Putin to meet Erdogan amid push to revive Ukraine grain deal
						 
					The announcement of Monday’s meeting in Sochi comes amid international efforts to patch up the Black Sea Grain Initiative. 
 
						War in Ukraine sees Ireland reckon with its policy of neutrality
						 
					Ireland is attempting to balance its policy of military neutrality with a desire to support Ukraine on a political level. 
 
						Ukrainian drone hits Russia’s Kursk region, Moscow repels attack: Officials
						 
					Russia’s Kurchatov town the target of Ukrainian drone attack as air defences stop drone’s advance on Moscow, officials say. 
 
						Ukraine’s troops push towards Russia’s rear defences
						 
					Ukrainian forces advance south and east to the rear of Russia’s first line of defence during the 79th week of the war. 
 
						US warns N Korea against selling weapons to Russia for Ukraine war
						 
					White House says Pyongyang should ‘cease its arms negotiations’ with Moscow amid escalating tensions with Washington. 
 
						Britain’s top diplomat Cleverly visits China to stabilise frayed ties
						 
					Britain’s foreign secretary says he raised human rights issues ‘in every single meeting’ he held in China. 
 
						BRICS expansion: A warning to the US, but not a ‘new Cold War’
						 
					BRICS is alluring to aspiring members precisely because it does not require them to commit to an alliance. 
 
						Putin will not attend G20 summit in India next month
						 
The Russian president faces arrest if he travels abroad on a warrant accusing him of war crimes in Ukraine, issued by the International Criminal Court. 
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