A slim majority of Swiss are backing an upcoming referendum proposal to limit Switzerland’s population to 10 million, and support for it is growing, an opinion poll showed
Russia struggles to contain ‘massive’ fire at oil refinery after third Ukrainian strike in two weeks
Vladimir Putin points to strike on Black Sea port facility as evidence of growing attacks against civilian infrastructure
UAE Quits OPEC: What It Means For India’s Oil Prices, Fuel Bills
Being able to deal with the UAE as a separate seller should give Indian refineries the chance to re-adjust risk levels and pricing, particularly if some volume of crude is routed via overland pipelines to bypass the Hormuz blockade.
King Charles And Trump Are Cousins? US President’s “Always Wanted” Response
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are currently on a state visit to the US.
Trump Tells Aides To Prep For Lengthy Hormuz Blockade: Report
The US has been blocking ships going to and from Iranian ports to try to squeeze the country of oil revenue, while Iran keeps the strait closed to almost all other traffic.
Finland’s Kone to buy German rival TK Elevator in blockbuster $34.4 billion deal
The combination would create the world’s largest elevator maker and marks one of Europe’s biggest takeovers in recent years.
Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid
Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOsThe volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulne…
Indian billionaire’s son offers to house Pablo Escobar’s hippos at his private zoo
Anant Ambani revives offer to transport 80 animals, all descendants of Colombian drug kingpin’s pets, to IndiaIt remains one of the strangest conundrums in modern zoological history – what to do with the descendants of Pablo Escobar’s hippos?The animal…
Two Kashmir brothers: One killed by rebels, another by army 26 years later
The killings encapsulate the tragedy unfolding in region for decades, as the family grapples with unanswered questions.
Life in limbo: How Iranians navigate a state of ‘no war, no peace’
Tehran’s residents are living through a fragile truce and deep economic uncertainty.