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Food prices spiked in March as Middle East conflict drove up energy costs, UN says

Biggest rises were in vegetable oil and sugar prices, which increased by 5% and 7% respectively

The Guardian - UK

Russia strikes targets in Kyiv region as Ukraine holds door open for Easter truce

Russia launched a “massive” missile and drone strike on Friday on areas around the Ukrainian capital, killing one person, the head of the regional military administration reported, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled Kyiv’s openness to a potential Easter truce

The Independent UK

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing appointed president after ‘sham’ election

Min Aung Hlaing seized control five years ago and plunged Myanmar into conflict and economic chaos

The Guardian - UK

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UN chief tells Trump ‘war is not a game show’ after US bombs civilian targets in Iran

The UN’s under secretary general for humanitarian affairs has accused the US president of war crimes by bombing bridges and threatening further attacks on Iran’s infrastructure

The Independent UK

As satellites fill Earth’s orbit, the space race risks becoming an environmental crisis

In this week’s newsletter: From pollution in the upper atmosphere to mounting debris, experts warn the rapid expansion in space could threaten our planet

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan announces free public transport after fuel price hike – as it happened

This blog is closed – our live coverage continues in a new blog here

The Guardian - AU

Iran fires on targets across Mideast while Israel and US hit Tehran as war shows no signs of slowing

Iran fired on targets across the Middle East while American and Israeli airstrikes hit the Islamic Republic as the war neared the end of its fifth week unabated

The Independent UK

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The Latest: Iran launches missiles at Israel and Gulf states as explosions heard around Tehran

Iran fired missiles at Israel and some Gulf nations while explosions could be heard around Tehran and the central Iranian city of Isfahan

The Independent UK

‘Food security timebomb’: a visual guide to the Gulf fertiliser blockade

UN says record numbers of people could face acute hunger if conflict continues

The Guardian - UK

UN set to vote on a watered-down proposal to open Strait of Hormuz

The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to vote on a proposal to secure the Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK

Minister’s Lebanon trip cancelled after concerns from Defence Forces

But the cancellation presented an opportunity the Defence Forces was able to exploit to pull off its first personnel rotation in a conflict zone.

Evening Standard

Climate change will push venomous snakes towards highly populated coastlines, study finds

Researchers say snake populations will broadly move towards higher latitudes and heavily populated areas as rising temperatures make their current habitats less suitable

The Independent UK

Countries are turning to ‘structurally more resilient’ energy sources as oil and gas crisis deepens, UN renewables chief says

From Asia to Europe, people are rushing to electrify wherever they can.

Fortune

UN Official Resigns, Says Senior UN Officials Serve Powerful Lobby Spreading False Iran Nuclear Threat

Mohamad Safa resigns as UN representative, alleging senior officials serve a lobby spreading misinformation about Iran's nuclear capabilities.

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Evening Standard

Iran could face further sanctions if Strait of Hormuz remains closed – Cooper

Yvette Cooper accused the country of trying to ‘hold the global economy hostage’.

The Independent UK

Judges say ICC prosecutor in sexual misconduct inquiry can potentially resume work, documents show

According to documents viewed by The Associated Press, a three-judge panel says the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court can potentially resume his duties following a sexual misconduct investigation

The Independent UK

Two Iranian dissidents facing imminent execution after ‘grossly unfair’ trial, human rights group warn

Amnesty said the men were convicted in a ‘grossly unfair torture-tainted’ trial

The Times of India

'When you were in caves ...': Iran taunts US over stone age threat; Hegseth's tweet gets 'war crime' context

Iran has sharply retorted to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's "stone age" threats, highlighting Iran's ancient civilization and resilience. The Iranian embassy in South Africa countered that while Americans were "still in caves," Iran was inscribing human rights.

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Evening Standard

Shareholder activists accuse BP of trying to weaken climate transparency

A group of green investors have accused the oil major of seeking to cut the amount of climate-related information that it has to share.

The Conversation

Why Benjamin Netanyahu needs the Iran conflict to continue

Before Donald Trump delivered his prime-time address to the American people on April 1, many commentators predicted he would claim victory and signal that the US air campaign against Iran would be wound down – even without a deal with Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz. As it turned…

Evening Standard

‘Sudan has been destroyed due to the Emirates'

A devastating war is tearing the African nation apart — and officials say the UAE is secretly arming the militia

The Guardian - UK

‘Everyone is thinking about oil prices’: is Iran using the war to hide a surge in executions?

Regime has long used the death penalty to suppress dissent but now appears to be withholding information on the killing of hundreds of prisoners, say rights groups

Euronews

Iran war disrupts global aid supply, threatening life-saving operations across Africa

The Iran war is disrupting fuel and shipping, choking life-saving operations and pushing up hunger and poverty across Africa, Aid group IRC has warned.

The Independent UK

First foreign troop in new gang suppression force lands in Haiti to replace previous mission

The first foreign troop tied to a new gang-suppression force backed by the United Nations has arrived in Haiti to help quell ongoing violence

Radio France Internationale

Artemis heads to the Moon as old rivals race to stake their claim

As NASA counts down to sending astronauts back to the Moon under the Artemis programme, countries are racing to secure their place in the lunar future – laying plans to build infrastructure on the surface and exploit its resources. More than 60 years after John F Kennedy called for cooperation…

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