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Oil Prices Slide as Traders Bet on Iran Diplomacy

Crude oil prices started the week with a slide, moving down to the lowest in a week on renewed hopes about a diplomatic resolution of the war in the Middle East, despite the absence of any evidence that there is willingness for negotiations on either side. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $102.05 per barrel, and West Texas Intermediate was changing hands for $98.50 per barrel, as traders pinned their hopes on a UN meeting this week, despite the fact that Washington and Tehran traded fresh threats this weekend. The U.S. president…

OilPrice.comOilPrice.com•Irina Slav21 Sept

US Blacklists Bitbank Over Hundreds of Millions in Bitcoin Transfers

The United States blacklisted Iranian crypto exchange Bitbank and its software developer over alleged sanctions-evasion activity. Treasury says financier Babak Zanjani used the platform to move hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an elite branch of Iran’s armed forces. Treasury Blocks Bitbank and Its Developer Companies handling […]

Bitcoin.com NewsBitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms21 Sept

World: Locust Watch: Seasonal precipitation predictions in the Desert Locust summer and winter breeding areas (October 2026–March 2027) (20 September 2026)

Countries: World, Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Please refer to the attached file. The dynamical models indicate above-normal rainfall across most of northern and eastern Africa and the Middle East from October through December, consistent with previous strong El Niño episodes. Within this region, drier-than-normal conditions are expected to emerge across North Africa by December, but elsewhere the wet pattern is likely to persist through winter. The only notable change in the forecasts this month is that the predicted wet anomaly is somewhat less pronounced in East Africa, and the forecast has also turned drier for Yemen and Oman, because the positive phase of the Indian Ocean Dipole is struggling to become established, and a less positive IOD favors relatively drier conditions around the northwestern Indian Ocean during El Niño. Nevertheless, the pronounced El Niño forcing will remain the dominant (wet) influence. These rainfall patterns can support breeding in the northern Sahel through late summer breeding season. Small-scale breeding may begin in October along the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden coasts. Precipitation

ReliefWebReliefWeb•Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations21 Sept
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Afghanistan: From displacement to return: the humanitarian realities facing Afghan returnees

Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan Source: ODI - Humanitarian Practice Network Mehrullah Rahmani In the outskirts of Afghanistan, hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees have been forcibly returned from Pakistan . At the same time, growing numbers of Afghans have also been returned from Iran, adding to the scale and complexity of the humanitarian crisis. Many have been deported, while others have returned with few or no resources, leaving them to settle in remote mountainous areas far from major roads and essential services. They live in makeshift shelters, often just tents under the scorching sun or on bare stones, with no access to clean water, food, or even basic shelter. Healthcare is out of reach, and many lack even the simplest identification documents, leaving them vulnerable and invisible in the margins of society. Before fleeing to Pakistan, I was a high school student in Kabul, dreaming of becoming a doctor. My family led a relatively stable life: we had clean water to drink, food to eat, a roof over our heads, and the freedom to seek opportunities. But after August 2021, when the Taliban seized power, my father lost his job, and that fragile economic stability we once knew evaporated. We were forced to leave, seeking refuge in Pakistan, not knowing if we would ever return to a secure life. This experience is just one of many. Across Pakistan, families are being uprooted and returned to this limbo. Following renewed border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Pakistani authorities have intensified the forced return and deportation of Afghan refugees . Many returnees face significant humanitarian needs including lack of shelter, food, clean water and legal recognition, leaving them vulnerable during the reintegration process. These returnees need urgent support from shelter to food, from healthcare to legal recognition so that they are no longer invisible, but given the basic dignity they deserve. Read the full article on ODI-HPN

ReliefWebReliefWeb•ODI - Humanitarian Practice Network21 Sept