Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Monday (4 May), following the party’s reported electoral success in West Bengal, dressed in a dhoti and panjabi, appearing in what was described as a distinctly Bengali persona as he stepped onto the stage. The...
There are indications that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could form a government in India’s West Bengal for the first time. According to trends from votes counted up to 11:30am Bangladesh time on Monday (4 May), the BJP was leading in 182 seats, while the state’s incumbent Trinamool...
United States President Donald Trump has said he will soon review a peace proposal sent by Iran, while expressing scepticism over the likelihood of its acceptance. The announcement came on Saturday, when Trump disclosed the development in a post on his social media platform Truth Social. In the...
The administration of US President Donald Trump has claimed that the war with Iran has effectively “already ended”, arguing that a ceasefire in force since early April has brought the conflict to a close. Political analysts believe the interpretation is designed to sidestep the legal...
US President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran requested Washington to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical energy transit routes. In a post on social media platform X on Tuesday (28 April), Trump said Iran had informed the United States that it was now in a state of...
The United Arab Emirates has announced its withdrawal from the powerful oil-producing alliances OPEC and OPEC+, as global energy markets reel from severe volatility triggered by the Iran war. The development was reported on Tuesday (28 April) by the country’s state news agency WAM. The...
