UAE's OPEC exit: With cartel cracked, oil spills over geopoliticsIn a dramatic turn of events, the United Arab Emirates has officially exited OPEC, signaling a significant transformation within the global...
29 Apr, 2026, 09.31 PM IST
UAE to pull forces out of Yemen as 24-hour deadline setThe United Arab Emirates is pulling its troops out of Yemen. This follows a demand from Saudi Arabia to withdraw within 24 hours. Tensions ...
30 Dec, 2025, 09.56 PM IST
India essential part of solution for world's main challenges, including cross-border terrorism: MurmuPresident Murmu addressed Indian Foreign Service trainees, emphasizing India's crucial role in addressing global challenges like North-Sout...
19 Aug, 2025, 03.44 PM IST
B2 bombers need to visit Yemen: US envoy threatens to bomb Yemen after Houthi missile strikeTensions in West Asia have flared again after US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee threatened to send B-2 Spirit stealth bombers to Yemen....
02 Jul, 2025, 01.58 PM IST
Iran-Israel war escalation to impact India' s trade with West Asia, say expertsEscalating tensions between Iran and Israel threaten India's trade with West Asia, impacting exports and potentially disrupting key routes ...
22 Jun, 2025, 03.47 PM IST
Trump aides used Signal to discuss a military strike on Yemen's Houthis—Here’s who was involved and what they saidA major security lapse unfolded when senior Trump administration officials unknowingly added a journalist to an encrypted Signal chat discu...
26 Mar, 2025, 04.12 PM IST
Gaza truce talks resume in Qatar as violence shows no let-upIsrael confirmed the resumption of negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal in Qatar. The talks restarted amid new bombar...
06 Jan, 2025, 01.33 PM IST
America is losing the battle of the Red SeaThe Houthis have mounted a significant challenge to global maritime security, disrupting shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb. Despite US eff...
07 Sep, 2024, 10.47 AM IST
Hezbollah's deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fireHezbollah's deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Kassem, stated that a full cease-fire in Gaza is crucial for halting hostilities on the Lebanon-Isra...
03 Jul, 2024, 10.53 AM IST
Speculation arises over potential Israeli involvement in Iranian President Raisi's helicopter crashIranian President Ebrahim Raisi, known for his hard-line stance and ties to the supreme leader, died at 63 in a helicopter crash along with...
20 May, 2024, 01.57 PM IST
India's goods & services exports marginally up in 2023India's exports of goods and services showed a marginal increase of 0.4% to USD 765.6 billion in 2023, despite global economic uncertaintie...
21 Jan, 2024, 01.43 PM IST
How Yemeni Houthi rebel attacks on ships in the Red Sea are crimping global tradeThe impact struck home Friday when electric car maker Tesla said it had to shut down its factory outside Berlin from Jan. 29 to Feb. 11 due...
15 Jan, 2024, 12.09 PM IST
Forced to cut food aid to millions globally because of a funding crisis: UNThe United Nations' World Food Program (WFP) has cut food, cash payments and assistance to millions of people in many countries due to a si...
29 Jul, 2023, 08.36 AM IST
Saudi crown prince says he does not care if Biden misunderstands himSince Biden took office in January 2021, the long-standing strategic partnership between Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, and Wa...
03 Mar, 2022, 08.06 PM IST
History of Indian Ocean shows how old rivalries can trigger rise of new forcesInterestingly, both sets of developments echo geopolitical dynamics that played themselves out in the Indian Ocean rim before the arrival o...
12 Jul, 2018, 07.50 PM IST
Lahore was the kind of gesture that galvanizes history; it scared jihadis: Bruce Riedel, US security expertThe senior fellow at Brookings Institution speaks to TOI on the Pathankot attack, the Modi-Sharif meeting and hopes of Indo-Pak detente pos...
10 Jan, 2016, 11.50 AM IST
Yemen conflict dangerous for region: Pak militaryPakistan's powerful army today said that continuation of the conflict in Yemen will have serious implications for regional security.
10 Apr, 2015, 07.46 PM IST