The war in Iran has resulted in a 30-40% spike in the cost of mineral fertilizer since the start of the year, threatening international food prices, according to German experts. "World market prices for nitrogen fertilizer are increasingly approaching the peak levels we saw at the start of Russia's war against Ukraine [in February 2022]," said Philipp Spinne, managing director of the German Raiffeisen Association (DRV).

Noelia Castillo, a Spanish woman who sought euthanasia and fought a protracted legal battle with her family over her right to do so, received life-ending medicine on Thursday in Barcelona. For a year and a half, Castillo pursued her right to die after her father put up a lengthy legal battle when a medical body in Catalonia approved his daughter’s request for euthanasia in 2024. As the family's struggle unfolded, Castillo’s case was closely followed in Spain, which passed legislation in 2021 e

"This was an absolute surprise. It's extremely different from what we expected."