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Smoke rises following a drone attack on the US embassy in Baghdad on March 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP A missile struck a helipad inside the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, two Iraqi security officials said. Associated Press footage showed a column of smoke rising Saturday (March 14, 2026) morning over the embassy compound….
Jindal Stainless said disruptions in global shipping routes are resulting in vessel diversions, longer transit times, and cargo delays, which are also placing additional pressure on supply chains and margins. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s biggest stainless steel manufacturer Jindal Stainless Ltd said several processes across its plants have been adversely impacted due to shortage…
U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Reuters With the country locked in an unpopular conflict that may drag on for a long time, U.S. President Donald J. Trump is pushing hard to rewrite the rules of the American electoral system before the November midterm elections. A Bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives…
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A U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aerial-refuelling aircraft flies over Tel Aviv on March 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP A U.S. military refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday (March 12, 2026), in an incident U.S. Central Command said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire….
File picture of South Africa and West Indies players after their T20 World Cup match | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji The last batch of South African and West Indian players stranded in India after the T20 World Cup have departed, the ICC announced on Thursday, ending a crisis caused by the closure of Gulf air…
The sky is illuminated as an Iranian missile lands in Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 12, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s military vowed on Wednesday (March 11, 2026) to launch strikes against U.S. and Israeli economic interests in the region, including banks, while an…
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Bryan Mound storage facility in Texas is is one of four Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) sites in the U.S. that are used as a first line of defence against an interruption in petroleum supplies. | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. President Donald Trump says his administration will tap the United States’ Strategic Petroleum Reserve to try…
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South Africa’s players leave the field after they lost the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 first semifinal cricket match against New Zealand. The team was stranded in India amid the West Asia war | Photo Credit: PTI The ICC on Wednesday (March 11, 2026) expressed sympathy for the international players stranded in India after…
Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it had intercepted seven ballistic missiles in separate attacks targeting an air base and its eastern region, as Iran renewed fire on its Gulf neighbours. “Six ballistic missiles launched towards Prince Sultan Air Base intercepted and destroyed,” the Saudi defence ministry posted on X, adding in a separate post that it…
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. File | Photo Credit: PTI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday (March 10, 2026) spoke to his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi – their third such conversation since the West Asia crisis began – as New Delhi ramped up efforts to protect its energy security amid a virtual blockade…
