November 21, 2024
International

Grain shipments leave Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv trade accusations on the nuclear project

KYIV: Three grain ships left Ukraine on Friday as part of a historic agreement to prevent major food shortages, as Kyiv and Moscow traded accusations of attacking Europe’s largest nuclear site and shutting down a reactor. Since the beginning of their invasion, Russian forces have held the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power facility in southern Ukraine, and […]

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Business

Oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since the invasion of Ukraine as recession fears grow

BRITAIN/NEW YORK: The price of crude oil fell on Thursday to its lowest level before Russia invaded Ukraine in February as traders worried that there would be an economic crisis later this year that would undermine demand for energy. Benchmark After reaching a mid-session low of $93.20, the lowest since February 21, Brent oil futures […]

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International

Istanbul receives the first grain supply from Ukraine

ISTANBUL: As part of a historic arrangement aimed at easing a global food crisis brought on by the conflict, the first grain delivery from Ukraine since the Kremlin’s invasion five months ago sailed through Istanbul on Wednesday The journey of the Razoni, a ship flying the flag of Sierra Leone, from the Black Sea port […]

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