Aug 04 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. Continue reading
Aug 03 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. Continue reading
Aug 03 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… Continue reading
Aug 02 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. Continue reading
Aug 02 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. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 7:42 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… Continue watching
Jul 31 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. Continue reading
Jul 31 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. Continue reading
Jul 31 Russian ballistic missile strikes kill at least 6 people in Zelenskyy’s hometown By Felipe Dana, Associated Press Russian ballistic missiles slammed into an apartment complex and a university building in Zelenskyy's hometown Monday, killing six people and wounding 75 others as the blasts trapped residents beneath rubble, Ukrainian officials said. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 2:30 News Wrap: Unrest in Niger’s capital, deadly bombing at Pakistan rally In our news wrap Sunday, a bomb at a political rally for a hard-line religious leader in Pakistan killed at least 44 people and injured nearly 200, the French embassy in Niger’s capital was attacked as thousands marched in support… Continue watching