The intensifying conflict in the Persian Gulf “has triggered one of the most rapid and severe disruptions to global commodity flows in recent times,” the Chief Economist with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday.
The security and political situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains “extremely tense”, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Thursday.
Hormuz 25 March 2026 #1 lalasor Wed, 03/25/2026 – 22:52 Strait of Hormuz Wed, 03/25/2026 – 12:00 25 March 2026 Citing an unnamed senior official, Iranian state media reported that Tehran had rejected a U.S. proposal on ending the war, while laying out its own conditions including “a complete halt to ‘aggression and assassinations’ by the enemy, […]
Washington 24 March 2026 #1 lalasor Wed, 03/25/2026 – 22:53 Washington Wed, 03/25/2026 – 12:00 24 March 2026 President Trump stated the Iran “gave us a present and the present arrived today, and it was a very big present, worth a tremendous amount of money… It wasn’t nuclear, it was oil- and gas-related, and it was […]
Tehran 22 March 2026 #2 lalasor Wed, 03/25/2026 – 22:53 Tehran Wed, 03/25/2026 – 12:00 22 March 2026 Iran’s government maintained that while “maritime traffic has not been suspended” in the Strait of Hormuz, “vessels, equipment and any assets belonging to the aggressor parties – namely, the U.S. and the Israeli regime – as well as […]
Hormuz 22 March 2026 #2 lalasor Wed, 03/25/2026 – 22:55 Strait of Hormuz Wed, 03/25/2026 – 12:00 22 March 2026 Iran’s government maintained that while “maritime traffic has not been suspended” in the Strait of Hormuz, “vessels, equipment and any assets belonging to the aggressor parties – namely, the U.S. and the Israeli regime – as […]
Lebanon 25 March 2026 #1 lalasor Wed, 03/25/2026 – 22:49 Lebanon Wed, 03/25/2026 – 12:00 25 March 2026 Saudi Arabia and Bahrain were among six states who issued a joint statement condemning “in the strongest terms of the blatant Iranian attacks… whether carried out directly or through their proxies and armed factions they support in the […]
Lebanon 25 March 2026 #2 lalasor Wed, 03/25/2026 – 22:50 Lebanon Wed, 03/25/2026 – 12:00 25 March 2026 The leader of Hizbollah contended that “the Israeli-U.S. campaign seeks to strip Lebanon of its strength, control its policies and determine the future of its people… the government must avoid decisions that serve Israeli objectives, even unintentionally, and […]
Tehran 25 March 2026 #1 lalasor Wed, 03/25/2026 – 22:51 Tehran Wed, 03/25/2026 – 12:00 25 March 2026 Citing an unnamed senior official, Iranian state media reported that Tehran had rejected a U.S. proposal on ending the war, while laying out its own conditions including “a complete halt to ‘aggression and assassinations’ by the enemy, the establishment […]
The number of children and young people out of school worldwide has climbed for the seventh consecutive year, reaching 273 million, according to a new report from the UN education agency, UNESCO.
