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A prolonged US Israel war may trigger a global food crisis, with rising fuel and fertiliser costs threatening vulnerable nations. The crisis is being driven by surging fuel costs, disruptions in shipping, and rising fertiliser prices.
Shell raises petrol and diesel prices sharply in India as Iran war drives crude surge, pushing fuel costs higher and increasing pressure on private retailers and consumers
Whenever war rocks northern Israel, residents of Kiryat Shmona live their lives to the rhythm of rocket sirens. Young people have left the city, and those who remain feel neglected by the government.Some mere three kilometres (nearly two miles) from Lebanon, this northern town is living through its second war in less than three years, not counting Israel's 12-day war with Iran last June, or the war with Hamas in Gaza.
Businesses around the world have been hit by the conflict, with cosmetics and tea among the latest sectors to report pain. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Iran war has created an energy supply shock twice the size of the 1973 oil crisis. Click here to read the full analysis.
Food production in many African countries depends heavily on fertiliser imported from the Gulf through the strait of Hormuz
