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A deal for Ukraine grain exports is due to be sealed in Istanbul

A deal for Ukraine grain exports is due to be sealed in Istanbul

The deal would allow Ukraine to resume shipments of grain from the Black Sea to world markets and Russia to export grain and fertilizers, ending a standoff that has threatened world food security.
by The Associated Press

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As Ukraine's war grinds on, soldiers are outgunned and injuries are rising

As Ukraine's war grinds on, soldiers are outgunned and injuries are rising

Ukraine's soldiers have held off a full-scale Russian invasion. But rising casualties are taking a toll — and the lackluster welcome soldiers received from some fellow citizens has hurt their morale.
by Emily Feng and Kateryna Malofieieva

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Why 100-degree heat is so dangerous in the United Kingdom

Why 100-degree heat is so dangerous in the United Kingdom

"We're used to treating hot spells as a chance to go play in the sun," said a top government scientist. "Our lifestyles and our infrastructure are not adapted to what is coming."
by Becky Sullivan

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Renewed Russian attacks strike several areas of Ukraine

Renewed Russian attacks strike several areas of Ukraine

Russia’s military campaign has been focusing on Donetsk and Luhansk, but Russian forces also have been pounding other parts of the country in a relentless push to wrest territory from Ukraine and soften Ukrainian morale.
by The Associated Press

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Biden says the U.S. will work to improve Palestinians' lives

Biden says the U.S. will work to improve Palestinians' lives

President Joe Biden says that he's committed to the two-state solution for Israel and an independent Palestinian state. But with that goal out of reach, he said, the U.S. will look to help Palestinians.
by Daniel Estrin, Asma Khalid, Ayana Archie and Bill Chappell

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How Russia's current war in Ukraine echoes its Crimean War of the 1850s

How Russia's current war in Ukraine echoes its Crimean War of the 1850s

Russia had a more powerful army. It didn't think the West would intervene. The invasion was poorly planned. We're not talking about Russia's current war, but about Russia's Crimean War in the 1850s.
by Greg Myre

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Biden heads to Mideast jittery about Iranian nuclear program

Biden heads to Mideast jittery about Iranian nuclear program

Joe Biden starts the first visit to the Middle East of his presidency with a monumental task: assuring uneasy Israeli and Saudi Arabian officials he's committed to preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power. 
by The Associated Press

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