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Russia launches giant missile, drone attack against Ukraine following retaliation promise

By Associated Press

Moscow unleashed a massive missile and drone barrage on western Ukraine Sunday, following through on its promise to retaliate for a Ukrainian attack on a Russian tanker.

Kremlin vows retaliation after Ukrainian drones hit Russian tanker near Crimea

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Moscow promised retaliation Saturday after Ukrainian drones hit a Russian tanker in the Black Sea near Crimea late Friday, the second sea attack involving drones in one day.

Global food prices rise after Russia ends Ukraine grain deal and India restricts rice exports

By Associated Press

Commodity prices have been falling but the trade restrictions and grain deal's demise threaten to increase food insecurity and the prices people pay to eat in developing nations.

Russian shelling hits a landmark church in the Ukrainian city of Kherson

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Ukraine's emergency service says four of its workers were wounded in a second round of shelling as they fought a fire at St. Catherine's Cathedral.

WATCH: Blinken calls on world to tell Russia to stop using Ukrainian grain as ‘blackmail’

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

America’s top diplomat lashed out at Russia at a U.N. Security Council meeting for ignoring the world’s appeals and pulling out of the year-old deal that allowed Ukraine to ship more than 32 tons of grain from Black Sea ports to needy…

Biden administration delays plans to restock nation’s emergency oil reserve

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Energy Department canceled a planned purchase of 6 million barrels for the strategic reserve this week, saying it wants to secure a good deal for taxpayers.

Russian drone strikes hit Ukrainian port key to grain exports

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Russian drones have hit a Ukrainian port city along the border with NATO member Romania, causing significant damage and a huge fire at facilities that are key to Ukrainian grain exports.

Cindy McCain: End of Ukraine grain deal ‘hurting the most needy people in the world’

By Amna Nawaz, Teresa Cebrian Aranda and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow

South Sudan may look very lush right now, but flooding there has disrupted life and caused hunger on an “enormous” scale, says Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Programme. McCain, on the ground in Juba, South Sudan, talks…

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China curbs drone exports, citing invasion of Ukraine and concerns about military use

By Joe McDonald, Associated Press

Chinese leader Xi Jinping's government is friendly with Moscow but says it is neutral in the 17-month-old war. It has been stung by reports both sides might be were using Chinese-made drones for reconnaissance and possibly attacks.

Hunter Biden sold ‘illusion of access’ to his father, former business partner tells Congress

By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

Hunter Biden's former business partner has testified to Congress that President Biden was never directly involved in their financial dealings, even though Hunter would often put his famous father on speakerphone to impress clients and business associates.