By R Anil Kumar NEW YORK, April 22, 2026. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed grave concern regarding the escalating restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, calling for the “full restoration of international navigational right…
Lufthansa cuts 20,000 summer flights as fuel prices surge
The airline is the latest to cut flights as the US-Israel war with Iran sends jet fuel prices soaring.
Kash Patel’s ‘nightclubs’ lawsuit against news analyst is thrown out
FBI director had sued MS NOW pundit Frank Figliuzzi for suggesting he spent more time on nights out than in the office, a remark a Texas judge ruled was not defamatory because it had clearly been intended as a joke
Italy summons Russian ambassador after TV host targets Giorgia Meloni on air
Rome’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani described the comments as ’extremely serious and offensive’
Banks too scared of geopolitical risk to fund shipping, says veteran money man
Seafin managing director warns banks that don’t realise volatility creates opportunities will miss out on today’s shipping boom
Ukraine wants Zelensky-Putin summit to jolt stalled US-led peace efforts
Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone attack deep inside Russia struck a residential building, killing a woman and a child, Russian officials said.
Born After 2008? You May Never Legally Smoke In The UK With New Tobacco Law
Under a new law, anyone born on or after January 1, 2009, will never be allowed to legally buy cigarettes.
Critical Bamboo Data Centre and Server Flaw Enables Command Injection Attacks
Atlassian has disclosed a critical OS Command Injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-21571) in Bamboo Data Centre and Server, with a CVSS score of 9.4, enabling authenticated attackers to execute commands on affected systems remotely. The flaw, tracked as C…
India Pushes for Inclusive Global Financial System, UNSC Overhaul
By R Anil Kumar New York, April 20, 2026. India on Monday, April 20, called for sweeping reforms in global financial systems and the United Nations Security Council, emphasising the need to better reflect the aspirations of the Global South during key …
How Iran’s “Mosquito Fleet” Puts Global Oil Flow At Risk
These boats, operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, are cheap, quick, and difficult to track.