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The Iran war is reshaping global aviation

With airspaces shut and capacity hit, European carriers are adding Asia routes to capture demand, but high fuel prices and temporary shifts have limited upside.

Trump’s controversial defence secy Pete Hegseth & why he’s at war with US military | Cut The Clutter

This is transcript of 'Cut The Clutter' Episode 1820 that looks at US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's shake-up of US Army's top brass against the backdrop of the war in West Asia.

When geography is a weapon: How Iran is using 7 islands to keep a chokehold on Strait of Hormuz

A network of islands Tehran calls 'unsinkable aircraft carriers' near Strait of Hormuz gives Iran sweeping oversight of shipping lanes as regional standoff shows no sign of ending.

It started from satire: History of Trump’s ‘bomb back to Stone Age’ threat & how it became a war cry

US President Donald Trump this week threatened to bring Iran ‘back to the Stone Age, where they belong’. It’s not the first time America has used such language.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX eyes $2 trillion valuation ahead of mega IPO

Firm eyes biggest-ever listing that could raise up to 75 billion dollars. This would dwarf the biggest ever IPO, Saudi Aramco’s $29 billion in 2019.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth fires US Army chief amid ‘escalating rift over military appointments’

A key issue was Hegseth’s move to block the promotion of four officers—two Black and two women—which General Randy George opposed

Trump says ‘biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down’, more attacks to follow

US escalates threats against Iranian infrastructure to force a deal as West Asia war nears five weeks. Global efforts to reopen Hormuz intensify.

Orion ignites main engine, putting Artemis II astronauts on track to Moon for flyby

'With this burn to the moon, we do not leave Earth. We choose it,' said astronaut Christina Koch before the engine ignited.

US deploys EA-37B Compass Call against Iran, the electronic attack plane that can jam communications

CENTCOM confirms the first-ever combat deployment of EA-37B. The Compass Call disrupts and jams enemy communication systems rather than destroying them.

India IPO pipeline at risk as market downturn delays listings & approvals near expiry

Companies increasingly opting to hold back listings are adding to the signs of weakness in IPO market after two record years for proceeds.

On Camera

The influencer war that took rural creator Pujarini Pradhan global

As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.