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US 'performance' politics fuels crisis: China Daily editorial
9 months, 4 weeks ago

US 'performance' politics fuels crisis: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Michael Fakhri, UN special rapporteur on the right to food, has hit the nail on the head. Speaking of the United States' recent food aid measures for the Palestinians in Gaza at a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva last week, he said they were a "performance" for a domestic audience in the US with the …

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Farmers across Bulgaria protest against Ukrainian grain as EU divide grows
1 year, 3 months ago

Farmers across Bulgaria protest against Ukrainian grain as EU divide grows

The Independent  

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G-20 Summit 2023 | Resuming Black Sea grain trade will cool global food inflation: Finance Minister Sitharaman
1 year, 3 months ago

G-20 Summit 2023 | Resuming Black Sea grain trade will cool global food inflation: Finance Minister Sitharaman

The Hindu  

The G-20 leaders’ recommendation to revive the Black Sea Grain Initiative to help the movement of grains, food, and fertilisers from Russia and Ukraine to the rest of the world, would help ease inflation in several countries, but may not affect India’s own inflation trajectory much, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. G-20 Summit 2023 Sept. 9 updates “On inflation, globally, …

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Turkey’s President meets Russia’s Putin and aims to revive the wartime Ukraine grain export deal
1 year, 4 months ago

Turkey’s President meets Russia’s Putin and aims to revive the wartime Ukraine grain export deal

The Hindu  

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday sought to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to revive an agreement that allowed Ukraine to export grain and other commodities from three Black Sea ports despite the war with Russia. Mr. Erdogan said the grain deal was the headline issue at the daylong talks between the two leaders in Russia’s Black Sea resort …

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Russia halts participation in Ukraine grain deal
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia halts participation in Ukraine grain deal

Al Jazeera  

Kremlin says its conditions for extending deal brokered by the UN and Turkey had not been fulfilled. The Kremlin says Russia has halted its participation in a deal that allowed war-torn Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger, dealing a blow to global food security after Moscow’s invasion last year sent …

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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world
1 year, 5 months ago

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Black Sea Grain Initiative has allowed 32.8 million …

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Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal in a boost for global food security
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal in a boost for global food security

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Russia agreed to a two-month extension of a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday, a boost to global food security after the war drove up prices. “Looking ahead, we hope that exports of food and fertilizers, …

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UN chief proposes 'way forward' for Ukraine grain exports
1 year, 8 months ago

UN chief proposes 'way forward' for Ukraine grain exports

Firstpost  

Since last July, a deal has been in place allowing grain from Ukraine to be shipped across the Black Sea after it was previously prohibited due to the conflict with Russia. The exports are essential for ensuring the global food supply United Nations, United States: During a meeting with Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, on Monday in New …

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EU investigates after 3 countries ban Ukraine grain imports
1 year, 8 months ago

EU investigates after 3 countries ban Ukraine grain imports

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Slovakia became the third European Union country to ban food imports from Ukraine on Monday, deepening the challenge for the bloc as it works to help Ukraine transport its grain to world markets. At a briefing in Brussels, two spokespeople stressed gratitude to Poland and other Central European countries for supporting Ukraine, but said a solution must …

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Russia, Ukraine extend exceptional wartime grain deal to aid world's poor
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia, Ukraine extend exceptional wartime grain deal to aid world's poor

India Today  

An unprecedented wartime deal that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices are pushing more people into poverty was extended just before its expiration date, officials said Saturday. But Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Russian news agency Tass that Moscow …

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Even remote corners of Africa are feeling the costly impacts of war in Ukraine
2 years, 1 month ago

Even remote corners of Africa are feeling the costly impacts of war in Ukraine

NPR  

Even remote corners of Africa are feeling the costly impacts of war in Ukraine Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Seated on a mat in a muddy courtyard set back from a trash-strewn street, a small group of children are devouring their daily meal: a small hunk of fried bread dipped …

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Modi in G20 summit: 'Should find way to return to ceasefire & diplomacy,' says PM on Ukraine war
2 years, 1 month ago

Modi in G20 summit: 'Should find way to return to ceasefire & diplomacy,' says PM on Ukraine war

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of G20 summit called on for the path of ceasefire & diplomacy to end the ongoing Russia-Ukraine. The annual G20 Summit opened on Tuesday with world leaders set to discuss over the next two days challenges triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and more recently topped by Russia’s war in Ukraine. In his remarks …

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UK PM Rishi Sunak Calls For Global Action Against ‘Rogue State’ Russia At G20
2 years, 1 month ago

