel Strikes More Than 120 Targets in Iran  WSJ
  3. ‘Disturbing trend’ of US-Israeli strikes hitting non-military targets in Iran  France 24
  4. IAF strikes air defense and missile sites in Tehran  The Times of Israel
  5. IDF Strikes Beirut, Tehran; One Wounded in Northern Israel  Haaretz
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Ukrainian firefighting robot helps soldiers for first time – The Kyiv Independent

  1. Ukrainian firefighting robot helps soldiers for first time  The Kyiv Independent
  2. ‘The frontline is like Terminator’: fighting robots give Ukraine hope in war with Russia  The Guardian
  3. Ukraine used record 7K robot operations to fight off Russians in single month -- as frontline now resembles scene from 'Terminator'  New York Post
  4. In Ukraine, ground robots are increasingly going on the offensive  Lowy Institute
  5. Ukraine focuses on technology as Russia boosts troop numbers, MP says  Azerbaycan24
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