While energy markets roil, diplomatic activity is intensifying on other fronts. According to the Kremlin, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on April 29 —…
The instability has sent investors rushing toward traditional safe havens. Global gold demand rose 10% in the first quarter of 2026, according to the World Gold Council, but the real headline is in…
The pain is especially acute in import-dependent economies. In India, oil companies are now selling petrol at a ₹14-per-litre loss and diesel at ₹18, according to The Hindu. Beyond fuel, elevated…
The numbers are staggering. According to the World Bank’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook released on April 29, the U.S.–Israeli war on Iran has removed roughly 10 million barrels per day from…
Queensland’s drug crisis deepens. Australia’s latest wastewater analysis reveals cocaine and methamphetamine use in Queensland has hit an all-time high, with the state recording the second-largest…
The U.S. Department of Justice announced last week that it intends to bring back execution by firing squad for federal death row inmates, a decision that has drawn fierce criticism from death penalty…
Pakistan’s National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) issued formal guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence in courts across the country, in what the Supreme Court called “a landmark…
In one of the day’s most symbolically powerful stories, FIFA formally recognized the Afghan women’s national football team, clearing the path for its international comeback. The decision is the…
India delivered a powerful show of democratic participation as voters turned out in record numbers across multiple states. Tamil Nadu registered a historic 85.1% voter turnout in its Assembly…
A harrowing morning unfolded in Athens on Tuesday when an 89-year-old man entered a social security office (EFKA) in the Keramikos neighborhood and opened fire with a shotgun. Employees described…
Walter Murrow
