Prime Minister Narendra Modi, following bilateral talks with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Vienna, stated that India and Austria share the position that military conflict cannot resolve ongoing crises in West Asia and Ukraine. The meeting marked a significant diplomatic moment, as Modi's Vienna stop represented the first visit by an Indian prime minister to Austria in over four decades. The two leaders framed their convergence as a foundation for deepening bilateral engagement, with the shared anti-escalation stance lending diplomatic weight to India's continued posture of non-alignment in both conflicts. India has maintained consistent engagement with multiple parties in the Ukraine war, including visits to Kyiv and Moscow, positioning itself as a potential interlocutor rather than a partisan actor. Austria, as an EU member with a tradition of neutrality, offers India a useful diplomatic partner for articulating positions that diverge from the Western consensus without direct confrontation. Observers will watch whether this joint framing translates into coordinated diplomatic initiatives at multilateral forums including the United Nations.
Iranian armed forces attacked a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, briefly halting traffic through the waterway. The strike threatens a fragile US-Iran arrangement and could push shipping insurance costs and oil prices higher.
The US has struck Iran, with President Trump citing an Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz as justification. The action raises immediate risks for global oil flows through one of the world's most critical shipping chokepoints.
The US struck ten Iranian targets on the second consecutive day of military action, putting a fragile ceasefire under serious pressure. The escalation raises immediate risks for Gulf shipping, global oil supply, and regional stability.
Venezuela's twin earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, have killed at least 164 people and injured 971, interim president Delcy Rodriguez confirmed Thursday. The quakes are the country's strongest since 1900, collapsing buildings across Caracas and prompting a state of emergency, with the death toll expected to rise as
