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With oil markets nearing the danger zone, a US-Iran deal can’t come soon enough | Heather Stewart
Global prices are approaching a tipping point that could trigger inflation, shortages and, over time, recessionIf a US-Iran deal is about to be reached, three months on from the launch of Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury, it will not be a day too soon for oil markets, which are approaching a dangerous tipping point.The cost of a barrel of crude on the spot market – for immediate purchase, effectively – has bounced about $100 since Iran predictably responded to the onslaught from the US and Israel by closing the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...
92 people abducted by jihadi militants rescued, Nigeria says
The military did not specify how long those rescued had been in captivity.
Syria holds legislative elections in Kurdish-majority northeast
Syria held follow-up parliamentary elections on Sunday in the Kurdish-majority northeastern province of Hassakeh and the town of Kobani, areas that were reintegrated under government control after fighting in January.
What may be included in proposed Iran ceasefire deal?
Proposed framework hinges on a 60-day truce, reopening strait of Hormuz, and revived talks on limiting Iran nuclear programmeDonald Trump has said a “memorandum of understanding” in talks to end the US-Israel war on Iran “has been largely negotiated”.Official details of the deal remain scant and it remains possible some aspects of the memo could change, but here is what we know so far about the potential agreement that could bring an end to the war. Continue reading...
Details emerge of a potential Iran deal as U.S. claims progress
The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, with the details and timelines to be worked out later, regional officials told The Associated Press on Sunday.
Guide Kenton Cool scales Everest for the 20th time and says not ready to quit yet
British mountain guide Kenton Cool has scaled Mount Everest for the 20th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents by a non-Sherpa guide
Shrinking snowfall on Greece's mountains is provoking anxiety, altering the economy
In Arachova, a Greek village reliant on snowmelt, water scarcity is becoming a concern
Suicide bombing near a railway track in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 23 people and wounding over 70 others, officials said
Spearfisher mauled in Australia's second fatal shark attack in a week
A spearfisher has been mauled on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia’s second fatal shark attack in just over a week
On first official India trip, Rubio tries to tackle a trust deficit between Washington and Delhi
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Sunday as the two countries look to steady ties that have fallen to their lowest point in over two decades.
Hunger increasingly used as weapon of war as ‘food-related violence’ surges, analysis shows
More than 20,000 attacks on markets, farmland and food distribution systems have been recorded since 2018Hunger is being increasingly exploited as a weapon of war with more than 20,000 documented incidents of “food-related violence” in the past eight years, new analysis reveals.Attacks include 1,261 strikes on markets used by families for daily groceries and 863 incidents in which food distribution systems were targeted and workers killed. Continue reading...
The shrinking snowfall on Greece's mountains is provoking anxiety and altering the economy
As a child, Giannis Stathas remembers being snowed in for days at a time in Arachova, a village famous for its ski resort and long known as a winter playground for Greeks.
