West Asia crisis won’t be over anytime soon: Singapore PM

IANS | May 14, 2026 7:09 PM

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Leaders across the world have started raising the alarm over the energy shortage due to the Iran war and the wider economic disruption that is being caused in its wake, and Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has now warned that the West Asian crisis is not likely to end anytime soon, and the adverse economic fallout is expected to deepen.

Putin condoles heavy loss of life, large-scale destruction in massive UP storm

IANS | May 14, 2026 6:45 PM

Moscow, May 14 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday expressed his condolences to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the heavy loss of life and large-scale destruction caused in Uttar Pradesh due to thunderstorm, heavy rain, hailstorm and lightning strikes on Wednesday evening.