Trade: Seized Iranian ship throws US-Iran diplomacy into turmoil (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Yerevan)
Talks between Washington and Iran, which has been "nakedly attacked" by the United States-Israel axis, have entered uncharted waters following the seizure of an Iranian cargo vessel by an American naval destroyer.

UN: Caribbean faces rising hunger amid Middle East crisis, El Nino (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The Caribbean is entering 2026 under mounting pressure from overlapping global and regional shocks that threaten food security, household incomes and economic stability, according to a new United Nations report.

UN: EU urged to suspend Israel trade pact amid atrocity crime claims (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
A group of United Nations human rights experts on 20 April urged the European Union to immediately suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement, which has granted Israel preferential access to the European market since 2000, in light of well-documented human rights violations against Palestinians that have allegedly escalated into atrocity crimes, including genocide.