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The Latest Breaking News from the Black Sea

As Russia exits grain deal, which countries will be affected?

Almost 33 million metric tonnes of grain were exported since the Black Sea Grain Initiative was brokered a year ago.

Al Jazeera

Watch live: Final grain ship arrives in Turkey after Russia pulls out of Ukraine deal

Watch live as a final grain ship arrives in Turkey after Russia halted participation in a UN-brokered deal which lets Ukraine export grain through the Black Sea on Monday, 17 July.

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine Black Sea grain deal: All you need to know

Russia has declined to extend the Black Sea grain deal, stalling the export of Ukrainian grain to the rest of the world.

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Russian fighter aircraft hold combat drills over Baltic Sea

Air exercises come amid growing number of intercepts between NATO and Russian military planes over Baltic and Black Sea.

Al Jazeera

Russian fighter jets ‘intercept UK military aircraft over Black Sea’, Moscow claims

Two Russian Su-27 fighter jets intercepted three British military aircraft heading over the Black Sea towards the Russian border on Monday, the Russian Defence Ministry has claimed.

Evening Standard

Russia claims it has intercepted two British fighter jets flying over the Black Sea

Russia's defence ministry claims to have intercepted two British Typhoon jets accompanied by an RC-135 near to its border over the Black Sea before the foreign planes turned around and 'distanced themselves'

Daily Mirror

Russia adds trained whales and seals to fleet of dolphins guarding the Black Sea

Russia has trained dolphins guarding a vital Black Sea base and has added Beluga whales and dolphins to its ranks deploying them in Arctic waters

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1st-century coins from Jewish revolt against the Romans discovered near the Black Sea

Roman soldiers took coins minted by Jewish rebels in the Holy Land with them to a military camp in Georgia.

LiveScience

Ukraine has 'plan B' to continue exports if grain deal collapses - minister

Ukraine would be ready to continue exporting grain across the Black Sea as part of a "plan B" without Russian backing if Moscow pulls the plug on the current grain export deal and it collapses, Ukraine's farm minister said on Friday.

Reuters

Ukraine ratchets up threat against Russia after rare attack

Russia has put five aircraft out of action in an attack in western Ukraine and caused a fire at the Black Sea port of Odesa in air strikes.

The New Daily

Russia thwarts drone attack on Krasnodar oil refinery, officials say

Russia's air defence systems destroyed several drones as they approached the Ilsky oil refinery in the Krasnodar region near the Black Sea, local officials said on Sunday.

Reuters

Russia: Warship guarding Black Sea pipelines attacked by uncrewed Ukraine craft

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday the Russian warship Ivan Hurs had been attacked unsuccessfully in the early morning by three Ukrainian uncrewed speedboats in the Black Sea, on the approaches to the Bosphorus strait.

Reuters

The secret network of tunnels under ‘paranoid’ Putin’s bunker

Russian president understood to have huge underground lair built beneath his palace by the Black Sea

The Independent UK

Russia and Ukraine 'Black Sea grain corridor' deal to be extended - Erdogan

A deal allowing Ukraine to export crops from key ports via the Black Sea is to be extended, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed the Turkish-brokered agreement to extend a pact to allow shipments of grain from Ukraine to the global market for…

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The Ukraine grain deal is extended 2 months, helping ease the global food crisis

An agreement allowing Ukrainian grain to ship through the Black Sea has been extended for two months just a day before its expiration — overcoming Russia's threats to pull out of the deal.

Al Jazeera

Russia agrees to renew Ukraine Black Sea grain deal for 60 days

About 30.3 million tonnes of grain have been exported from Ukraine under the Black Sea deal.

Reuters

Russia confirms Black Sea grain deal renewed for two months, says 'distortions' remain

Russia confirmed on Wednesday that a deal to allow Ukraine to export its grain safely across the Black Sea, despite Russia's war in Ukraine, had been extended for two months.

Reuters

Explainer-What happens if Black Sea grain corridor deal is not extended?

A deal allowing Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea expires on May 18, with Kyiv hoping for an extension and Moscow pushing a list of demands in return for its support.

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The Independent UK

Russia's threat to exit Ukraine grain deal adds risk to global food security

The United Nations is racing to extend a deal that has allowed shipments of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger

Reuters

Kremlin says Russia's view on Black Sea grain deal understood by all parties

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia's stance on the Black Sea grain deal - that its own interests must be taken into account in talks aimed at extending it beyond May 18 - was understood by all relevant parties.

Reuters

Poland summons Russian ambassador over fighter jet incident

Poland summoned Russia's ambassador on Wednesday over an incident involving a Russian fighter jet and Polish border guard aircraft over the Black Sea early in May, a spokesperson for the Polish foreign ministry said.

Reuters

Polish plane on EU border patrol narrowly avoids collision with Russian jet

A Polish border guard aircraft on patrol for the European Union's border agency Frontex over the Black Sea near Romania narrowly avoided a collision with a Russian fighter jet on Friday, Romania and Poland said.

Bangkok Post

Russian jet intercepts Polish plane over Black Sea

A Russian fighter jet intercepted a Polish plane patrolling for the EU's border agency over the Black Sea, causing the pilots to temporarily lose control of the aircraft, Warsaw said Sunday.

Reuters

Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and UN to discuss grain deal on Friday

Technical personnel from Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, and the United Nations will meet on Friday to discuss a deal that allows the exports of Ukrainian grains on the Black Sea, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said.

Reuters

Russia to keep talking with UN before Black Sea grain deal deadline

Russia said on Wednesday that it will keep talking to the United Nations about the future of a deal that allows the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, but would not do anything to harm its own interests.

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