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Hormuz shipping paralysis blocks a third of global fertilizer trade as food crisis deepens

Four weeks into the war between the United States, Israel and Iran, the near-total paralysis of the Strait of Hormuz has blocked one third of global seaborne fertilizer trade, triggering a price surge and prompting the United Nations to warn of a "systemic shock" to global food systems as planting......

Trump orders deployment of immigration agents to US airports amid funding dispute

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to deploy immigration enforcement agents to major airports across the United States starting Monday, in response to a partial government funding crisis affecting airport security operations. In a message shared on his social platform, Trump said agents......

Elon Musk offers to pay airport security staff during U.S. partial shutdown

Amid an ongoing partial government shutdown in the United States, billionaire Elon Musk has proposed an unusual solution: covering the salaries of airport security personnel affected by the budget impasse. Since mid-February, funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees airport......

Airports rush to support unpaid TSA workers amid funding freeze

As the U.S. Department of Homeland Security faces a continued funding freeze in Congress, airports across the country are organizing food drives and accepting donations to support Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers who are working without pay. Many TSA workers are still recovering......

Denis Sassou Nguesso re-elected in Congo with 94.82% of vote, provisional results show

Incumbent president Denis Sassou Nguesso has been re-elected in Republic of the Congo with 94.82% of the vote, according to provisional results announced by authorities following Sunday’s presidential election. If confirmed by the Constitutional Court, the 82-year-old leader will begin a fifth......

Shell and TotalEnergies declare force majeure on Qatari LNG supply contracts

Shell, TotalEnergies, and several companies in Asia have declared force majeure on downstream contracts linked to Qatari liquefied natural gas deliveries, according to a Reuters report citing sources familiar with the matter. The move follows Qatar’s own force majeure declaration earlier in March......

US LNG exporters gain windfall as Iran conflict disrupts global gas supply

Western energy companies not reliant on Persian Gulf supplies are emerging as the main financial winners as the United States and Israel’s war with Iran enters its second week, with American liquefied natural gas exporters positioned for what analysts describe as one of the largest commodity windfalls......

Iraq extends airspace closure until March 10 amid regional war

Iraq has prolonged the closure of its airspace for another 72 hours as the regional conflict triggered by strikes on Iran continues to disrupt aviation across the Middle East. The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that the country’s skies will remain closed to all arrivals, departures and......

India LNG importer declares force majeure as Qatar gas shutdown spreads

The suspension of liquefied natural gas production in Qatar after Iranian drone strikes has disrupted global energy markets and forced India’s largest LNG importer to declare force majeure as supply shortages ripple across Asia. QatarEnergy halted operations at its Ras Laffan complex on March......