Man Creates Tiny Submarine for His Parakeet to Experience Life Underwater – Futurism

  1. Man Creates Tiny Submarine for His Parakeet to Experience Life Underwater  Futurism
  2. Parrot goes on underwater adventure in his custom-built submarine  The Washington Post
  3. Parrot explores the Bahamas under-sea world in custom-built mini submarine  AOL.com
  4. Parrot goes underwater in custom-built ‘submarine’  The Telegraph
  5. Adventurous Parrot Joins Owner on Underwater Excursion  National Today
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Irish police move to break blockade of oil refinery by protesters angry at fuel prices – Reuters

  1. Irish police move to break blockade of oil refinery by protesters angry at fuel prices  Reuters
  2. Irish fuel protests: Police clear protesters from sites in Dublin and Galway  BBC
  3. O'Connell Street locked down, removal of parked vehicles  RTE.ie
  4. Irish police clear demonstrators to reopen refinery as fuel protest causes chaos  NBC News
  5. Fuel Protests Cause Transport Chaos in Ireland as Iran War Spikes Prices  The New York Times
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Iraq elects Kurdish politician Nizar Amidi as president amid war fallout – AP News

  1. Iraq elects Kurdish politician Nizar Amidi as president amid war fallout  AP News
  2. Iraq elects Kurdish politician Nizar Amidi as president amid Iran war fallout  CNBC
  3. Iraq parliament elects Kurdish politician Nizar Amedi as president  Al Jazeera
  4. Source: Iraq’s CF splits between Al-Sudani and Al-Maliki camps ahead of presidential vote  شفق نيوز
  5. KDP, PUK clash over quorum as Iraqi Parliament set to elect president  rudaw.net
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US state department revokes green cards of three Iranian nationals it links to regime

Three arrested by federal agents had family ties to Iranian military general, regime spokesperson or security chief

United States federal agents arrested three Iranian nationals – including the son of a revolutionary at the center of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis – after the US state department terminated their green cards, the department announced on Saturday.

State department officials revoked the green card status of Seyed Eissa Hashemi, whose mother was an Iranian revolutionary who served as the spokesperson for Iran’s regime during the hostage crisis that defined the late Jimmy Carter’s presidency. The state department also revoked the green card – or legal permanent resident – statuses of Hashemi’s wife and son.

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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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