NEW DELHI, April 10 (Reuters) – India is “deeply concerned” by reports of civilian casualties in Lebanon, the Indian foreign ministry said on Friday, two days after Israel’s worst bombardment in its war with Lebanon killed more than 300 people.Israel invaded Lebanon last month in pursuit of Hezbollah after the group fired into Israel in support of Iran, as the U.S.-Israel war on Iran raged.“India has always emphasized the protection of civilians as the foremost priority. Observing international law, and respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity of states is essential,” India’s foreign ministry said in a statement.India and Israel have close…
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Editor’s note: Moses Becker is a special political commentator for News.Az. He holds a PhD in political science and specializes in interethnic and interreligious relations. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the position of News.Az. The principle of an empire is continuous expansion and the widening of its sphere of influence. If, for any reason, this process is interrupted, decline and eventual collapse tend to follow. This pattern has been observed throughout human history and remains relevant today. The older generation still remembers the rise and fall of the British Empire,…
US intelligence assessments indicate that China is preparing to deliver new air defence systems to Iran within the next few weeks, according to CNN.The development comes as China has publicly said that it helped support efforts to broker a fragile ceasefire that paused the recent US–Iran conflict.It also comes ahead of expected high-level talks, with US President Donald Trump scheduled to visit China next month for discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping.The intelligence findings suggest that Iran may be using the ceasefire period to rebuild parts of its air defence network with assistance from key partners, despite ongoing international scrutiny.According…
Dubai, eternal city Financial Times Source link
I have always hugely admired Japanese design — the curated calm, the effortless elegance, the intentionality. Along with a distinct connection to nature, balance is key to the aesthetic — balance in space, rather than symmetry — with ’empty’ space just as vital to the overall design as the pieces within it. And with every corner carefully considered, each space becomes its own work of art.Japanese design principles are centered on so much more than just minimalism — it’s about finding ways to live more harmoniously, more efficiently, and to do that, spaces need to be multi-functional. To honor the…
The discovery of a suspected Chinese unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) in the Lombok Strait is not a routine maritime incident. It is a breach of Indonesia’s strategic space. Found by a local fisherman inside Archipelagic Sea Lane II (ALKI II), the device — marked with “CSIC,” linking it to China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation — points to unauthorized undersea activity in one of the country’s most critical maritime corridors. This demands more than caution. It demands a response from Indonesia. The Lombok Strait is not peripheral water. It is a strategic chokepoint linking the Pacific and Indian Oceans, used for global…
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This photo shows suspected ketamine seized during Customs clearance at Hong Kong International Airport on April 10, 2026. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)HONG KONG – An incoming passenger was arrested with suspected ketamine with an estimated market value of about HK$10 million at Hong Kong International Airport on Friday.The suspected drug, weighing about 25 kg, was concealed in the check-in suitcase and found during Customs clearance, the Hong Kong Customs said in a statement on Saturday.The 32-year-old male passenger, who arrived in Hong Kong from Istanbul, Türkiye, was subsequently arrested.A 32-year-old male passenger (center) is seen being escorted by officials upon…
ACI Europe warns of a systemic fuel shortage unless the Strait of Hormuz reopens, as Italian airports begin emergency rationing and fuel prices double. The European aviation industry is facing a critical three-week countdown to a systemic fuel collapse, as major industry bodies warn that the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz is strangling global jet fuel supplies. In a stark open letter addressed to the European Commission for Transport on 9 April, ACI Europe—the representative body for the continent’s airports—signalled that the industry is nearing a breaking point. Approximately 40% of the…