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The ongoing US-Israeli conflict in Iran could force more than 30 million people back into poverty, according to the United Nations. Disruptions from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz are impacting fuel and fertiliser supplies, leading to decreased agricultural productivity and heightened global food insecurity.
Oil prices surged above $106 per barrel amid escalating US-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, following reciprocal vessel seizures. The increase represents a nearly 5% rise since late Wednesday, reflecting concerns over shipping disruptions in a key global energy transit route.
American researchers have uncovered a network of underground tunnels at Turkey’s Durupinar Formation, believed to be linked to Noah’s Ark. Ground-penetrating radar indicates corridors that align with biblical descriptions. Further studies planned to explore these findings.
An Italian tribunal on Monday convicted 207 people and sentenced them to a combined 2,100 years in prison on charges related to their membership in Italy’s ’ndrangheta organized crime syndicate, one of the world’s most powerful, extensive and wealthy drug-trafficking groups.
Just when you thought nature couldn’t get any more bizarre.
Holding olive branches and white banners, French performers from different religious and ethnic backgrounds led thousands of people on a silent march through central Paris on Sunday to call for peace between Israelis and Palestinians and unity in France.
The man told police he had planned to jump off at the next red light but ended up under the truck for hundreds of miles.
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