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India has relied on discounted Russian oil and relatively secure term Middle Eastern supplies to contain import costs through the past months.
The U.S. House of Representatives-passed bill by Lindsey Graham on sanctions against Russia and Iran is designed to increase pressure on external channels through which Russia continues to generate revenue from energy sales, Ukrainian Presidential Commissioner for Sanctions Policy Vladyslav Vlasyuk has said.

India is currently Russia's top buyer of seaborne crude, and the new legislation empowers the US president to impose unprecedented duties as panalities.

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Des otages des rebelles des ADF continuent d’être relâchés par leurs ravisseurs en Ituri. Liberées lundi dernier, huit personnes ont été remises à leurs familles, mercredi à Mambasa. https://t.co/DWDONSsS7X

Iran’s Araghchi holds calls with Pakistan army chief, Turkish foreign minister Iran's foreign minister held two separate calls with Pakistan and Turkey to discuss regional developments, local media reported. In one call, Abbas Araghchi spoke to Pakistani army chief Asim Munir while in Beijing. The two discussed and consulted on the latest regional developments and issues of mutual interest. Araghchi also held a call with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, about regional updates and issues.

The Russian army also hit Ukraine’s military-industrial complex, the Defense Ministry reported

Macklemore pledges to donate $1M from Ed Sheeran tour to Palestinian aid organisations American rapper Macklemore said he will donate the entire $1 million he earned from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour to six organisations supporting Palestinians, "I want to center the parents carrying their children into hospitals without the basic resources to treat them, and the physicians, paramedics, journalists and aid workers who keep going back in," he wrote in a statement on Instagram. "Writing a check is one
PARIS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - European and Arab military chiefs will meet in Paris on Thursday to assess the Lebanese Armed Forces' needs and discuss the looming end of a United Nations peacekeeping mission, amid fears of a renewed Israeli military campaign in southern Lebanon. Israel and Lebanon have held several rounds of U.S.-brokered talks aimed at easing tensions along their border. But with elections in Israel and the United States approaching in the coming weeks, diplomats say a breakthrough
By John Irish PARIS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - European and Arab military chiefs will meet in Paris on Thursday to assess the Lebanese Armed Forces' needs and discuss the looming end of a United Nations peacekeeping mission, amid fears of a renewed Israeli military campaign in southern Lebanon. Israel and Lebanon have held several rounds of U.S.-brokered talks aimed at easing tensions along their border. But with elections in Israel and the United States approaching in the coming weeks, diplomats say

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US gasoline futures have jumped from $1.70 per gallon on January to $3.50 today, more than doubling this year. The rise comes after the US-Israel war with Iran began. https://t.co/XG4fZYfud6

Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Yaroslavl oil refinery tonight, a big fire is burning at the facility. https://t.co/oM2uso23Qk
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Saudi Arabia is running low on missile interceptors as it faces continued attacks from the Houthis and has asked France, the UK, Pakistan and Egypt for air-defense support. - AP
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'Few cards to play': Saudi Arabia faces limited options against Houthis with allies out For months, Saudi Arabia appeared fairly insulated from the war on Iran even as it engulfed smaller neighbours. In fact, Saudi Aramco, the kingdom’s oil company, chalked up bumper profits this summer thanks to its East-West Pipeline, allowing crude exports to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Now, the East-West Pipeline is disabled because of a drone attack from Iran-aligned militias in Iraq. Houthi missiles and

According to the statement, India remains firmly committed to ensuring energy security

South Korea foreign minister says no decision made on Hormuz Strait military deployment South Korea's foreign minister told reporters that no decision has been made on any military deployment to the Strait of Hormuz. "Our position remains that no decision has been made yet, and we are reviewing all relevant factors,” Cho Hyun said, before departing for Washington, where he is due to hold talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on various topics, including regional and global issues. "In do

