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Explosion at Venezuela gas facility, 6 workers injured

Nigerian court sentences ex-power minister Mamman to 75 years in prison for fraud

FILE PHOTO: Journalists wait outside the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Journalists wait outside the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo

In Good Company

GE Vernova’s riding geopolitics and AI for a spectacular surge

GE Vernova’s CEO Scott Strazik says that South-east Asia is a promising market for electricity generation as the investment supercycle kicks off and GEV is prepared.
GE Vernova’s CEO Scott Strazik says that South-east Asia is a promising market for electricity generation as the investment supercycle kicks off and GEV is prepared.

Ukraine strikes Russian port of Tuapse again as environment crisis deepens

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from the site following a Ukrainian drone attack that caused a fire at an oil refinery, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, April 28, 2026. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from the site following a Ukrainian drone attack that caused a fire at an oil refinery, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, April 28, 2026. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Ukraine says some Russian missiles fly near Chornobyl, risking major accident

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure, that covers the old sarcophagus which confines the remains of the damaged fourth reactor, at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 12, 2025.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure, that covers the old sarcophagus which confines the remains of the damaged fourth reactor, at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 12, 2025.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

Singapore buys more LNG from outside of Middle East as war disrupts shipments

Generic shot of the Singapore skyline with HDB flats taken at 630am on April 7, 2026. For stories on haze, electricity, energy, economy, environment and more.
Generic shot of the Singapore skyline with HDB flats taken at 630am on April 7, 2026. For stories on haze, electricity, energy, economy, environment and more.

Trump says US won 'total and complete victory' after ceasefire deal with Iran, AFP reports

U.S. President Donald Trump leaves following a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
U.S. President Donald Trump leaves following a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

Under airstrikes, Iran defiant on eve of Trump's ceasefire deadline

An Iranian flag lies amidst the rubble of a building of the Sharif University of Technology, which was damaged in a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 7, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
An Iranian flag lies amidst the rubble of a building of the Sharif University of Technology, which was damaged in a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 7, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Rules of war must be respected in words and action, ICRC president says

FILE PHOTO: President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mirjana Spoljaric speaks during an interview with Reuters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammed Benmansour/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mirjana Spoljaric speaks during an interview with Reuters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammed Benmansour/File Photo

Kremlin says the whole Middle East is 'on fire'

Smoke rises over Azadi Square following a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 6, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Social Media via REUTERS
Smoke rises over Azadi Square following a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 6, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Social Media via REUTERS

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.