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NTPC eyes green hydrogen exports, targets Asian and European markets

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NTPC eyes green hydrogen exports, targets Asian and European markets

Lower carbon compounds could eventually evolve into a commercially viable business, potentially expanding NTPC’s renewable energy portfolio | Photo Credit: The Hindu State-owned power producer NTPC is developing a green hydrogen hub in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, and is in talks with potential offtakers in South Korea, Germany and Japan, its Chairman and Managing Director Gurdeep…

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North Korea fired projectile towards sea, South Korean military says

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North Korea fired projectile towards sea, South Korean military says

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters South Korea’s military on Monday (October 12, 2026) said North Korea fired at least one projectile toward its eastern waters, adding to a recent streak in weapons demonstrations. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff did not immediately say whether the weapon was ballistic or how…

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Three South Korean soldiers injured in blast at DMZ: Military

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Three South Korean soldiers injured in blast at DMZ: Military

South ​Korean media reported that ⁠the unexplained explosion might have ‌been caused by a ​mine. File | Photo Credit: AFP Three South ​Korean military officers ‌conducting an operation ​south ⁠of the Military Demarcation Line in the ‌western sector of the ‌Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) ‌separating ⁠the two ⁠Koreas were injured in an explosion, South ​Korea’s ‌Joint…

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North Korea fires ballistic missiles toward sea after rivals’ military drill it sees as provocation

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North Korea fires ballistic missiles toward sea after rivals’ military drill it sees as provocation

The missiles flew about 250 kilometres each in a direction toward North Korea’s eastern waters. File | Photo Credit: AP North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Saturday (September 12, 2026), its neighbours said, a day after the U.S., South Korea and Japan ended their trilateral military drill that North Korea…

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North Korea condemns U.S. missile sale approval to South Korea, KCNA says

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North Korea condemns U.S. missile sale approval to South Korea, KCNA says

North Korea routinely criticises U.S.-South ‌Korea military cooperation as preparation for war. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters North ​Korea’s Foreign Ministry condemned a U.S. decision ‌to approve the sale of advanced air-to-air ​missiles and related equipment to ⁠South Korea, warning the move would worsen tensions on the Korean peninsula, state media KCNA said ‌on Saturday…

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South Korea appeals court gives seven-year jail term to former President Yoon in arrest obstruction case

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South Korea appeals court gives seven-year jail term to former President Yoon in arrest obstruction case

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, on July 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters A ​South Korean ‌appeals court on Wednesday (April 29, 2026) ​gave ⁠a seven-year jail term to ‌former President Yoon…

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North Korea leader’s sister says Seoul’s regret sending drones ‘wise behaviour’

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North Korea leader’s sister says Seoul’s regret sending drones ‘wise behaviour’

Kim Yo Jong, a sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. File | Photo Credit: AP The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Monday (April 6, 2026) that the regret expressed by Seoul over a January drone incursion into the North is “wise behaviour”. Earlier in the day, South…

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Kim vows to ’irreversibly’ cement North Korea’s nuclear status, calls South ’most hostile’

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Kim vows to ’irreversibly’ cement North Korea’s nuclear status, calls South ’most hostile’

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a session of the Supreme People’s Assembly at parliament in Pyongyang, North Korea on March 23, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government….

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South Korea’s ex-President Yoon faces potential death sentence request in trial

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South Korea’s ex-President Yoon faces potential death sentence request in trial

A group of far right wing protesters gather to support former President Yoon Suk Yeol as he arrives for the final arguments in his insurrection trial, at a court in Seoul, South Korea, on January 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A South Korean court trying former President Yoon Suk Yeol on insurrection charges ‌put…

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