30-04-2026 LONDON: Six tankers loaded with Iranian oil have been forced back to Iran by the US blockade in recent days, ship-tracking data shows, underscoring the impact the Iran war is having on traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major global oil export route. Between 125 and 140 ships …
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30-04-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Former Union minister Dinesh Trivedi has been appointed as India’s next high commissioner to Bangladesh, replacing career diplomat Pranay Verma. The rare political appointment comes as New Delhi and Dhaka seek to repair strained ties following political upheaval in Bangladesh. Trivedi’s political roots in West …
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30-04-2026 PARIS: The French coastguard has rescued 106 people travelling in a single boat after it broke down during an attempt to cross the English Channel. French authorities, who first became aware of the stricken vessel on Saturday, said they were put aboard a rescue ship and taken to Calais …
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30-04-2026 BEINING: Facebook-owner Meta’s acquisition of AI start-up Manus has been blocked by Chinese regulators. Announced in late December, Meta said the deal estimated to be worth around $2bn (£1.48bn) at the time would see Manus’ agents used to boost to its own AI across its platforms but reports on …
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30-04-2026 ABUJA: Eight children are still missing after gunmen raided an unregistered orphanage in Nigeria’s north-central Kogi State and kidnapped 23, authorities have said. Kogi’s information commissioner Kingsley Fanwo said 15 children were rescued due to the “prompt and coordinated response” of security agencies. Sunday’s attack also saw the owner …
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29-04-2026 GENEVA/ MOGADISHU: Across Somalia, communities are suffering through a deepening hunger crisis, driven from their homes by drought and left waiting for critical humanitarian assistance that has not arrived. September’s failed Deyr rains mark the latest blow in a relentless climate crisis, destroying livelihoods, killing livestock, and forcing another …
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29-04-2026 N’DJAMENA: At least 42 people have been killed in eastern Chad after a dispute between two families over access to water escalated into reprisal attacks, according to Deputy Prime Minister Limane Mahamat. Mahamat confirmed the total killed during a visit on Monday to the village of Igote. It is …
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29-04-2026 JERUSALEM: Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s most formidable political rivals said on Sunday they were joining forces in a bid to oust his coalition government in the upcoming election expected later this year. The former Prime Ministers, right-wing Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid issued statements announcing …
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29-04-2026 WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump said on Sunday Iran could telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to their two-month war and stressed it can never have a nuclear weapon, after Tehran said the US should remove obstacles to a deal, including its blockade of Iran’s ports. Hopes …
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29-04-2026 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: Revenue growth for India’s top IT firms will stay muted this fiscal year, as gains from artificial intelligence would be blunted with clients cutting spending amid macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty, analysts said. The Nifty IT index, the worst performing sector of 2026, …
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