Trade: Trump threatens full Hormuz blockade as Iran truce talks continue (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
United States President Donald Trump on 13 April seemingly escalated the war against Iran by threatening that the blockade that he has imposed in the Strait of Hormuz has come into effect with severe military consequences, amid ongoing negotiations through mediator channels to work out the details for a likely temporary truce, media reports have suggested.

UN: Hormuz crisis could turn into global agrifood catastrophe, warns FAO (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Ships carrying essential agricultural inputs must resume passage through the Strait of Hormuz immediately to avoid a sharp rise in global food prices later this year, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

UN: Four years on, Sudan conflict driving record displacement (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Sudan's war, now grinding into its fourth year, continues to devastate the country as intense fighting engulfs major cities and rural areas alike, driving fresh waves of displacement and deepening an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).