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Two further grain ships depart Ukraine as a third port opens

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The Sacura, which left Pivdennyi is bringing 11,000 tonnes of soybeans to Italy. Arizona is delivering 48,458 tonnes of corn to Iskenderun. The Polarnet arrived in Derince, northeast of Turkey, on Monday to be unloaded. ISTANBUL: Two more ships carrying corn and soybeans left Ukrainian Black Sea port on Monday, Turkey and Ukraine announced, bringing … Read more

Joe Biden call to ease Taiwan tension with Xi Jinping

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Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will talk about Ukraine. US officials see the call as a chance to manage the competition between the world’s two largest economies. China’s President Xi Jinping wants to avoid a big fight with the US. WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping may conduct … Read more

Ukraine requests more weaponry as Russia warns West

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Russia’s ambassador to London says he doesn’t think Russia will leave parts of Ukraine it controls. Ukraine urges allies for more weapons as its forces dig in against the Russian advances. Moscow warns of consequences for Western reprisals over its invasion of the Donbas region. KYIV: Ukraine urged its partners on Friday to provide more … Read more

Zelenskyy says Johnson’s resignation is ‘sadness’

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  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy says news of Boris Johnson’s resignation was met with “sadness” in Kyiv.
  • Both leaders discussed the possibility of future cooperation between their nations.
  • “My entire office and all Ukrainians are grateful to you for your help.”

In a phone call, Zelenskyy informed Boris Johnson that the news of his resignation was met with “sadness” in Ukraine, where the departed British prime minister has been lauded for the rapid dispatch of weapons and other help to oppose Russia’s invasion.

“We all heard this news with sadness. Not only me, but also the entire Ukrainian society, which is very sympathetic to you,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a statement on Thursday.

“My entire office and all Ukrainians are grateful to you for your help. We have no doubt that Great Britain’s support will be preserved, but your personal leadership and charisma made it special,” Zelenskyy added.

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Tayyip Erdogan says will meet Biden on sidelines of NATO meeting

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Erdogan will meet Biden on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid. The two leaders’ relationship has been cold since Biden’s election. Sweden and Finland have asked to join NATO, but Turkey is against them joining the Western military alliance. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Tuesday that he would meet US President … Read more

Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to visits Turkey

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Turkey for the first time since Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. Saudi Arabia is seeking investment and central bank support from the exact countries it once opposed. Erdogan’s government, which is based on Islam, slowly released gory details about the murder. Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler will travel to Turkey … Read more

Ukraine is on track for official candidacy to EU

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Ukraine will become an official candidate for EU membership on Thursday, diplomats say. Moldova is also quite likely to be granted candidate status, according to diplomats. Ukraine already has a free trade agreement with the European Union, but it sought membership days after Russia’s invasion. Ministers and diplomats announced on Tuesday that Ukraine will become … Read more

Italy warns that port blockade of Ukraine might kill ‘millions’

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Italy’s foreign minister warns that millions of people could die of hunger unless Russia opens Ukraine’s ports. Italy is hosting a conference on the global food crisis with Turkey, Lebanon and Germany. Millions of children could be “held hostage and condemned to death,” Di Maio says. Luigi Di Maio, foreign minister of Italy, warned that … Read more

Over a million Ukrainians returned since Russian invasion: Kyiv

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Since Russia launched its disastrous invasion at the end of February, over a million Ukrainians have returned home, according to a spokesman for Kyiv’s border force. “From that period of time, 1.1 million of our citizens entered Ukraine,” border official Andriy Demchenko said at a press conference. He added that “almost five million people” crossed … Read more

Ukraine war complicates Fed’s inflation fighting effort

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WASHINGTON: The uncertainty created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its impact on the global economy is piling more complexity onto the US central bank’s already tough fight to contain rising prices. Soaring energy and food costs have pushed inflation in the world’s largest economy to the highest pace in four decades, and the Federal … Read more