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China’s fuel export ban deepens challenges

China’s fuel export ban deepens challenges

China’s ban on exports of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel is poised to exacerbate fuel shortages and further boost prices for Asian industry and transportation buyers already grappling with tightening supplies caused by the US-Israeli

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Actor Sean Penn is a die-hard Zelensky backer

Actor Sean Penn is a die-hard Zelensky backer

Katie Rosseinsky, The IndependentAt the 2026 Oscars ceremony, actor Sean Penn joined a small coterie of male performers who have three Academy Awards to their name. But the 65-year-old, who was named Best Supporting Actor

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Delay hits pause on retooling of bilateral ties

Delay hits pause on retooling of bilateral ties

Antoni Slodkowski, ReutersUS President Donald Trump's request to delay the planned summit in Beijing with Chinese leader Xi Jinping casts a shadow over mutual ties that have been stable since their last meeting in October,

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Farage declares war on the old order in his blueprint for Britain

Farage declares war on the old order in his blueprint for Britain

Elizabeth Piper, ReutersThe old world is over. This is Nigel Farage's time. That's the message pressed by the Reform UK leader and his allies who are betting that the powerful brand of populism that drove

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Extreme heat poses great risks in India

Extreme heat poses great risks in India

A new independent study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) in India warns that Extreme heat now poses a risk to 57 per cent of Indian districts – home to 76 per

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Definitely Dubai

Definitely Dubai

One of my friends had recently visited Dubai in the month of January. He lives in Amsterdam but it was his maiden visit to this part of the world. He was surprised and excited at

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Difficult decisions

Difficult decisions

Difficult decisions

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Global world

Global world

The current conflicts are principally in the Middle East. Yet, even in Asian countries like India, it is a melancholy situation. Small tea shops have stopped operating, due to shortage of cooking has. Restaurants are

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Ukraine amputee veterans climb for recovery

Ukraine amputee veterans climb for recovery

Energetic pop music blasted from speakers at a modern climbing gym in Kyiv as Ukrainian veterans stood at the foot of the wall doing burpees and crab walks, resistance bands looped around their prosthetic legs,

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One family’s journey from slavery to the White House

One family’s journey from slavery to the White House

John Wrory Ficklin was 7 when he learned that his father, the son of a slave, was important. It was 1963, and the nation was mourning President John F. Kennedy. Wrory Ficklin was sitting with