Jul 17 Watch 8:10 Russia ends grain export deal with Ukraine, raising fears about global food security By William Brangham, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Zeba Warsi Moscow announced it will not renew the deal that let Ukraine export its grain through the Black Sea. For the past year, Russian forces allowed Ukraine to ship more than 32 tons of food through the Bosporus Strait and onto… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 7:53 British housing crisis creates new conflicts as developers seek to build homes By Malcolm Brabant, Morgan Till Experts in Britain are warning that a generation of young people may never be able to own their own homes because of a grave housing crisis. There is a shortfall of over four million homes and it is now a… Continue watching
Jul 17 Flying Russian flags, more Wagner troops roll into Belarus as part of deal that ended their mutiny By Associated Press A Belarusian activist group that monitors troop movements in Belarus, said a convoy of more than 100 vehicles carrying Russian flags and Wagner insignia entered the country, heading toward a field camp that authorities have offered to the company. Continue reading
Jul 17 EU and Latin American leaders hold a summit hoping to rekindle a long-lost relationship By Raf Cassert, Associated Press European Union and Latin American leaders are gathering for a major summit of long-lost relatives. Whether it will also be a joyful reunion of friends remains to be seen after eight years. Continue reading
Jul 17 Vanishing whale’s decline appears worse than previously thought, federal regulators say By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released new data recently that 114 of the whales have been documented as dead, seriously injured or sub-lethally injured or sick since the start of the whale's recent decline. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Pentagon says U.S. is sending a warship to Gulf region to protect ships from Iranian seizures By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. is sending additional fighter jets and a warship to the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Blinken urges Congress to act on delayed ambassadorial nominations By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged the Senate to move forward with votes on more than 60 diplomatic nominations, including 38 ambassadors, that have been stalled due to objections by individual lawmakers. Continue reading
Jul 17 Russia suspends deal allowing Ukraine to export grain, destabilizing global food markets By Courtney Bonnell, Associated Press It’s the end of an accord that the U.N. and Turkey brokered to allow food to leave the Black Sea region after Russia invaded its neighbor. Continue reading
Jul 17 Russia blames Ukraine for new attack on key bridge to Crimea that killed two By Associated Press An attack before dawn damaged part of a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine. Continue reading
Jul 17 Bird flu infects dozens of cats in Poland but risk to humans remains low, WHO says By Associated Press Scientists worry that rising cases of bird flu in animals that have frequent contact with humans might lead to a mutated version of the disease that could spread easily between people, triggering another pandemic. Continue reading