Federal Judge Extends Order Requiring Access to Lawyers for Minnesota Immigration Detainees

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday extended her order requiring that federal authorities give immigrants detained in Minnesota access to attorneys immediately after they are arrested and before they are transferred out of state. U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel issued a preliminary injunction requiring that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement must ensure that …

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Thai Ship Hit in Hormuz Runs Aground off Iran’s Qeshm Island, Iran’s Tasnim Says

March 27 (Reuters) – ⁠A ⁠Thai-flagged cargo ⁠ship that was ​hit by ‌unknown projectiles in ‌the ⁠Strait ⁠of Hormuz earlier this month ​has run aground off Iran’s ​Qeshm Island, Iran’s ⁠Tasnim news ⁠agency ⁠said on Friday. Thailand ​said 20 crew ​members ⁠were rescued by the Omani ⁠navy, while three were missing after an ⁠explosion in …

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Putin Asks Oligarchs to Donate to Russia’s Budget as Cost of Ukraine War Soars, the Bell Media Reports

March 26 (Reuters) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin ⁠has ⁠asked oligarchs to donate ⁠to the country’s budget in a bid to ​stabilise the country’s finances as he presses on with his invasion ‌of Ukraine, The Bell online ‌media outlet reported late on Thursday, citing unnamed sources. It ⁠said Putin ⁠met top Russia’s businessmen behind closed …

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UAE Willing to Join International Force to Reopen Strait of Hormuz, FT Reports

March 27 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has ⁠told ⁠the U.S. and other Western ⁠allies it would participate in a multinational maritime taskforce to ​reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with ‌the matter. The UAE is trying ‌to push dozens of countries to create a “Hormuz …

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Taking Kharg Island Would Pose Risks for US Troops

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has been weighing whether ⁠to ⁠use ground forces to seize Iran’s strategic ⁠oil hub of Kharg Island, an operation analysts say could be achieved quickly, but leave U.S. ​troops in great peril and prolong rather than shorten the war. WHERE IS KHARG ISLAND AND WHY IS IT …

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Older and Younger Conservatives at CPAC Are Split Over Trump’s War in Iran

Younger conservatives spoke of disappointment and even “betrayal” over President Donald Trump’s launch of strikes against Iran, saying in interviews with The Associated Press that the president’s actions run counter to his many pledges to oppose foreign entanglements. Meanwhile, older conservatives were looking past Trump’s campaign criticism of military action to topple foreign regimes, arguing …

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