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Ukraine says Black Sea grain deal ship inspections are resuming

Inspections of ships are resuming under a U.N.-brokered agreement on the safe export of grain from Ukrainian Black Sea ports, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Apr 19, 2023

India surpasses China as world’s most populous nation, UN says

NEW DELHI: India has overtaken China as the world’s most populous nation, according to UN data released Wednesday.

The Times of India · Apr 19, 2023

Russia accuses Ukraine of sabotaging grain deal with bribery scheme

Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of sabotaging the Black Sea grain deal by demanding bribes from ship owners to register new vessels and carry out inspections under the cover of a deal the United Nations hopes could ease a global food crisis.

Reuters · Apr 19, 2023

A moment that changed me: my fiance left me on our wedding day – and it led to my dream job and true love

His decision to end our relationship arrived out of the blue, not long after I had quit my job as a journalist. The next day, I was interviewing for a role that would transform my life

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023

Sudan clash: Death toll reaches 270, over 2,600 injured

As many as 270 people have been killed and more than 2,600 have been injured in the unrest in Sudan, according to WHO officials citing Sudan's Ministry of Health Emergency Operations Center. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 19, 2023

Japan prepares to evacuate citizens from Sudan

Japan's defense ministry has begun preparations to evacuate its citizens from Sudan amid deadly fighting, a top government spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Apr 19, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv receives Patriot missile systems from US and Germany – as it happened

Ukraine defence minister said he had first lobbied for the Patriots in August 2021, before the invasion

The Guardian - AU · Apr 19, 2023

India's population to overtake China, with 2.9 million more people by mid-2023, UN estimates

India is poised to overtake China as the world's most populous nation, with almost 3 million more people than its neighbour by the middle of this year, data released on Wednesday by the United Nations showed.

Reuters · Apr 19, 2023

Sudanese residents running out of supplies as gunfire in Khartoum shatters ceasefire plans

Sudanese residents say they're running out of supplies as heavy gunfire shatters plans for a ceasefire in the capital Khartoum.

ABC News · Apr 19, 2023

Trump says he would ban homelessness, put violators in ‘tent cities’

Former President Donald Trump, the front-runner in the 2024 Republican primary field, wants to make homelessness illegal and send violators away to camps for rehabilitation.

Boston Herald · Apr 18, 2023