India may increase import of oil from Brazil, Mexico and a few African countries to offset loss of Iranian oil in the wake of US decision that five major countries, including India, will no longer be exempt from penalties if they continue to import Iranian oil and their sanctions waivers would expire on May 2.


India may face short-term pressure after US action


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US President Donald Trump announced on Monday he is ending the waiver given to India to buy Iranian oil and Washington has threatened sanctions if New Delhi does not not comply with the embargo.


US ends Iran oil waivers for India, warns of sanction (2nd Lead)


India said on Monday it is studying the implications of the US decision to no longer exempt it from penalties for importing oil from Iran.


US ends Iran oil waiver, India says studying implications


India has seen the US announcement which says that five major countries including India will no longer be exempt from penalties if they continue to import oil from Iran, and is studying the implications of the decision, said informed sources on Monday.


India studies new US decision against Iran oil waiver


The US announced on Monday it is ending the waiver given to India to buy Iranian oil and has threatened sanctions if it did not comply with the embargo.


US ends waivers for India to buy Iranian oil


US President Donald Trump has decided that five major countries including India will no longer be exempt from penalties if they continue to import Iranian oil, the White House said on Monday.


US to end waiver to India, others for Iran oil import


Two Indian warships, including its biggest stealth destroyer, on Sunday arrived at China's eastern port city of Qingdao to participate in a Chinese naval parade which will be attended by the navies from about a dozen countries.


Indian warships arrive in China for naval parade


India's Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale arrived here on Sunday to hold talks with China's State Councillor and the country's top diplomat, Wang Yi, in which the vexed issue of blacklisting Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar at the UN panel is likely to figure.


India's Foreign Secretary in China, set to raise Azhar's ban


Indian and the US Navies have held a joint submarine-hunting exercise in the Indian Ocean, aiming to lay the groundwork for coordinating maritime patrol and reconnaissance, according to the US Navy.


Indian, US Navies hold anti-submarine warfare exercise


The historic foundation stone-laying ceremony of the first traditional Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi was performed on Saturday in the presence of officials from India and the United Arab Emirates as well as thousands of members of the community.


Foundation stone laid for 1st Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi


The US-Japan 2+2 ministerial meeting has welcomed the growing ties between their countries and India in the Indo-Pacific region that is of vital strategic interest to them.


Japan-US 2+2 welcomes growing ties with India


Authorities on Friday disallowed 35 trucks carrying goods to cross over to Pakistan-administered part of Jammu and Kashmir following India's decision to suspend the cross-LoC trade trade.


35 trucks return after ban on cross-LoC trade


Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will discuss bilateral relations, denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and regional cooperation in their first meeting later this month, the Kremlin said on Friday.


Putin, Kim to discuss ties, denuclearization: Kremlin


The first meeting between the Taliban and Afghan government representatives on ending the 18-year-old war in the war-torn country has been cancelled over a delegation dispute, officials said on Friday.


1st meeting between Afghan leaders, Taliban cancelled


Tripoli, April 18 (IANS/AKI) Libya's internationally recognised unity government is suspending all bilateral security accords with France, Interior Minister Fathi Bashaga announced on Thursday.


Libya's UN-backed regime freezes security ties with France


India on Thursday announced suspension of trade across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir from Friday, saying it is being misused by Pakistan-based elements to send weapons and illegal currency to fuel terrorism and separatism in this country.


India suspends cross-LoC trade, says misused to fuel terror (2nd Lead)


India on Thursday suspended, with immediate effect, trade across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was being used by unscrupulous and anti-national elements for sneaking in hawala money and weapons from the territory under Pakistani occupation to fuel terrorism and separatism in the   country.


India suspends LoC trade, says being used for fuel terror


Iran showcased all of its military might at its annual parade on Thursday following the US decision to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group.


Iran flexes military muscle after US terrorist listing


New Zealand's former top attache in the US was found guilty on Thursday of planting a hidden camera in a bathroom at the country's embassy in Washington.


NZ ex-official guilty in embassy toilet camera case


Tripoli, April 17 (IANS/AKI) Italy's Envoy to Libya Giuseppe Buccino and his other European Union counterparts held talks on Wednesday with the internationally recognised unity government's Foreign Minister Mohamed Taher Siala on the military escalation in the capital.


EU envoys meet Libyan Foreign Minister as Tripoli battle rages


The European Union on Wednesday released a list of US products worth $20 billion to be targeted as countermeasures due to a long-running dispute over aircraft subsidies.

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