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The empty Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) RHN entered the Gulf on Wednesday (April 15, 2026), data from LSEG and Kpler showed. (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Reuters A second U.S.-sanctioned supertanker has entered the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz, shipping data showed, despite a U.S. blockade on vessels visiting Iranian ports. U.S. President…
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Absent the West Asia conflict, the IMF said it would have upgraded its growth outlook by 0.1 percentage point to 3.4%, due to a continued technology investment boom, lower interest rates, less-severe U.S. tariffs and fiscal support in some countries. (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its growth…
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In this image posted on April 12, 2026, Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita attends the 40th day mourning ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei organised by the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi. Picture: X/@MEAIndia via PTI Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita has attended a mourning ceremony for Iran’s late Supreme…
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance (L) shaking hands with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during their meeting before U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad, on April 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Senior Iranian and American delegations met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Saturday (April 11, 2026) to begin negotiations towards a deal…
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U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One, in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., April 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday (April 10, 2026) that the U.S. will have the Strait of Hormuz “open fairly soon” but did not elaborate and acknowledged that it will not be an easy…
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A man uses a broom to sweep broken glass inside a classroom at an elementary school, near a Byzantine church, which was damaged after a barrage of projectiles was launched towards Israel from Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, in Nahariya, northern Israel, on April 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Lebanon’s presidency said that Lebanon and…
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Prime Minister of Mauritius Dr. Navin Ramgoolam and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar pose for a group photo after the latter hands over 90 electric buses on April 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI India firmly opposes the “targeting of civilians and infrastructure” as well as the disruption of navigation due to the war in…
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif. File | Photo Credit: Reuters In a strong denouncement of “outrageous” remarks made by Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Israel has raised doubts about his country’s role as a “neutral arbiter”. “Pakistan Defence Minister’s call for Israel’s annihilation is outrageous,” the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said in a post…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Mauritius Prime Minister Dr. Navin Ramgoolam during the first-ever iGOT Karmayogi portal for a partner country dedicated to Mauritian civil servants, in Port Lousi on April 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI India is finalising an agreement for the supply of oil and gas to Mauritius to strengthen its…
Army soldier arrive at the D Chowk area, near the President’s house, as Pakistan prepares to host the U.S. and Iran for peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan on Thursday (April 9, 2026) beefed up security in the national capital as it prepares for high-stakes talks between the…
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