Ukraine is one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat, corn and sunflower oil, but the war has prevented their export, endangering the world food supply.
Julia McCue
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Russia will cut off natural gas to Finland
The Finnish state-owned energy company refused President Vladimir Putin’s demand to pay in rubles.
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Naomi Osaka at French Open news conference: ‘I think I’m OK’
Osaka pulled out of Roland Garros in 2021 after being fined for skipping a press conference.
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Monkeypox spreads in Europe, U.S., baffling African scientists
Cases of the smallpox-related disease haven’t previously been seen among people with no links to central and West Africa.
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Farmer sues Volkswagen over climate change
The German farmer who the automaker is partly responsible for the impact that global warming is having on his family business.
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Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol
Russia’s state news agency quoted the defense ministry as saying a total of 2,439 Ukrainian fighters who had been holed up at the steelworks had surrendered since Monday, including over 500 on Friday.
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Biden sees South Korean chip plant as model for deeper ties to Asia
His first visit to Asia as president came as polling released Friday found his U.S. approval rating at 39%, the lowest of his presidency.
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Maine’s one-month halibut season opens
The halibut season in Maine is a tightly regulated one and runs from May 18 to June 13.
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Grief, anger from relatives of Buffalo supermarket shooting
Payton Gendron, wearing an orange jail uniform and a mask, was indicted by a grand jury Thursday.
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Jordan’s king formalizes half-brother’s house arrest, calls him erratic
The announcement was the latest chapter in an ongoing palace feud.