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No sign Iran ceding control of Strait of Hormuz in ceasefire, with logjam expected to continue for weeks
Shippers looking to revive the passage of tankers through the Strait of Hormuz were seeking clarity on the logistics on Wednesday, while refiners inquired about new crude loadings, in response to a ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran. Source link
Sporadic attacks reported in Iran, Gulf countries hours after Trump announces ceasefire
The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, potentially suspending a six-week-old war that has killed thousands, spread across the Middle East and caused unprecedented disruption to the world’s energy supplies. Source link
EV giant BYD accused of forced labour violations at European factory
As Canada lowers its tariffs and imports more electric vehicles from China, an upcoming report from New York-based labour rights researchers is making new allegations of forced labour practices at the world’s bestselling EV manufacturer, BYD. Source link
Ukrainians find glimmer of hope in war time by releasing hundreds of bats into the wild
Over the weekend more than 1,000 spectators gathered in Ukraine to carefully open cloth bags and release dozens of rescued bats into the air. Alona Pryslutska, co-founder of the Ukrainian Bat Rehab Center, says not even the war is stopping this unconventional marker of the arrival of spring. Source link
Decorated Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith charged with killing 5 unarmed Afghans during war
Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012, police and media reported on Tuesday. Source link
Michigan muscles its way to program's 2nd national title, beating stubborn UConn 69-63
Michigan’s new Fab Five threw style points out the door and brought home a prize not even the school’s most famous team could capture. Source link
2 people reportedly killed in shooting outside Israeli Consultate in Istanbul
A gunfight erupted outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, leaving two assailants dead and a police officer wounded, Turkey’s Haberturk broadcaster reported. Source link
Iran calls for human chains around power plants as Trump's deadline nears
Airstrikes across Iran killed at least 15 people on Tuesday, while Iran fired on Israel and Saudi Arabia, prompting the temporary closure of a major bridge. The attacks came as Iranian officials urged youths to form human chains around power plants to protect them, as the latest deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for […]
Vancouver-based mining company confirms the deaths of 9 of 10 workers kidnapped in Mexico
Vancouver-based Vizsla Silver has confirmed the deaths of nine of its 10 workers who were abducted in Concordia, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, in late January. Source link
Woman, toddler daughter among 3 killed in Russia drone attack in Ukraine's Odesa
Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa overnight Monday, killing a 30-year-old woman, her two-year-old daughter and another woman, while damaging residential buildings and energy infrastructure, the regional governor said. Source link