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March 20, 2026 2:31 PM
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A rare convergence of the Persian new year of Nowruz and Eid al-Fitr is being marked across West Asia today, but celebrations have been overshadowed by escalating conflict and widespread attacks on critical energy infrastructure. The region has witnessed a sharp intensification in hostilities over t...
March 20, 2026 12:58 PM
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Sri Lanka’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath has said that lack of fuel storage infrastructure has left the island nation vulnerable. Speaking in Parliament, the Minister said that the government had signed a memorandum of understanding to build a multi-product fuel pipeline with India and UA...
March 20, 2026 12:20 PM
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US President Donald Trump has urged Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to step up more support over the war with Iran and rising oil prices, while defending the secrecy of the campaign by invoking Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbour. Trump, who greeted Takaichi at the White House, heaped pr...
March 20, 2026 12:16 PM
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The UAE’s State Security Department has announced the dismantling of a terrorist network, funded and directed by Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Iran, with its members arrested. Authorities said the group had been operating within the country under the cover of a fictitious commercial front, seeking to infi...
March 20, 2026 10:36 AM
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The H-1B visa programme, a key route for Indian professionals to work in the United States, came under fresh scrutiny in Congress this week as lawmakers debated reforms to support economic growth and address labour shortages in an ageing workforce. At a US Congress Joint Economic Committee hearing,...
March 20, 2026 9:26 AM
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US lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill to protect a key work programme for international students, aiming to retain foreign graduates, including thousands from India, amid rising global competition for skilled talent. Representatives Sam Liccardo, Jay Obernolte and Indian American Raja Krishnamo...
March 20, 2026 9:10 AM
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The Pentagon is seeking 200 billion US dollars in additional funds from Congress for the Iran war. The department sent the request to the White House, according to a senior administration official. Asked about the figure at a press conference, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth did not directly confirm ...
March 20, 2026 9:07 AM
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel and the United States are protecting the entire world through their military campaign against Iran. Addressing a press conference in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said, Israeli strikes have significantly degraded Iran’s military capabilities, cla...
March 20, 2026 9:01 AM
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Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan have agreed to join appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and said that they would take steps to stabilise energy markets. In a joint statement issued by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office, leaders of t...
March 20, 2026 8:59 AM
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Israel says, an oil refinery in the northern city of Haifa has been struck in an Iranian missile attack, but no significant damage was reported. In a statement, Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said, power was briefly disrupted as a result of the attack on the Oil Refineries before being restored f...
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