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Ukraine grain deal ‘critical’ for Africa: UN
The Ukrainian grain exports deal, which could collapse within weeks, is critical for millions of people in the Horn of Africa, where some are already starving, the United Nations said Monday.
The Black Sea Grain Initiative aimed at…
UK’s Labour Party promises to improve its relations with India
Keir Starmer, leader of the UK’s opposition Labour Party, pledged on Monday to restore relations between his party and India after years of rising tensions, the Guardian newspaper reported.
The party’s relationship with India and the…
Leaders of Russia, UAE hold phone call on mutiny attempt in Russia
Leaders of Russia and the United Arab Emirates held a phone call, the Kremlin and UAE’s state news agency said on Monday.
According to the Kremlin, United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahayan was interested in…
Iranian president gives ‘his full support’ to Putin in telephone call, Kremlin says
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gave “his full support” to Vladimir Putin during a telephone call, the Kremlin announced in a statement on Monday, two days after an aborted mutiny in Russia.
“The Iranian president has expressed his full…
Future of Putin pal Shoigu on line after Wagner revolt
They have sun-bathed bare-chested together in remote Siberia, shared fishing holidays and played on the same ice hockey team.
Russia’s long-serving Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has long been seen not just as a political ally of…
17,000 Ukrainian army recruits trained by UK and allies; 30K by 2024
More than 17,000 Ukrainian recruits have been trained by Britain and other allies over the last year to help Kyiv fight Russia’s invasion, the UK Ministry of Defense said Monday.
The recruits, from many different walks of life, all went…
Indonesia police probe drug regulators over cough syrup
Indonesia’s police are conducting preliminary inquiries into whether any actions by officials at the country’s drug regulator could amount to criminal wrongdoing, as they expand a probe into tainted cough syrups linked to the deaths of more…
With Russia revolt over, mercenaries’ future and direction of Ukraine war remain uncertain
Russian government troops withdrew from the streets of Moscow on Sunday and the rebellious mercenary soldiers who had occupied other cities were gone, but the short-lived revolt has weakened President Vladimir Putin just as his forces are…
Ukraine’s Zelensky discusses Russian turmoil with Biden, Trudeau, Duda
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he discussed the weekend’s turmoil in Russia in phone calls with the leaders of the United States, Canada and Poland on Sunday, and that the “weakness” of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin had been…
Neglected Thai elephant prepares for jumbo flight home
An ailing Thai elephant is being prepared for an arduous journey home from Sri Lanka after a diplomatic dispute between the two Asian nations over the creature’s alleged mistreatment.
Thai authorities had gifted the 29-year-old Muthu…