Will the UAE split from the rest of the GCC? How are different Gulf countries reacting to the Iran war? Will they isolate Iran, or distance from the US? It might be a mix of both, says Mehreen Khan, Economics Editor at The Times. How are different Gulf countries reacting to the Iran war? Will they isolate Iran or distance from the US? pic.twitter.com/7qgghqsAAO September 16, 2026

Israeli attacks reported across south Lebanon A series of Israeli attacks were reported across southern Lebanon overnight and early on Thursday. In the towns of al-Qantara and al-Mansouri, south of Tyre, Israeli aircrafts launched strikes. Meanwhile, large explosions were reported near Bani Haiyyan and in Kfar Tebnit. Israeli forces also launched powerful explosions and air strikes in the town of Mansouri, which sent shockwaves through neighbouring villages. Further explosions and shelling wer
Yury Chernichuk said that the NPP’s staff and other residents of its satellite city of Energodar continue to face Ukrainian attacks on a daily basis
Over the next six months, Ukraine and Russia will continue exchanging long-range air strikes, intensifying the war of attrition.
According to Alexander Voloshin, Ukraine subsists solely on external cash injections

This is the first time since the May 2025 military clashes that tension between the two sides has erupted into the open.

The development underscores how the deepening military ties between Russia and North Korea are expanding beyond weapons and troops into labor and industrial production.

Report: Trump set to hold talks on Iran with Gulf leaders next week US president Donald Trump is expected to meet Gulf leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday to discuss the next steps in the war on Iran, Axios reporting. The report indicated that discussion will likely focus on Washington's ideas for a postwar strategy.
Sept 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped an end to the war against Iran was near, as the conflict, in its seventh month, escalated with Saudi aircraft pounding Yemen and Houthi fighters launching drones and missiles at Saudi cities. The Iran-backed Houthis' lightning advance in Yemen along the Red Sea and their attacks on Saudi Arabia, along with attacks that damaged Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline, have extended Tehran's reach in the war and heightened global oil-supp
Sept 17 (Reuters) - Yemenis took to boats in the Red Sea to escape fighting between Iran-backed Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed forces, as the spreading Middle East war created new threats to global oil supplies. "The sea was wavy. The children were getting seasick; everyone... is not used to the sea," said Ahmad Hassan, 70, who reached Africa in a crowded boat and gave an interview to the International Organization for Migration.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- At least 16 civilians were killed and more than 16 women and children were abducted during an armed attack in Abeshige District of the Gurage Zone in Central Ethiopia Regional State on Monday night, according to residents who spoke to Addis Standard.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- At least 16 civilians were killed and more than 16 women and children were abducted during an armed attack in Abeshige District of the Gurage Zone in Central Ethiopia Regional State on Monday night, according to residents who spoke to Addis Standard.

US extends visa sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials, PLO members The US State Department announced it would extend sanctions denying visas to Palestinian Authority officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization ahead of the upcoming UN General Assembly. According to AFP citing a source familiar with the matter, the US has already denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week.
Russia regularly tests the resolve of NATO members, but these attempts will fail.
LONDON: On Oct. 31, 2023, Israeli aircraft dropped at least two 2,000-pound bombs on the densely populated Jabaliya refugee camp just north of Gaza City, according to a New York Times analysis of imagery and expert assessments. The Israeli military said at the time that the strike targeted a Hamas commander and other fighters, along with underground infrastructure beneath the camp. The effect was devastating, according to Gaza hospital officials, with hundreds wounded and massive craters where r
The European Union should have developed its own mechanism for responding to hybrid threats from Russia following the annexation of Crimea, or at the latest after the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.

NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday told Arab News that the international community — though not he personally — owes a “mea culpa” to the people of Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Sudan, whose suffering he said the world has too often chosen to ignore. At his final press conference before the opening of the 81st UN General Assembly, Arab News asked Guterres what he would say to people in Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan and elsewhere who had pinned their hopes on the UN and whose
India, Pakistan summon diplomats after naval ships collide in Arabian Sea https://t.co/fvMNXkYnZa
The report says the meeting is expected "to focus on US ideas for a postwar strategy"