UK PM Rishi Sunak Calls For Global Action Against ‘Rogue State’ Russia At G20

ABP News  

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for coordinated global action to address international economic instability and fight back against the actions of a “rogue state” like Russia as he landed in Indonesia on Monday for the G20 Summit. Sunak warned that Russia is trying to “asphyxiate the global economy” as he laid out a five-point plan of action for the …

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IMF says Mideast, North Africa economies resilient in 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

IMF says Mideast, North Africa economies resilient in 2022

The Independent  

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UN: US buying big Ukraine grain shipment for hungry regions
2 years, 4 months ago

UN: US buying big Ukraine grain shipment for hungry regions

Associated Press  

BULLA HAGAR, Kenya — The United States is stepping up to buy about 150,000 metric tons of grain from Ukraine in the next few weeks for an upcoming shipment of food aid from ports no longer blockaded by war, the World Food Program chief has told The Associated Press. The keenly awaited first aid ship from Ukraine is carrying 23,000 …

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Inspectors OK 1st Ukraine grain ship but no sign yet of more
2 years, 5 months ago

Inspectors OK 1st Ukraine grain ship but no sign yet of more

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — The first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under a wartime deal passed inspection Wednesday in Istanbul and headed on to Lebanon. The Joint Coordination Center team included officials from Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations, who signed deals last month to create safe Black Sea shipping corridors to export Ukraine’s desperately needed …

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Russia and Ukraine sign grain export deal: What you should know
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia and Ukraine sign grain export deal: What you should know

Al Jazeera  

Russian and Ukraine pen agreement with UN and Turkey on reopening blocked Black Sea routes for grain exports. Russia and Ukraine have signed a landmark deal with the United Nations and Turkey on resuming grain shipments in an attempt to ease a global food crisis in which millions face hunger. The UN World Food Programme says some 47 million people …

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World food crisis may improve with Russia, Ukraine meeting to break grain impasse: Reports
2 years, 5 months ago

World food crisis may improve with Russia, Ukraine meeting to break grain impasse: Reports

India TV News  

Russia, Ukraine meet over grain crisis: Russia and Ukraine have started talks in Istanbul to break the grain impasse. Military officials from Russia and Ukraine were set to hold their governments' first face-to-face talks in months on Wednesday during a session in Istanbul devoted to a United Nations plan to export blocked Ukrainian grain to world markets through the Black …

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Ukraine war | Commercial wheat imports from India key supply line for Yemen: U.N. official
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine war | Commercial wheat imports from India key supply line for Yemen: U.N. official

The Hindu  

Commercial wheat imports from India have emerged as a key supply line for strife-torn Yemen in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.N. deputy relief chief has said, as New Delhi informed the U.N. Security Council that it has exported more than 2,50,000 tonnes of wheat to the West Asian country in the last three months. Assistant Secretary-General for …

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The West sticks to rhetoric against Russia-China amid flurry of summits
2 years, 5 months ago

The West sticks to rhetoric against Russia-China amid flurry of summits

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 10, 2022 18:00 IST June end was a period of frenetic international diplomatic activity: the annual NATO summit in Madrid between June 28 and 30; the G7 meeting in the Bavarian Alps in Germany between June 26 and 28; the EU summit on June 23 and 24 in Brussels; and a largely virtual meeting of BRICS leaders …

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Syrians fear effects of Russia blocking aid to rebel area
2 years, 6 months ago

Syrians fear effects of Russia blocking aid to rebel area

The Independent  

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Widodo’s Russia-Ukraine trip divides critics in Indonesia
2 years, 6 months ago

Widodo’s Russia-Ukraine trip divides critics in Indonesia

Al Jazeera  

Medan, Indonesia – When Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced plans to visit Russia and Ukraine last week, he raised hopes of a solution to export blockages that have sent food prices soaring globally. Following his visit to Moscow on June 30, Widodo on social media expressed his appreciation to Russian President Vladimir Putin for conveying “security guarantees for food …

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G7 pledges $5 billion to fight back against Putin's war on food
2 years, 6 months ago

G7 pledges $5 billion to fight back against Putin's war on food

Daily Mail  

The G7 summit in Germany wrapped up on Tuesday with leaders pledging to fight back against Vladimir Putin's war on food with $5 billion to help protect supplies. The G7 summit in Germany wraps up on Tuesday with leaders pledging to fight back against Vladimir Putin 's war on food with $5 billion to help protect supplies, according to a …

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Ending use of biofuels in UK petrol could feed 3.5 million people, says think tank
2 years, 6 months ago

Ending use of biofuels in UK petrol could feed 3.5 million people, says think tank

The Independent  

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