Blast at Qatar’s Ras Laffan energy hub injures 54, search underway for 18 missing workers
An explosion and fire at Qatar’s Barzan gas facility in Ras Laffan injured 54 people and left 18 workers missing as rescue teams continued search operations.
An explosion and fire at Qatar’s Barzan gas facility in Ras Laffan injured 54 people and left 18 workers missing as rescue teams continued search operations.
Every oil crisis reminds India of a reality it prefers to forget. For all the rhetoric about strategic autonomy and economic resilience, the country's growth remains hostage to developments far beyond its borders.
The first round of US-Iran talks in Switzerland ended with a 60-day roadmap toward a final agreement, alongside new mechanisms focused on maritime security and Lebanon.
The United States has approved two defence support packages worth $428 million for India, covering long-term sustainment and operational support for M777 howitzers and Apache attack helicopters.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran would never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons under his leadership and reaffirmed that Israeli forces would remain in southern Lebanon as long as security concerns persist.
According to US officials, the document outlined Iran’s internal nuclear energy needs and included a flow chart projecting future enrichment requirements.
Some draped themselves in the pre-1979 Iranian tricolour. Others raised American flags and chanted in gratitude.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has strongly condemned the recent US and Israeli strikes on Iran, describing them as "a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression".
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is monitoring the escalating tensions in the Middle East and has urged "restraint" to avoid any "nuclear safety risks to people in the region."
Amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, said that all bases and assets of hostile forces in the region are considered legitimate military targets under Iran's right to self-defence.
