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Video report: Iran war triggers energy crisis in India

In India, a deepening liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shortage is forcing vendors to abandon gas and return to coal, highlighting a sudden energy crisis on the ground, The Independent’s Namita Singh reports from New Delhi.

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Indians forced ‘back in time’ to cooking with coal as Iran war gas shortages lead to long fuel queues

Households and small businesses are struggling as disruptions to oil and gas imports due to the Iran war expose India’s deep energy vulnerabilities. Namita Singh reports from Delhi

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Why Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s assassination sparked protests in India

India’s Shia community holds tearful vigils, condolence meetings, and protests largely driven by religious solidarity to mourn the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Namita Singh reports

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Four-in-one shot: New homegrown vaccine promises to rid India of a deadly malady

IN FOCUS: Dengue infects up to 400 million people and kills thousands every year but an Indian company is now inching closer to a vaccine breakthrough. Namita Singh reports

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One by one, children in this Indian village started to drop dead with liver disease. Nobody can explain why

ON THE GROUND: Health workers are rushing to assess a sudden outbreak of deadly illness in a small village in northern India. Rumours are spreading in the absence of a clear cause, and families are grieving amid a climate of fear and uncertainty. Namita Singh reports from Chhainsa

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Minnesota ICE live updates: Stephen Miller admits agents involved in fatal shooting of Alex Pretti may not have followed ‘protocol’

Two federal agents had reportedly fired shots during the confrontation that led to Pretti’s death

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Iran protests live: Exiled Iranian royal says he is ‘uniquely positioned’ to lead Iran after unrest

Tense calm returns in Iranian streets as large scale protests in Iran appear to have been suppressed

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Iran protests latest: Airspace closed along with UK embassy in Tehran as US escalates attack threats

Britain and US remove staff from military base as Donald Trump ‘ready to push button on strikes’ amid repression

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Trump-Iran latest: President threatens ‘very strong action’ if protesters are hanged after forced confessions

US president urged ‘Iranian patriots’ to ‘keep protesting and take over your institutions’

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Storm Goretti live: Chaos on roads and trains with new snow and ice warnings issued ahead of weekend

Large swathes of the UK face widespread travel disruption on Friday after ‘intense heavy’ snowfall

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Switzerland fire latest: 16 more victims identified by police – including 14-year-old Swiss girl

Swiss Police have confirmed that around 40 people have died after a fire ripped through a bar in a popular Swiss ski resort

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Venezuela latest: Trump says ‘no way’ to hold quick election as Maduro pleads not guilty in court

Toppled Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro says he is a 'decent man' while pleading not guilty to narco charges

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky and Starmer discuss how to spend billions seized from Abramovich after Chelsea sale

Before the sale of Chelsea in 2022, Abramovich said that he would set up a war victims' charity, but hasn't followed through

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Switzerland fire latest: 16 more victims identified by police – including 14-year-old Swiss girl

Swiss Police have confirmed that around 40 people have died after a fire ripped through a bar in a popular Swiss ski resort

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says he is ready for ‘any format’ of meeting with Putin to secure peace deal

Ukrainian leader said he is committed to continuing talks on how to end the war

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Families of Britons languishing in overcrowded Indian jail urge government to ‘wake up’

Christian Michel and Jagtar Singh Johal have spent a combined 15 years in Indian jails without trial, prompting fears they could be caught up in a wider diplomatic tug of war over alleged Indian economic fugitives in the UK. Namita Singh reports

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump warns of ‘thorny issues’ after crunch peace deal talks with Zelensky

President Trump claimed ‘a lot of progress had been made’ in negotiations at Mar-a-Lago in Florida

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky urges European leaders to show united front against Putin at Brussels summit

Ukrainian president’s call comes after Putin launched bizarre rant against West amid ongoing US-brokered peace talks

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump claims peace deal ‘closer than ever’ but differences on territory remain

US officials said that Kyiv would be offered ‘Article Five-type’ security guarantees in a peace deal

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky ‘ready’ for wartime election after Trump parrots Putin criticism

Ukrainian president calls for US to help ensure security of polls

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Inside the university branded a ‘terror hub’ over links to deadly Delhi car blast

ON THE GROUND: Al Falah University students fear this prestigious medical institution could be shut down amid the fevered scrutiny since a high-profile suspected car bombing. Namita Singh reports from Faridabad

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky responds to ‘better’ Trump peace plan ahead of crucial Putin talks

Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff is travelling to Moscow where he will meet Russian president Vladimir Putin on Tuesday

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Europe and Kyiv seek changes to peace plan as US hails progress

Marco Rubio said Sunday’s talks were “probably best meeting and day we've had so far”

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says Ukraine plan not ‘final offer’ as senators brand it a Russian ‘wish list’

Lawmakers claim Trump’s draft mirrors Kremlin priorities

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: North Korea mass producing attack drones to aid Moscow’s invasion, says Kyiv

Deputy head of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence reveals North Korea launches mass production of drones

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