What's corroborated

The conflict between Israel and Iran is currently on a precarious pause.

Half of the global poverty increase would be concentrated in the group of 3 (incomplete in source text).

The report used the upper-middle-income poverty line, an international standard calculated by the World Bank, which is defined as income below $8.30 per person per day.

In the worst-case scenario – involving six weeks of major disruption to oil and gas production and eight months of lingering higher costs – as many as 32.5 million people globally would fall into poverty.

The UNDP set out three scenarios for the war.

The UNDP warned against blanket subsidies because they would unnecessarily support wealthier households, and would be financially unsustainable over time.

Second-best interventions could include temporary subsidies or vouchers for electricity or cooking gas.

The UNDP said targeted and temporary cash transfers were needed to protect the most vulnerable households in developing nations, at a cost of about $6bn to neutralise the shocks for those falling below the poverty line.

The UNDP said a global response was required to support countries hardest hit by the economic fallout.

The UNDP published its report as world leaders gather in Washington for the IMF’s spring meetings.

With a knock-on impact on fertiliser supplies and global shipping, experts warn that a 'food security timebomb' has been set for the developing world.

The conflict is reversing gains in international development, with the impact expected to be felt unevenly across regions.

The UNDP said the world is facing a 'triple shock' involving energy, food, and weaker economic growth.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) issued a report amid doubts over a fragile ceasefire.

Iraq became caught in the middle of the conflict, with Iran-backed militias launching attacks on U.S. bases and diplomatic facilities as well as on critical energy infrastructure.

Iraq is reeling from the fallout of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

Current Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani had been al-Maliki's main rival for the nomination before stepping aside to clear the path for him.

The bloc will now have to decide whether to proceed with the nomination of al-Maliki or select another candidate.

The dominant bloc, the Shiite Coordination Framework, a coalition of Iran-allied parties, announced in January that it would nominate former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, despite opposition from Washington.

According to the Iraqi constitution, the president has 15 days to task the nominee of the largest parliamentary bloc with forming a government and assuming the position of prime minister.

Amidi previously served as an aide to two other presidents, Jalal Talabani and Fouad Massoum.

Amidi is an engineer born in northern Iraq's Dohuk province.

By convention, Iraq's president is always Kurdish, while the more powerful prime minister is Shiite and the parliamentary speaker is Sunni.

Amidi beat out a roster of candidates that included Iraq's current Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, who was the pick of the rival Kurdistan Democratic Party.

The second candidate in the first round was Muthanna Amin Nader, a parliamentarian from the Kurdistan Islamic Union bloc, who received 17 votes.

Amidi secured 208 votes in the first round, far ahead of the other 15 candidates.

As a result of no two-thirds majority, the parliament proceeded to a second round, where the winner is determined by a simple plurality of votes.

No candidate secured the required two-thirds majority in the first round of voting on Saturday.

The vote to elect a president took place more than two months past the constitutional deadline, which requires a president to be elected within 30 days after the first session held by a newly elected parliament.

The election occurred five months after a parliamentary election that did not produce a bloc with a decisive majority.

Iraq's parliament voted on Saturday to elect Nizar Amidi as president.

Vantor told Reuters earlier this week that it had not been asked by Pentagon officials to restrict its coverage of Iran.

Based on BBC Verify's access to the portal, the restrictions appear to extend across most of the Middle East, including Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, and Gaza.

Pakistan is hosting the fragile peace talks and has tried to appear as a relatively neutral party and mediate in the conflict.

Donald Trump criticized the toll fees on Thursday.

The attacks have been condemned by European leaders and the UN.

Israel is not invited to the peace negotiations but is a party to the war.

Iran had promised never to develop nuclear weapons.

The last time Iran was in direct negotiations with the U.S. about its uranium enrichment capacity, Israel and the U.S. started a war and killed the ayatollah on February 28.

A number of other commonly cited issues raised by callers predate the Iran war, including Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to cities, deadly attacks on alleged drug trafficking boats, U.S. support for Israel’s actions in Gaza, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s anti-woke purges.

Entering the conscientious objector process is enough for an active-duty recruit to be removed from duties to which they object with immediate effect.

Applying to become a recognized objector to a war on moral grounds is a protracted process that requires a written statement, a psychological evaluation, an interview with a military chaplain and an investigating officer assigned to each case.

As a result of the discontent, some are choosing to retire early or opt out of reenlisting when their contracts are up, while others are applying for medical separation or are simply breaking their contracts with little regard for the consequences.

Many soldiers have taken to calling the 24-hour GI Rights Hotline run by the nonprofit Center on Conscience and War to express their concerns and frustration.

Others accused Israel of using the war as an excuse to restrict access.

On Thursday, worshippers reveled as they entered Al-Aqsa for the first time in weeks.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was later allowed to enter on Easter Sunday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there was no 'malicious intent' and that Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was prevented from accessing the church because of safety concerns.

That set off a wave of criticism from the United States and others.

The Greek patriarch will light candles and pass the flame from one candle to the next during the Holy Fire ceremony.