India is in a very comfortable situation regarding energy security, government sources have told NDTV Profit, stressing that there is no need to panic amid disruptions in the oil markets due to the Middle East war.
During the Syrian crisis, similar routes brought more than one million migrants into Europe in 2015, triggering political upheaval across several EU countries.
Azerbaijan said it was preparing to retaliate after two people were wounded on Thursday in Iranian drone hits on an airport and near a school.
The Palau-flagged oil tanker was struck off Oman's Musandam Peninsula in an attack that followed drone strikes on the country's Duqm port.
Fuel-efficient engine + modest radar evasion capacities + a 40-50kg warhead make Iran's Shahed-series 'kamikaze' drones a low-cost terror that can be mass produced for US$20,000 - US$50,000 each, and used to overwhelm air defences.
Israel-Iran War live updates: Iran launched a new wave of attacks Thursday morning at Israeli and American bases and threatened that the United States would "bitterly regret" torpedoing an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean
A fresh round of explosions were heard in Qatar's capital, Doha on Thursday, with a column of black smoke rising over the horizon. news agency AFP reported.
The United States military has used Lockheed Martin-made long-range Precision Strike Missiles (PrSMs) in combat for the first time as part of Operation Epic Fury against Iran.
As Nepal prepares for general elections next week, calls to restore the monarchy have also resurfaced across the country. The Shah dynasty, abolished in 2008, had ruled Nepal for 240 years before it was formally removed following mass protests.
With the Iran blitz, the message to smaller and military states is shaping up to be this: 'build the damn bomb - if not legally, then the way Pakistan did in the 1970s'.
Nepal General Election 2026: Among the newer parties, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has positioned itself as an alternative to traditional parties such as the Communist Party of Nepal (UML) and the Nepali Congress.
Nepal elections: Nepal votes today, months after Gen Z-led protests over corruption and political failures forced Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to resign.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has stated that the Strait of Hormuz is closed exclusively to vessels from the United States, Israel, Europe and their Western allies.
It has been nearly a week since the US and Israel carried out a coordinated attack on Iran, killing its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
As the Middle East conflict disrupts maritime routes, about 23,000 Indians are estimated to be stranded across the Gulf region, sources have told NDTV Profit, indicating a worsening crisis that has skyrocketed crude prices.
For years, ordinary Nepalis and Indians have been connected through work, remittances, and family links across the open border.
The Jana Andolan II led to the end of 240 years of monarchy.
The United States has bombed at least 10 countries since 2001, carrying out airstrikes, drone campaigns and large-scale military invasions across multiple regions.
But before all this, Paras turned a hero on the night his cousin, Crown Prince Dipendra, killed the king, queen, and multiple other family members before turning the gun on himself.
In Iran, the school week runs from Saturday to Thursday. So classes at a girls' elementary school were underway when US and Israel began bombing Tehran at around 10 am on Saturday.
Iran is roughly the same size as Alaska, 2.5 times the size of Texas and covers about one-sixth of the US land area.
Kurds weigh Washington's push for a rebellion on Iranian soil against a history of betrayals and pragmatic alliances.
The latest attack comes six days after the deadliest single one during the war on Iran, which killed 165 people.
Israel suggests those seeking to enforce international law on Gaza will meet the fate of a destroyed Iranian warship.
With tournaments postponed and players stranded away from home, major sport events have been struck by crisis and chaos.
A wave of loud missile explosions was heard over the skies of Doha on Thursday.
Attacks on energy sites in the Gulf and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz give Western exporters a chance to profit.
Six months after youth-led protests ousted Nepal’s prime minister, people in Kathmandu have been voting in election.
Global Sumud Flotilla activists say they were beaten by Tunisian police after being blocked from Sidi Bou Said port.
Officials say some water, electricity facilities damaged amid US-Israel bombing, but no widespread outages reported yet.
The 2026 World Cup is nearly here, but Iran’s spot in the tournament may be in doubt. Can sport ever be neutral?
'It's up to the United States Congress, not any president, to declare war’
Energy supplies in the Middle East are being choked off as the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran escalates.
Second warship is heading to same area where a US submarine destroyed an Iranian frigate, killings dozens of sailors.
Arrests will cause deep rift in Iran's relationship with Qatar, one of its closest interlocutors in Gulf, analysts say.
The US-Israel attack on Iran and mounting pressure inside Lebanon have pushed the group into a strategic gamble.
Eyewitness videos from an airport in Azerbaijan captured the moment of a suspected Iranian drone attack.
Azeri authorities confirm drone attack in Nakhchivan, claim right to ‘appropriate response’.
A massive blackout left two-thirds of Cuba, including its capital Havana, without electricity.
Mark Carney said he wants de-escalation of the Iran attacks but said he couldn’t rule out military participation.
Russia and China have condemned the US-Israeli attack on Iran but stopped short of offering military support.
Iran continues to strike US assets in the region as Gulf Arab states report explosions, downing of drones.
El Salvador’s bereaved mothers unite after gang violence, turning shared grief into solidarity and hope beyond hatred.
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has pledged to continue the group’s fight against Israel, which continues to bomb Lebanon.
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