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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 aviation disruption, blackout crisis, Caribbean economy, Cuba blackout, Cuba economy, donald trump, electricity grid failure, electricity shortage, energy crisis, energy security, fuel shortage, Havana power outage, infrastructure collapse, Miguel Diaz Canel, power cuts, public frustration, Russian oil shipments, social unrest, thermoelectric plants, tourism impact, US oil blockade

Cuba suffers second nationwide blackout as grid failure deepens crisis

Havana — Cuba was plunged into darkness for the second time in less than a week on Saturday after its

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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 Abbas Araghchi, ceasefire diplomacy, donald trump, energy security, Foreign Policy, geopolitical tensions, global shipping, Iran war, japan, Japan oil imports, maritime safety, Middle East conflict, minesweeping, naval operations, oil supply, pacifist constitution, Sanae Takaichi, Self Defense Forces, Strait of Hormuz, strategic reserves, Toshimitsu Motegi

Japan weighs Hormuz minesweeping role contingent on ceasefire

Tokyo — Japan could consider deploying its Self-Defense Forces for minesweeping operations in the Strait of Hormuz if a ceasefire

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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 airfare caps, airline costs, airline industry, airline revenues, aviation recovery, aviation regulation, civil aviation ministry, domestic flights, fare deregulation, fuel volatility, government policy, India aviation, India economy, indiGo, Iran war impact, jet fuel prices, market pricing, passenger fares, pricing policy, transport sector, travel industry

India scraps domestic airfare caps, easing cost pressure on carriers

New Delhi— India will lift temporary caps on domestic airfares from Monday, according to a government order reviewed by Reuters,

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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 air power, arms sales, avionics, China military, cross strait tensions, defence industry, defence procurement, F-16V, fighter jets, geopolitical risk, Indo Pacific security, J-20, Lockheed Martin, military modernization, radar systems, security policy, strategic deterrence, taiwan, united states, US Taiwan relations, weapons delivery delays

Taiwan says U.S. F-16V deliveries to begin this year after delays

Taipei— Taiwan said deliveries of delayed F-16V fighter jets from the United States will begin this year, with production now

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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 ballistic missiles, Diego Garcia, donald trump, energy infrastructure, energy markets, European gas prices, geopolitical risk, global oil supply, Gulf Security, iran, Israel Iran conflict, LNG crisis, maritime chokepoint, Middle East conflict, military ultimatum, missile escalation, Ras Laffan, regional instability, Strait of Hormuz, US foreign policy, US Iran tensions

Trump issues 48-hour ultimatum to Iran over Hormuz blockade, threatens strikes on power plants

Washington— U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to strike Iran’s power plants if Tehran does not reopen the Strait

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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 Arab states, Beijing Agreement, bilateral relations, cross border attacks, diplomatic crisis, diplomatic expulsion, foreign ministry, gcc, geopolitical risk, Gulf Security, international law, iran, Middle East tensions, military attache, persona non grata, regional escalation, riyadh, saudi arabia, security policy, sovereignty, UNSC Resolution 2817

Saudi expels Iranian military staff, cites violations after reported attacks

Riyadh— Saudi Arabia has expelled several Iranian military officials and condemned what it described as “blatant” attacks by Iran against

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NewsDesk MC March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 bahrain, emergingmarkets, energymarkets, exports, germany, globaleconomy, globalenergy, GulfEconomies, imports, india, inflation, Iranwar, italy, japan, kuwait, oilprices, qatar, StraitOfHormuz, supplyshock, tradebalance, UnitedKingdom

Energy shock from Iran war exposes vulnerable economies

London — A prolonged conflict involving Iran risks triggering a severe global energy crisis, with some major economies more exposed

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NewsDesk MC March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 china, CNOOC, cnpc, crudeoil, DaqingOilField, energypolicy, energysecurity, Geopolitics, globalenergy, imports, industrialdemand, iraq, MiddleEast, offshoredrilling, oilmarkets, oilproduction, productionplateau, SaudiArabia, shaleoil, tertiaryrecovery, ZhuWeilin

China oil output peaks near limits despite record gains

Beijing— China has reached near the limits of its domestic oil production capacity after hitting a record high in 2025,

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NewsDesk MC March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 AnjunIndustrial, AsiaPacific, breakingnews, casualties, Daejeon, disastermanagement, emergencyresponse, factoryfire, fireoutbreak, HyundaiMotor, industrialaccident, industrialhazard, infrastructurecollapse, KiaCorp, LeeJaeMyung, manufacturing, missingworkers, publicsafety, rescueoperations, workplaceincident

Factory blaze in South Korea injures dozens, leaves workers missing

Seoul — A fire at a car parts factory in Daejeon on Friday injured 55 people, including 24 seriously, while

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NewsDesk MC March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 AnuraKumaraDissanayake, Diplomacy, energycrisis, foreignpolicy, Geopolitics, globalmarkets, IndoPacific, iran, IRISBooshehr, IRISDena, israel, MattalaAirport, militaryaccess, navalincidents, neutrality, Serg ioGor, SouthAsia, srilanka, strategicbalance, UnitedStates, USIranConflict

Sri Lanka denies U.S. warplanes landing, cites neutrality

Colombo— Sri Lanka declined a request by the United States to allow two combat aircraft to land earlier this month,