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India permits Iranian oil tankers to berth for Reliance, sources say

NEW DELHI/LONDON, April 10 (Reuters) – India’s shipping ministry has granted special permission to four vessels carrying Iranian oil – as ​requested by Reliance Industrie – to berth at the western port of Sikka, three industry ‌sources said. India, the world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer, has not received a cargo from Tehran since May 2019 following U.S. pressure not to buy Iranian crude. However, the U.S. last month temporarily waived sanctions on the purchase of Iranian ​oil at sea to ease oil prices. The waiver is due to expire on April ​19. India’s oil ministry, shipping ministry and Reliance

Netanyahu requests delay in his corruption trial testimony

JERUSALEM, April 10 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked to postpone giving testimony in his long-running corruption trial that ​was set to resume next week, citing the ongoing security ‌situation in the region, Netanyahu’s lawyer said in a court filing on Friday. Netanyahu’s trial was set to resume on Sunday, after Israel lifted a state of ​emergency imposed over its war with Iran following Wednesday’s ceasefire ​announcement. The defence said it was prepared to continue ⁠hearing the testimony of a prosecution witness. “Due to classified security ​and diplomatic reasons connected … to the dramatic events that have taken

US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, April 10, 2026 (AP) — With the ceasefire in Iran still shaky, U.S. Vice President JD Vance headed Friday to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials, as Israel and Hezbollah traded fire and Tehran maintained its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz. Many issues could derail the truce and the negotiations aimed at making a broader deal to stop the fighting permanently. Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency, close to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, claimed that the talks set for Saturday would not happen unless Israel stopped its attacks in Lebanon. And U.S. President Donald Trump

Rupee falls 17 paise to close at 92.68 against US dollar

Mumbai, Apr 10 (PTI): The rupee pared initial gains and settled for the day 17 paise lower at 92.68 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, weighed down by risks from rising global tensions, especially the US-Iran conflict. Forex traders said the rupee witnessed high volatility as the deadline for the RBI’s instructions to banks to curb their overnight positions to USD 100 million closes on Friday amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 92.58 against the US dollar, then lost ground to touch an intra-day low of 92.76 against the greenback. It also

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