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Russia's war on Ukraine is driving up wheat prices and threatens global supplies of bread, meat and eggs

Russia and Ukraine between them account for almost a quarter of the world’s wheat exports.

The Conversation · Mar 14, 2022

On the 3rd anniversary of the Christchurch attack, the Ukraine crisis asks the West to rethink its definitions of terrorism

As the Russian invasion unfolds, a deep vein of Ukrainian nationalism – already irritated by the annexation of Crimea and a Russian-backed insurgency in the Donbas region – has been unleashed.

The Conversation · Mar 14, 2022

ICRC warns besieged Ukrainian city Mariupol faces 'worst-case scenario' as it pushes for humanitarian action

Mariupol is facing extreme shortages of basic necessities and communication lines have all but gone silent. Friends and family of residents trapped by Russian shelling paint a picture of what is happening on the ground.

ABC News · Mar 14, 2022

EU member states agree new package of sanctions against Russia

European Union member states have agreed on a fourth package of sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, the office of the French EU presidency wrote on Twitter on Monday.

Reuters · Mar 14, 2022

Five worrying updates about Russia's invasion of Ukraine - including NATO 'war' and Irish security threat

While talks have been held between the two nations, it's uncertain what the immediate future looks like

Irish Mirror · Mar 14, 2022

Edinburgh bid to ban Russian state-sponsored performers from venues

The City Council's depute leader says the move will help to show the damage being done to Russia's cultural reputation by the war on Ukraine.

Edinburgh Live · Mar 14, 2022

‘We’re living a nightmare’: life in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine

Officials in Berdyansk and Melitopol were removed and local radio reports on ‘liberation from Nazis’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2022

The Fed, Interest Rates and Stagflation: An Interview with Jeffrey Gundlach

Jeffrey Gundlach, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, of DoubleLine joins Melissa Francis to share his take on the Fed, Interest Rates, and Stagflation.

StockNews.com · Mar 14, 2022

Evgeny Lebedev may be no secret agent: but would Boris Johnson notice if he was?

Wild parties in Tuscany and a peerage for the Russian newspaper owner are not signs of a precautionary approach, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2022

Activists arrested in France for occupying villa linked to Russian oligarch

French police on Monday arrested two activists who occupied a luxury villa in Biarritz, southern France, that they said was linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin's former son-in-law.

Reuters · Mar 14, 2022