UN expects ‘big uptick’ in ships wanting to export Ukraine grain | News
UN official Frederick Kenney says a goal of exporting two to five million tonnes of grain a month is ‘achievable’.
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Russia
Is global inflation nearing a peak? | Inflation News
Calling the top of the current wave of inflation has been a painful exercise for economists and central bankers, who
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China says the US is the ‘main instigator’ of the war in Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News
China’s ambassador to Moscow criticises the US for backing NATO expansion and imposing sanctions on Russia. The Chinese ambassador to
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Russians buy last goods from H&M, IKEA as stores begin exit | Russia-Ukraine war News
Mega-retailers H&M and IKEA are unloading their stocks in Russia as they wind down their business in the country. Russians
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G7 urges Russia to return control of nuclear plant to Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News
The Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe’s largest, has been shelled several times raising fears of a nuclear incident. The foreign ministers of
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Russian TV journalist detained over criticism of Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war News
TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who made international news over a live-on-air anti-war protest in March, has been detained. Russian authorities
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Shrouded in secrecy for years, Russia’s Wagner Group opens up | Armed Groups News
On paper, the Wagner Group, a Russian network providing fighters for hire, does not exist. It does not file any
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 168 | Russia-Ukraine war News
Here are the key events on Wednesday, August 10. For the latest update Fighting One person was killed when a
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Russian oil transit halted via Druzhba pipeline to central Europe | Russia-Ukraine war News
Russia’s Transneft says oil flows halted to the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary over payment issue. The supply of Russian
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Explosions rock Russian military airbase in annexed Crimea | Russia-Ukraine war News
One person killed and several others injured in the Russian-annexed territory, local authorities say. One person has been killed and
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