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Two More Grain Ships Sail from Ukraine, Turkey Says

Two more grain-carrying ships sailed from Ukraine's Chornomorsk port on Tuesday, Turkey's defense ministry said, as part of a deal to unblock Ukrainian sea exports. The United Nations and Turkey brokered the agreement last month after warnings that the halt in grain shipments caused by the conflict could lead to…

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Ship carrying grain from Ukraine arrives in Istanbul

The first of the ships to leave Ukraine under a deal to unblock grain supplies amid the threat of a global food crisis arrived at its destination in Turkey

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Putin, Erdogan Agree to Boost Cooperation, Some Rouble Payments for Gas

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Friday to boost cooperation in the transport, agriculture, finance and construction industries, they said in a joint statement after a four-hour meeting. Turkey mediated a deal signed by Ukraine, Russia and the United Nations in Istanbul last month under…

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Three new ships with grain leave Ukraine under landmark deal

Three ships loaded with grain under a recently concluded deal have left Ukrainian ports, the Turkish defenсe ministry and Reuters witnesses said on Friday.

Reuters

Shells hit power lines at Ukraine nuclear plant, fighting in east

Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Friday of shelling Europe's biggest nuclear power plant as fighting raged again in the crucial border region of the Donbas and three more ships left ports carrying previously blockaded Ukrainian grain.

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First Ukraine grain ship passes inspection in Istanbul

The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain to world markets since Russia’s invasion leaves Turkey en route for Lebanon.

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Says First Grain Ship ‘Nothing’, Economy in Coma

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy dismissed the importance of the first grain export shipment from his country since Russia invaded, saying it was carrying a fraction of the crop Kyiv must sell to help salvage its shattered economy. His downbeat comments, via video to students in Australia on Wednesday, came as…

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Ship with Ukrainian corn anchored off Turkey for inspection

The first cargo ship loaded with Ukrainian grain to leave the country since the Russian invasion began is anchored at an inspection area in the Black Sea off the coast of Istanbul

The Independent UK

Bad weather in Black Sea slows 1st Ukrainian grain shipment

The first cargo ship to leave Ukraine since Russia invaded its neighbor more than five months ago has run into bad weather in the Black Sea and is set to arrive later than scheduled in Istanbul

The Independent UK

The Turkish school preserving culture of young Uighurs in exile

In Istanbul, a ‘Uighur School’ is teaching and housing children whose families face persecution in Xinjiang, China.

Al Jazeera

First Ukraine grain ship will anchor off Istanbul on Tuesday -minister

The first ship carrying grain to leave Ukraine under a safe passage agreement will anchor off the coast of Istanbul around 1200 GMT on Tuesday for a joint inspection, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Monday.

Reuters

First ship leaving Ukraine has 26,000 tonnes of corn -coordination centre

The first ship to leave Ukraine's Odesa port since Russia's invasion will carry more than 26,000 tonnes of corn and undergo an inspection in Istanbul before continuing to Lebanon's Tripoli, a U.N.-led monitoring centre said on Monday.

Reuters

First Grain-Carrying Ship Could Leave Ukraine on Aug. 1

The possibility of the first grain-exporting ship leaving Ukraine's ports on Monday is high, a spokesperson for President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. Speaking in an interview with broadcaster Kanal 7, Ibrahim Kalin said the joint coordination center in Istanbul will probably complete the final work on the exporting routes…

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Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt on Brink of Collapse, Says Not Seeking Power

After struggling with years of “fragmentation, division and conflicts,” the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt announced that it was not seeking power in the north African country. Acting leader of the banned group, Ibrahim Munir declared: “We will not wage a new struggle for power in Egypt.” He made the announcement…

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Media War Deepens Division Among Muslim Brotherhood’s Foreign Fronts

Muslim Brotherhood of foreign fronts exchanged accusations after the conflict arose between the “Istanbul Front” led by former Sec-Gen Mahmoud Hussein and the “London Front” led by acting leader Ibrahim Munir. The crisis heightened after the London Front formed a new Shura Council, dismissing six members of the Istanbul Shura,…

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Mystical Water Underworld of Past Empires Reopens in Istanbul

Justinian the Great would have been proud. The Basilica Cistern he built for the capital of his Eastern Roman Empire in modern-day Istanbul has reopened after a five-year makeover that has transformed the water storage site into a refreshingly cool haven of underground sound and light. Built in AD 542…

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Ukraine moves closer to resuming grain exports as UN-backed deal is agreed

Ukraine has said it has restarted operations at its blockaded Black Sea ports as it moved closer to resuming grain exports with the opening of a coordination centre in Istanbul to oversee a UN-backed deal.

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Fenerbache fans slammed for chanting Vladimir Putin's name v Dynamo Kiev

The disgraceful incident occurred during the second leg of the second qualifying round tie at the Ulker Stadium in Istanbul on Wednesday night

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First Ukraine Grain Exports Likely This Week under Deal, Says Turkish Official

The headquarters overseeing exports of Ukrainian grains is set to be unveiled in Istanbul on Wednesday after a landmark UN deal last week, and a senior Turkish official said the first ship is likely to depart Black Sea ports in a few days. Russia and Ukraine signed the deal on…

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First Ukraine grain exports likely this week under deal -Turkish official

The headquarters overseeing exports of Ukrainian grains is set to be unveiled in Istanbul on Wednesday after a landmark U.N. deal last week, and a senior Turkish official said the first ship is likely to depart Black Sea ports in a few days.

Daily Mirror

Model, 24, plunges 60 feet to her death at hotel hours after 'staggering' on CCTV

Sofia Olifrenko, 24, died instantly after falling from the fifth-floor room in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 18 - a man who went to the hotel with her has been released from custody

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Russia’s Defense Ministry: Grain Coordination Center Launched in Istanbul

The Joint Coordination Center (JCC), established as part of a landmark deal to resume grain exports from Ukraine, has started work in Istanbul, Russia's defense ministry said on Tuesday The Russian delegation to the JCC will arrive in Turkey today and begin work in a four-way format, alongside Turkey, Ukraine…

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Russia's defence ministry: grain coordination centre launched in Istanbul

The Joint Coordination Centre (JCC), established as part of a landmark deal to resume grain exports from Ukraine, has started work in Istanbul, Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday

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Russia Says it Struck Ukrainian Warship, Harpoon Missiles Depot in Odesa

Russian forces have destroyed a Ukrainian warship and US-supplied Harpoon anti-ship missiles in the Ukrainian port of Odesa, Russian news agencies quoted the defense ministry as saying on Sunday. "A docked Ukrainian warship and a warehouse with US-supplied Harpoon anti-ship missiles were destroyed by long-range precision-guided naval missiles in Odesa…

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Liverpool star almost punched boss in the face as anger spilled over on transfer deadline day

Jerzy Dudek arrived at Anfield in one of Liverpool's most unusual ever transfer deals and, despite a number of lows during a rollercoaster six years at the club, wrote his name into legend after helping inspire the Reds' miraculous fifth Champions League triumph in Istanbul

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