US forces on Saturday apprehended a second merchant vessel carrying oil off the coast of Venezuela in international waters in the midst of an American blockade against the country’s oil, according to the US homeland security department.
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Outrage and legal threats: Trump justice department slammed after limited Epstein files release | Jeffrey Epstein
Donald Trump’s justice department was hit with legal threats and scathing outrage after authorities released a limited, heavily redacted trove of Jeffrey Epstein files in an apparent violation of the law mandating the near-complete disclosure…
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Apple, Google tell workers on visas to avoid leaving the U.S. : NPR
With reported months-long consulate and embassy delays, Google and Apple say employees on H-1B visas should stay put in the…
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US coastguard boards tanker carrying Venezuelan oil in Caribbean
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The US coastguard intercepted and boarded a tanker transporting Venezuelan oil in the Caribbean on Saturday, as…
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Venezuelan government rejects seizure of new vessel transporting oil – Reuters
- Venezuelan government rejects seizure of new vessel transporting oil Reuters
- US seizes vessel in international waters off Venezuela’s coast, officials say BBC
- Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela, ramping up pressure…
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A key piece of Port Arthur-era gun reform remains unfinished. Could it have helped prevent the Bondi attack? | Gun control
A national firearms register, which would track weapons across the country in real time, was a priority for law enforcement and gun control advocates after the 1996 Port Athur massacre.
But almost 30 years later, it remains unfinished.
The…
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Russian strike kills 8 in Ukraine’s Odesa as Kremlin envoy heads to U.S. for truce talks
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US seizes vessel in international waters off Venezuela’s coast, officials say
The US has seized an oil tanker that had recently departed from Venezuela, according to the US Department of Homeland Security.
It is the second time this month that the US has seized an oil-carrying ship off the country’s coast.
The move comes…
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‘Let 100 flowers bloom’: what Mao, Khrushchev can tell us about Iran today
The Hamas attack, the 12-day Iran-Israel war in June and Israel’s relentless strikes on Iranian-aligned actors did not end the region’s conflicts, but they changed how states now manage them.
In place of grand diplomacy or formal pacts, a…
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Survivors search the Jeffrey Epstein files but find no sign of their evidence
When the first wave of Epstein files appeared online, survivor Jess Michaels didn’t look for revelations — she searched for her own name.
She clicked and scrolled for hours, trawling for recognisable details of her own abuse suffered at the…
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