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Asia’s next food crisis is under way. After the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz collapsed, sending shock waves across energy, fertiliser and food systems. Fuel, freight and fertiliser costs are rising sharply, amplified by skyrocketing insurance premiums – feeding directly into the price of every tonne of fertiliser that still reaches the market. The scale of disruption reflects the strait’s outsize role in global trade. It carries around one-third of globally...

The pontiff’s increasingly vocal stance has attracted criticism from Mr Trump after speaking out against the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran

Leader is concerned for his personal safety after the killings of top generals and an alleged attack on his personal residence

Hong Kong’s legislature is set to visit Beijing as a full body for the first time since the city’s handover to Chinese rule in 1997, with all 90 lawmakers expected to join the delegation as it seeks better alignment with the national 15th five-year plan. Legislative Council president Starry Lee Wai-king announced on Wednesday that the trip would take place in July. Lawmakers were informed that the seven-day visit to the capital would run from July 19 to 25, during the legislature’s summer...

Airlines have removed nearly two million seats from flights over the month, data from Cirium shows.

Spain has allowed a cruise ship hit by hantavirus cases and three deaths to dock in the Canary Islands, as health authorities investigate whether human-to-human transmission occurred on board. The decision was taken in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union, in line with international law and humanitarian principles, the Spanish Health Ministry said late on Tuesday. The Hondius cruise ship, with about 150 passengers and crew on board, had set off from...

For retired four-star general Philip Breedlove, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, says the Iran crisis is exposing a West that is “more divided than its adversaries.”

The former head of extradition at the Crown Prosecution Service says that there is ‘no possibility’ that Brueckner will face charges in the UK because it is not in the EU

British tennis players have struggled with injuries throughout the clay-court season - but why?

British tennis players have struggled with injuries throughout the clay-court season - but why?

British tennis players have struggled with injuries throughout the clay-court season - but why?

British tennis players have struggled with injuries throughout the clay-court season - but why?