Anant Ambani, son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has offered to adopt 80 hippos belonging to drug lord Pablo Escobar to prevent their culling by Colombian authorities.
New Delhi summoned Iran's ambassador to protest the shooting of two Indian-flagged ships in the Strait of Hormuz, following Tehran's reimposition of shipping lane restrictions.
An energy crisis, fueled by conflict in the Middle East, has led to soaring gas prices, stalled production, and an exodus of workers from urban centers to rural hometowns.
Leaders from Laos, China, Cambodia, Cuba, Russia, and India sent telegrams, letters, and messages of congratulations after the Vietnamese National Assembly elected its key leaders.
Once designed for the rural poor, wood-burning "rocket stoves" have unexpectedly become a lifeline for numerous urban restaurants amidst soaring gas prices.
