Russia offers Africa free fertilizer
The country is ready to transfer 300,000 tons of Russian fertilizers accumulated in EU ports due to Western sanctions to developing countries free of charge.
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Russia and Ukraine to hold Black Sea grain talks in Turkey
Ukraine is one of the world’s biggest exporters of wheat and other grain.
Russia reports first case of monkeypox
The surge of monkeypox infections has been reported since early May outside the West and Central African countries where the disease has long been endemic.
Putin says if West wants to defeat Russia on battlefield, ‘let them try’
Delivering one of his strongest speeches since he sent troops to Ukraine on February 24, Putin also raged against “totalitarian liberalism” that he said the West has sought to impose on the entire world.
Ukraine forces to retreat from battleground city: governor
The Ukrainians had already been pushed back from much of the city, leaving them in control of only industrial areas. Capturing Severodonetsk and its twin city of Lysychansk would give the Russians control of Lugansk, and allow them to push further into the wider Donbas.
Ukraine says lost control of Severodonetsk village
Russia’s capture of the hamlet with a pre-war population of around 1,000 people, is the latest around Severodonetsk, where Moscow’s army has met tough Ukrainian resistance.
Slovakia donates 5 helicopters, Grad rockets to Ukraine
Slovakia has donated military equipment to Ukraine worth 154 million euros ($160 million) since the beginning of the war
G7 leaders to hold video conference with Zelensky on Sunday
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he was “open” to imposing more sanctions on Russia and would be discussing measures with allies from the G7 in the next few days.
South Africa’s Ramaphosa in talks with Ukraine’s Zelensky
Despite widespread anger at its position, South Africa argues that negotiations are the best option to end the conflict.
IMF slashes global growth forecasts amid Ukraine war
The “seismic” impact of the war in Ukraine is spreading worldwide, causing the IMF on Tuesday to sharply downgrade its…
