Higher food prices have contributed to a broader surge in inflation as economies recover from the coronavirus crisis and the FAO has warned that the higher costs are putting poorer populations at risk in countries reliant on imports.

In a series of tweets, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lauds the heroism of the Ukrainian people and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Tehran has been wary of criticizing the Kremlin as Russia is one of its strongest allies.

After soprano Anna Netrebko withdraws future engagements from New York opera company rather than withdraw her statements in support of Russian leader, Met says, "with Putin killing innocent civilians in Ukraine, there was no way forward."

The move stuns many inside and outside the IDF, both due to the unilateral nature of the decision and because Lithuania, of all places, was selected as the alternative destination.

Rafael Grossi meets with Iranian officials in Tehran, agrees to three-month plan to resolve issue of undeclared nuclear material, and Iranians promise to supply documents that will "remove ambiguity" about Iran's nuclear program.