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Traffic and trepidation in the Persian Gulf could keep gasoline prices from dropping quickly

New Delhi, April 19 -- After U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran's foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz was fully open to commercial vessels after almost seven weeks of war, oil prices plunged ... Read More


Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but threatens to close it again as the US maintains its blockade

New Delhi, April 19 -- Iran said it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but questions lingered Saturday about how much freedom ships actually had to transit the waterway as Tehr... Read More


EU officials in Hungary to discuss unlocking billions of euros held while Orban was in charge

New Delhi, April 19 -- European Union officials are meeting Friday in Budapest with members of Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar's team about pressing issues including a massive loan for Ukraine ... Read More


Pope Leo XIV's visit to an African church linked to slavery reflects on his own complex heritage

New Delhi, April 18 -- The Church of Our Lady of Muxima was built by Portuguese colonizers in Angola at the end of the 16th century as part of a fortress complex and became a hub in the slave trade. I... Read More


Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change has them burning overtime

New Delhi, April 18 -- Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier in the morning because human-caused climate change... Read More


London police, some in protective clothing, probe discarded items near Israeli Embassy

New Delhi, April 18 -- Police in London said Friday they were investigating an incident near the Israeli Embassy involving a number of discarded items. The Metropolitan Police said the embassy was no... Read More


US and Cuban officials met recently in Havana amid new diplomatic push

New Delhi, April 18 -- An American delegation recently met with Cuban government officials in the island nation, marking a renewed diplomatic push even as U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to... Read More


The truce in Lebanon is key to ending the wider Iran war, but challenges remain

New Delhi, April 18 -- A truce took hold Friday between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, providing relief on both sides of the border and an opening for Iran and the United States to reach a deal to en... Read More


A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa

New Delhi, April 18 -- Pope Leo XIV's 11-day tour of four African nations has given the usually reserved American pope a global platform to speak out, in sometimes explosive terms, about Africa's prob... Read More


Starmer rejects calls to resign over Mandelson appointment as pressure builds

New Delhi, April 18 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday resisted demands he resign over revelations that his scandal-tainted pick for U.K. ambassador to Washington was appointed despite f... Read More