US Intercepts Sanctioned Merchant Vessel in Arabian Sea, Central Command Says

April 25 – U.S. Central ⁠Command ⁠said it ⁠intercepted a merchant vessel trying ​to get through the blockade of ‌Iran on Saturday. Here ‌are some details: • The ⁠ship, ⁠identified as the Sevan, was part of ​a 19-vessel “shadow fleet” transporting Iranian oil and gas products to foreign markets, ​the U.S. military said. • Central …

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Early Chernobyl Victims Buried in Moscow Cemetery

Acting on a telephone tip, then-Associated Press Moscow correspondent Carol J. Williams and another Western journalist drove to a cemetery in the northwestern part of the capital, where they discovered the simple graves of some of the victims. The journalists were briefly detained by police at the cemetery and accused of trespassing but were able …

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Trump and Vance Evacuated From White House Correspondents Dinner

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was reported uninjured and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after an unspecified threat. There did not immediately appear to be any injuries, and one law-enforcement official said a shooter opened fire. The Secret Service …

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