This photograph taken on July 27, 2022 shows a computer screen displaying Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian and United Nations's flags at the opening of the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) for Ukrainian grain exports in Istanbul on July 27, 2022.

Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian and United Nations flags are displayed on a computer screen at the opening of the Joint Coordination Centre in Istanbul.

Ozan Kose is pictured.

Norway's U.N. ambassador said that the Security Council was unable to agree on a statement welcoming the deal.

The Secretary-General and Turkey's government were praised in the statement.

The Norwegian Ambassador told The Associated Press that Norway and Mexico had been working for days to unify the council in one message. This was not possible.

Russia and Ukraine signed agreements with Turkey and the United Nations to clear the way for Ukraine to export 22 million tons of grain and other agricultural goods that have been stuck in Black Sea ports because of Russia.

It's Associated Press.

The journalist who became known internationally after protesting against the Russian military action in Ukraine during a prime-time news broadcast on state television appeared in court accused of defaming the Russian army.

A man named Alexander Nemenov is pictured.

Marina was found guilty of defaming Russia's armed forces by protesting the war on live television.

The judge in Moscow said that social media posts by Ovsyannikova were proof.

The evidence shows that the woman is guilty. There is no reason to question its authenticity. The proceedings were called "absurd" by the woman.

The evening news broadcast on the main Russian news channel, Channel 1 is seen on a laptop as it is interrupted by a woman protesting the war in Ukraine. An employee of the network ran onto the stage with a sign that read "No war" and "They're lying to you here".

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Russia issued a law forbidding the spreading of "fake news" about its armed forces within days of the invasion.

The person isNatasha Turak.

A view of the damage caused by a rocket strike in Odesa region. Local media reported that Russia launched a missile attack on the Odesa region.

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Turkey's Foreign Minister said at a press conference that there needs to be focus on reaching a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine.

The deal being carried out successfully could foster trust between the two sides and increase the chances of a diplomatic solution to the war that's been raging since Russia invaded its neighbor in February.

Since Turkey brokered the deal, Russia launched missiles at the port city of Odesa and the second-largest city of Kharkiv, and other areas.

Farmers harvest a wheat field in the Ukrainian Kharkiv region in the summer of 2022.

Agence France-Presse has images of Sergey Bobok.

One of the world's top exporters of grain and its produce feeds millions, particularly in the Middle East and Africa, as a result of Russia's blocking of Ukrainian ports.

The person isNatasha Turak.

The mayor of the second largest city in the country said that no part of it is safe.

The Russians are trying to turn the city of Kharkiv into a poor place, according to the man. They won't be successful. The people of Kharkiv have weapons in their hands.

Nine districts in the city are being bombed at various times. He said that there is no way to say that any place in Kharkiv is safe.

Rescue teams dig through the rubble of buildings destroyed in overnight attacks in a search for survivors in the city of Chuhuiv, Kharkiv region, on July 25, 2022.

Agence France-Presse has images of Sergey Bobok.

It is safe in the shelter and in the metro. There is no place in the city where you can say it is safe.

At the end of March, half of the city's population had left. At least three people, including a 13-year-old boy, were killed last week when Russian shelling resumed. Many hundreds of people are estimated to have died in the city.

The person isNatasha Turak.

In Lubmin's industrial park, northeastern Germany, a container is decorated with a map showing theNord Stream 2 gas line, which was expected to deliver Russian gas to European households.

John Macdougall is featured in a photo.

On Wednesday, natural gas flows from Russia to Germany were reduced to 20% of their full capacity.

The company said it had a supply of 42.1 million gas meters.

Russia is accused of trying to blackmail nations like Germany by blaming the reduction on maintenance of a turbine. The supply squeeze has led to an increase in natural gas prices.

Consumers are less likely to spend on other goods and services because of higher gas prices. Analysts at Barenberg said in a new research note that they think the Eurozone will fall into recession this autumn.

The person is Matt Clinch.

Stephen Lovegrove, the U.K.'s national security advisor, said that global communication channels from the Cold War are no longer available.

He said at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in the U.S. that the two blocks of the USSR and NATO were able to reach a shared understanding of doctrine.

Moscow and Beijing are the only places where datememe is not known.

The world benefited from a series of negotiations and dialogues that improved our understanding of Soviet doctrine and capabilities.

This gave us both a higher level of confidence that we wouldn't make a bad mistake.

You can watch the entire video here.

The person is Matt Clinch.

According to the U.K. intelligence update, the Ukrainians are making good progress in their attempt to take the southern city of Kherson from the Russians.

The city was taken early on in the Russian invasion and is now cut off from other Russian territories.

The northern boundary of Russian-occupied Kherson is likely to have been established by the Ukrainian forces.

On Wednesday, the Ukrainian government confirmed that it had attacked the bridge.

The person is Matt Clinch.

There is a monument on the embankment in front of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant that was used by the Russians to bombard the city of Nikopol. A senior advisor to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said that Russian forces had seized the second biggest power plant in the country.

Ukr Inform has Dmytro Smolyenko.

According to NBC News, a senior advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that Russian forces had seized the second biggest power plant in the country.

Oleksiy Arestovych said in an interview that Moscow will be redeploying large numbers of troops to three southern regions.

Russian-backed forces had claimed to have captured the plant. According to the U.K. Ministry of Defence, a private Russian military company probably succeeded in making tactical advances in the Donbas around the Vuhlehirska Power Plant.

The situation in Ukraine can change quickly and it can be hard to confirm a front-line development.

There is a person named Natalie Tham.

The Secretary of State spoke about US policy towards China at an event hosted by the Asia Society Policy Institute.

Agence France-Presse has a photo of JimWatson.

The Secretary of State will have a discussion with his Russian counterpart about the release of two Americans.

In his phone call with the Russian Foreign Minister, which would be the first since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Blinken said he would discuss the release of the two Americans who have been wrongly imprisoned.

He wouldn't give any details of the proposal that was made to the Russians over the course of so many weeks.

The U.N. brokered plan to restart agricultural exports from Ukrainian ports will be discussed by Blinken.

The person isAmanda Macias.

The vessel is waiting to be loaded at the Reni river port on the Danube river.

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