Russia’s Medvedev warns Moscow will scrap grain deal if G7 bans exports

(Reuters) – Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday that if the G7 moved to ban exports to Russia, Moscow would respond by terminating the Black Sea Grain deal that enables vital exports of grain from Ukraine. The Group of Seven (G7) countries are considering a near-total ban on exports to Russia, Japan’s Kyodo…

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Paris, Kyiv, Baltic states dismayed after China envoy questions Ukraine sovereignty

PARIS (Reuters) -France, Ukraine and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania expressed dismay after China’s ambassador in Paris questioned the sovereignty of former Soviet countries like Ukraine. Asked about his position on whether Crimea is part of Ukraine or not, Chinese ambassador Lu Shaye said in an interview aired on French television on…

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India home minister challenges account of 2019 deadly attack on military convoy

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has nothing to hide concerning a deadly attack on a military convoy in Kashmir in 2019, India’s home minister said. Earlier this month, Satya Pal Malik, the then-Jammu and Kashmir governor, alleged that paramilitary personnel were denied air transport and were made to travel by…

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Israelis protest planned judicial overhaul ahead of 75th independence day

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Israelis joined protests on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to tighten controls on the Supreme Court, ahead of Israel’s independence day marking 75 years since establishment of the Jewish state. The plans were paused last month in the face of a wave of strikes and…

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Activists gather for Earth Day, urge action to avoid ‘dystopian’ future

(Reuters) -Climate change campaigners gathered in New York’s Times Square on Earth Day to urge action on global warming and cuts in plastics use while volunteers worldwide planted trees and cleared trash to mark the 54th annual celebration of the environment. Earth Day this year, officially on Saturday, follows weeks of extreme weather with temperatures…

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