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The Middle East conflict risks adding a staggering 45 million to acute hunger, warns the UN's World Food Programme.

Thousands of Christians are being evicted in Pakistan’s capital

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US seeks fertilizer from Venezuela and Morocco amid Iran war The Trump administration is exploring alternative fertilizer supplies as the war with Iran disrupts global markets. White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett told CNBC on Tuesday that Washington is looking to Venezuela and potentially Morocco to ease shortages and stabilise supply for American farmers. Hassett said the move is designed to cushion the impact of the conflict on agricultural production and food prices.

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, March 17 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes on residential buildings, displaced people and healthcare workers in Lebanon raise concerns under international law and may amount to war crimes, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday. The Israeli military has been carrying out airstrikes in Lebanon since the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel from Lebanon early in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

Tunisia detains seven Gaza flotilla activists MEE staff on Tue, 03/17/2026 - 10:24 Global Sumud condemned ‘a troubling break with Tunisia's long history of solidarity with the Palestinian people’ after arrests Swedish activist Greta Thunberg from the Global Sumud Flotilla in Genoa, Italy, on 28 November 2025 (Piero Cruciatti/AFP) Off A Tunisian judge on Monday ordered the pre-trial detention of seven members of the new pro-Palestinian flotilla, Global Sumud, based on suspicions of money laundering under the country's anti-terrorism law. On 6 March, local media reported that several members of the Tunisian Coordination of the Sumud Flotilla were arrested, including Wael Naouar, his wife Jawaher Channa, Nabil Chennoufi, Mohamed Amine Bennour, and Sana M’hidli. After their hearing and ten days in police custody, an arrest warrant was issued against the activists for "forming a money laundering conspiracy", lawyer Sami Ben Ghazi told AFP. The case is linked to a fundraising initiative during the first Global Sumud Flotilla in September, their lawyer added, without providing further details. In a Facebook post published on Monday, he lamented that arrest warrants had been issued against his clients without them even being questioned. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); “What happened today was not a substantive interrogation, but rather the presentation of a barrage of accusations against our clients,” he wrote. 'The regime is repressing all forms of political and social activism, including in support of the Palestinian cause' - Mahdi Elleuch, Tunisian activist Substantive interrogations are expected to begin in the coming days, the defence said. Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Financial Judicial Centre to oppose the prosecution of the activists. "The regime is repressing all forms of political and social activism, including in support of the Palestinian cause. It's always the same process: using baseless charges, particularly money laundering, relying on a subservient judiciary," Mahdi Elleuch, a civil society activist, told AFP. The arrests come amid a crackdown that followed President Kais Saied's coup in 2021, with numerous politicians, journalists and activists imprisoned as well as increasing pressure on civil society organisations and their funding. ‘Harrassment’ Global Sumud condemned the detentions, saying that "combined with repeated bans on legal gatherings", it marked "a troubling break with Tunisia's long history of solidarity with the Palestinian people". The arrests followed a tense confrontation with police on 4 March, when activists from the coordination committee attempted to disembark at the port of Sidi Bou Said, near Tunis, from where they had embarked last year. Sumud Flotilla for Gaza struck by drone off Tunisia coast, organisers say Read More » They wanted to demonstrate their support for the maritime workers who had helped them establish the flotilla in September. After obtaining preliminary consent from the governor of Tunis, the ceremony was ultimately banned, while all gatherings and the use of loudspeakers were also reportedly prohibited. The organisers said they had changed the planned event to a simple visit, while denouncing “security pressure and harassment” targeting the solidarity movement with Palestine in Tunisia. Amnesty International’s Tunisia branch reacted with concern, noting the "alarming arrests and increasing restrictions in Tunisia on peaceful gatherings, in a context of repression on civic space and on human rights defenders". Last autumn, activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla tried to reach Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid, before being intercepted by Israel. In February, they announced a new effort to reach the enclave with what they described as the largest convoy yet. Global Sumud described its action as "a non-violent response to genocide, siege, mass famine and the destruction of civilian life in Gaza". Inside Tunisia News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

Iran says at least 56 of its heritage sites damaged or destroyed in war.

Spain to release 11.5 million barrels from oil reserves Spain’s energy minister says the country will release up to 11.5 million barrels from strategic oil reserves over 90 days as a result of the ongoing Israel-US war on Iran which has upened energy markets around the world.

Nearly one in five people in Lebanon have been forced from their homes as Israel launches new 'ground operations'.

Probe says Israel guilty of 'intentionally directing attacks against civilian object'; IDF: Strike carried out in precise manner to mitigate harm to imprisoned civilians The post UN report: Israeli strike on Iran’s notorious Evin Prison last year was a war crime appeared first on The Times of Israel.

At least 2,000 people have killed as the war enters a third week

Iran’s Embassy in Mexico has suggested that the country is negotiating with FIFA to move Iran’s World Cup matches from the U.S. to Mexico after President Donald Trump discouraged the team from attending the tournament, citing safety concerns

Exclusive: EU foreign policy chief Kallas calls on US, Israel to end Iran war  Reuters

The Strait of Hormuz has become perilous for oil tankers since Iran claimed control of it during the war. But experts tell Bryony Gooch that Tehran may be willing to grant safe passage to countries willing to engage in diplomacy

By Emma Farge GENEVA, March 17 (Reuters) - Tens of millions more people will face acute hunger if the Iran war continues through to June, according to analysis from the World Food Programme released on Tuesday. The U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran that began on February 26 have choked up key humanitarian aid routes, delaying life-saving shipments to some of the world's worst crises.

UN warns Israeli-US war on Iran could push 45 million into hunger The World Food Programme warns that the widening Iran war risks deepening global food insecurity. The UN agency says as many as 45 million more people could face acute hunger if the conflict drags on, raising alarm over supply disruptions, rising prices and growing pressure on already fragile food systems.

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Iran says it seized hundreds of Starlink devices Iranian intelligence says it has confiscated hundreds of Starlink devices across the country. The official Iranian Mehr news agency, citing the Ministry of Intelligence, reported that authorities seized the equipment sent by the “American-Zionist enemy.” Officials said the devices formed part of foreign efforts to undermine Iran.