A demonstrator waves a Ukrainian flag in front of the Chancellery during a demonstration to thank Germany for its support of Ukraine, in Berlin on June 11, 2022. (JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP) BERLIN – Germany's exports of military equipment to Ukraine accounted for more than a quarter of its overall arms exports by value in […]
A tractor sprays organic liquid fertilizer in a field at the Vargem Dourada farm in Padre Bernardo, Goias State, Brazil, on May 19, 2022. Fearing that the conflict in Ukraine will disrupt its crucial supply of fertilizer imports, Brazil´s agricultural sector is increasingly turning to natural alternatives, including remineralizers, or "agrominerals" — pulverized, nutrient-rich rocks […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (right) talk during a press conference after their bilateral meeting at the European Union headquarters in Brussels on Dec 16, 2021. (JOHN THYS / AFP) KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday he held a phone conversation with Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty […]
This handout picture taken and released by the Turkish Defense Ministry press office on Aug 3, 2022 shows an inspection delegation member inspecting the Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni carrying 26,000 tonnes of corn from Ukraine, off the coast of north-west Istanbul. (TURKISH DEFENSE MINISTRY / AFP) ISTANBUL – A drop in global wheat prices […]
This handout picture taken and released by the Turkish Defense Ministry press office on Aug 3, 2022 shows an inspection delegation member inspecting the Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni carrying 26,000 tonnes of corn from Ukraine, off the coast of north-west Istanbul. (TURKISH DEFENSE MINISTRY / AFP) ISTANBUL – A drop in global wheat prices […]
This combination of pictures shows (L-R) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he holds a press conference in Kyiv on June 16, 2022; Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he speaks during a signature ceremony of an initiative on the safe transportation of grain and foodstuffs from Ukrainian ports in Istanbul on July 22, 2022; and […]
In this file photo taken on May 1, 2022, a Russian serviceman patrols the territory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Energodar. (ANDREY BORODULIN / AFP) LVIV, Ukraine – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Ukraine on Thursday, with grain exports and concerns about […]
This photograph taken on August 2, 2022 shows the Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni carrying 26,000 tonnes of corn, off shore of north-west Istanbul. (OZAN KOSE / AFP) ISTANBUL / KIEV – The first grain-laden cargo ship leaving a Ukrainian port under a UN-brokered deal anchored off Istanbul on the Black Sea on Tuesday, waiting […]
This photograph taken on July 27, 2022 shows a computer screen displaying the Black Sea at the opening of the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) for Ukrainian grain exports in Istanbul on July 27, 2022. Türkiye formally opened a joint coordination center for Ukrainian grain exports under a UN-backed deal aimed at resuming shipments for the […]
A laborer works inside a mill of refined wheat flour at Khanna in India's Punjab state on May 18, 2022. (SAJJAD HUSSAIN / AFP) MUMBAI/BUENOS AIRES/LONDON – It only took 24 hours last month for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in India – the world's second-largest producer of wheat – to shelve its plans to […]