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Drone hits UAE’s Fujairah again as vital port suspends oil loadings

Fujairah is a major hub for crude and fuels and has taken on greater significance for the middle eastern country & global markets because of its position outside Strait of Hormuz.

Trump says US may strike deal with Cuba but will finish Iran war first

His remarks come as protests flare in Cuba, with demonstrators attacking a Communist Party office amid the country’s worsening economic crisis.

Japan says no plan to send warships to Strait of Hormuz despite pressure from Trump

Defence minister says Tokyo will prioritise diplomacy to calm tensions as PM Sanae Takaichi prepares to meet Donald Trump in Washington, where the US may press Japan to support Gulf security efforts.

Trump threatens to delay summit with Xi if China doesn’t help secure Strait of Hormuz

Chinese and US trade chiefs are convening in Paris to tee-up the Trump-Xi summit, with talks set to resume Monday.

The key figures steering Iran amid war & regional tensions: Mapping Pezeshkian’s presidential circle

The president’s circle of ministers, advisers & technocrats plays a critical role in shaping economic policy, managing domestic unrest & projecting the govt's message at home & abroad.

Defiant Prabowo spars with Indonesia tycoons and market skeptics

In a wide-ranging interview to Bloomberg, the Indonesian president spoke at length without notes about his vision for Indonesia—and why he’s often misunderstood by markets.

Many laws of war & why 2 Iranian ships are safe in India, Sri Lanka but one was sunk | Cut The Clutter

In Episode 1806 of Cut the Clutter, Shekhar Gupta explains how IRIS Dena, one of 3 Iranian naval ships, was sunk by a US submarine & 2 found refuge from India & Sri Lanka.

Why the hunger crisis in West and Central Africa is rising

The World Food Programme, covering a broader 'west and central Africa' framing, has warned that June-August 2026 could see 55 million people endure 'crisis hunger or worse'.

Iran Navy had sought help. India obliged, Sri Lanka hesitated over fears it would threaten neutrality

Lanka hesitated to allow the ships into its territorial waters after the US air strikes on Iran on 28 February, NYT reported, citing officials.

Fake guns, fake victims, real visa scam—FBI busts robbery script fit for Bollywood, arrests 12 Indians

FBI says group of Indian nationals staged dramatic liquor store 'robberies' in Massachusetts, with 'threats' & CCTV footage—only so clerks and store-owners could apply for visas as crime victims.

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Modi’s three Iran blunders lead to one question—where’s strategic autonomy?

Three avoidable blunders in PM Modi's handling of the US-Israel attack on Iran have laid bare the hollowness of his claims to global leadership.

UAE’s Fujairah oil hub suspends loadings as war-related halts mount

Fujairah, a major hub for both crude & fuels, has taken on increased significance for both the UAE & global markets because of its position outside the closed Strait of Hormuz.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.