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Ukraine shipments resume but Russia casts doubt on grain deal
Ukraine shipments resume but Russia casts doubt on grain deal

Grain shipments from Ukraine resumed on Thursday after Russia quickly returned to a deal allowing their safe passage through the Black Sea following international pressure. After Wednesday's announcement that Russia was rejoining the deal, the UN on Thursday said seven vessels were transiting through the Black Sea shipping corridor.

US personnel tracking American-supplied gear in Ukraine
US personnel tracking American-supplied gear in Ukraine

US personnel are inspecting stocks of American-supplied military equipment in Ukraine as part of efforts to keep track of gear provided to Kyiv's forces, the Pentagon said Thursday. US personnel are conducting inspections "wherever the security conditions allow," while the Defense Department is also training Kyiv's forces so they can provide data from areas where embassy teams cannot go.

Germany wrestles with economic dependence on China
Germany wrestles with economic dependence on China

As Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to Beijing, policymakers and businesses at home are grappling with an existential question: how can they reduce their reliance on China and can they survive without the world's second-largest economy? Before heading to Beijing, Scholz sketched out the contours of his China strategy in an newspaper op-ed.

10 years after rebel occupation, east DR Congo city fears new assault
10 years after rebel occupation, east DR Congo city fears new assault

In the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, fears are rising of an imminent assault by a bloody rebel group whose resurgence has stoked diplomatic tensions in central Africa. - 'Criminals' - The M23's resurgence has destabilised regional relations in central Africa, with the DRC accusing its smaller neighbour Rwanda of backing the militia.