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Petronet LNG expects supplies from Qatar to resume within three to four weeks after the conflict in West Asia comes to an end, Saurav Mitra, Head of Finance of the country’s largest importer of LNG told analysts Petronet LNG expects supplies from Qatar to resume within three to four weeks after the conflict in West…
A general view of the liquefied natural gas plant operated by Sakhalin Energy at Prigorodnoye on the Pacific island of Sakhali. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Japan has taken delivery of its first stockpile of oil from Russia since global supplies were choked off by the closure of the Strait…
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Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman S. Mahendra Dev. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu India must map and monitor key economic vulnerabilities, particularly in areas such as energy, food, fertilisers, metals, and critical minerals, and proactively address both supply disruptions and price volatility to mitigate the impact of future West Asia-like…
The U.S. mission is “not of the same nature as the one we established… it comes as a sort of complement”, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, following visits to Saudi Arabia and Oman. File | Photo Credit: Reuters France’s top diplomat on Friday (May 1, 2026)…
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Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Oil prices edged up and stocks wavered on Tuesday (April 28, 2026) as Donald Trump weighed an Iranian proposal that would reportedly re-open the Strait of Hormuz and end the eight-week-old war. Investors were also gearing up for key central bank meetings and earnings…
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Image used for representation purpose only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Iran is offering to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz without addressing its nuclear programme, two regional officials with knowledge of the proposal said on Monday (April 27, 2026), as the country’s Foreign Minister made a visit to Russia, which he said…
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Fadi Al Zein (left), who lost both his homes in Israeli strikes in his village of Khiam and in Dahiyeh, searches through the rubble of his heavily damaged home as a child stands nearby, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, on April 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Israeli strikes on Saturday…
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“I have all the time in the World, but Iran doesn’t — The clock is ticking!” President Donald Trump said. File | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump said on Thursday (April 24, 2026) the United States is in no rush to end the war with Iran but “the clock is ticking” for the Islamic…
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A woman walking past a mural depicting a U.S. drone painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy in Tehran. File | Photo Credit: AFP The ongoing U.S.-Israel war against Iran, now dragging into its second month as of April 2026, continues to exert mounting pressure on the U.S. economy through energy shocks…
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A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard opened fire Wednesday (April 22, 2026) on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging the ship and further raising the stakes as planned ceasefire talks in Pakistan failed to materialise. The morning…
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