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Members of Iranian militia forces (Basij) attend a military march in Tehran, Iran, on September 18, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters The United States has issued a fresh travel warning for Iran, urging American citizens not to travel to the country “for any reason” and asking those already there to…
Vessel traffic dropped this week as war in the Gulf intensified. File | Photo Credit: AP Commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz dwindled to just three ships on Wednesday (September 16, 2026), down from 12 a day earlier and well below the 10-day average of about 17, preliminary ship-tracking data showed on Thursday…
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The conflict in Yemen intensified on Sunday (September 13, 2026), as government forces launched attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fired into neighbouring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government. The Yemeni government vowed to send more forces to the Red Sea coast after conceding a “painful” defeat last week when…
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Representational image of a commercial ship at the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen | Photo Credit: AP Yemen’s Houthis took over on Friday (September 11, 2026) a Red Sea island that is located in the middle of the Bab al-Mandeb shipping lane, completing their push to control the area, a local government official and eyewitnesses…
Weak trends in global markets and foreign fund outflows also dented investors’ sentiment. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Friday (September 11, 2026) on soaring crude oil prices amid escalating tensions in West Asia. Weak trends in global markets and foreign fund outflows also dented investors’…
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A satellite image shows smoke rising from the Saudi Aramco oil depot, after what the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said were attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, in Abha Bulk, Saudi Arabia, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on September 8, 2026. Photo: 2026 PLANET LABS PBC/Handout via Reuters India on Wednesday (September 9, 2026)…
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Among the 30 Sensex firms, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, and UltraTech Cement were among the major laggards. | Photo Credit: PTI Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower in early trade on Monday (September 7, 2026) as elevated crude oil prices, escalation in U.S.-Iran hostilities and concerns…
Fire and smoke rise from what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says shows M/T Kylo in a location given as the Gulf of Oman during strikes on Iranian oil carriers, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran said Sunday (September 6, 2026) it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel…
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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: Economies across the world are facing a new problem: investors selling their government bond holdings. This could have serious implications for the future borrowing plans of governments, including India’s. It also potentially has knock-on effects on the cost of borrowing…
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Iran attacked U.S. military bases in Kuwait on Thursday (September 3, 2026), despite President Donald Trump threatening further strikes in a fresh flare-up six months into the war. The new clashes, which began with U.S. raids on Sunday (August 30, 2026), deepen the ongoing impasse in the war, as Iran maintains a stranglehold on the…
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