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Hello, im Darren Jordan and go out with a quick reminder. The headlights here on out 0. Ukraine is pushing ahead with efforts to restart grain exports. The convers biggest port was hit by missiles on saturday. Russia has admitted launching the attack on odessa saying it was trying to hit military targets, strikes of res, doubts of a rushes. Willingness to abide by a crucial agreement to unblock ukrainian ports were earlier ukraines president says his forces, but advancing towards the Southern Region of her son, which russia occupied early in the war, john handling the ports and the capital, keith Ukrainian Forces leave an important bridge in the strategic city of harrison pockmarked but Still Standing only of the woodland, you know, but perhaps not for long. This soldier says they are out gun by powerful russian artillery, but determined as soon my visible and social we will liberate chris on. Thats for sure. We will not give it away to the russia, long valley. Thats why we here. So ou
Ada one. They focused on issues at pressing the region, including the conflict in syria. And also discussed a un backed proposal to resume exports of ukrainian grain in the black sea to help ease the global fruit crisis. He says, has been progress in negotiations, thanks to mediation efforts by turkey. If you have a true of probability, though, if you, if you know, i want to thank you for your efforts in mediation providing a forum for negotiation on foot problems on the problem of grain export by the black sea. Once we move forward under your mediation, not all the problems have been resolved yet, but its already good that there is a movement out there. A senior political analyst mala, bashar has more quite clearly. I think there is some serious progress on the great issue on ukraine exports, a grain that will resolve a good part of the for the insecurity thats going on and much of the global shop. So i think thats important. I think we probably will share dissolve. Weve seen earlier
Hello, im sorry, im noisy in london now. Main stories now in less than 24 hours after you quite in russia. Assign deals with turkey to facilitate the resumption of grain exports from ukraine. Southern ports. One of those ports has been attacked. This is, according to the ukranian military. Russia has denied the attack. Alan fisher ports on this now from ukraine. The head, a telltale sign, ah, just hours after moscow signed an agreement with keith tele, Central Green shipments to leave odessa. Keep lexi port came under fire ah residence feeling for their lives. And claims a smoke clearly visible across the city. The Ukrainian Military says to russian caliber cruise missiles hit buildings at the port and that its air defenses brought down to others. I had no significant damage was close to the port infrastructure. The pump station was hit, it caught fire and the fire was taken out in the Ukrainian Foreign ministry has called the attack caught a spit in the face of turkey. And the United
A roger packs out of office. The 6 time Prime Minister will finish the remaining 2 years of roger packs is term, and l fernandez is in colombo. She explains the mood among protest this its not a very happy reaction from the general populace and of the protest as many of them who have camped here or just outside this building. Im here at the president ial secretary of the president s office outside which for 3 long months, there was a Concerted Campaign 1st to send home, go toby raj, epoxy as president , when he did not heed those calls, we saw him literally being chased out of office. He had to flee the country and then run a vicar missing a who he had brought in. As the Prime Minister has now assumed the top job of the land. Because he has been voted in by a majority of the parliamentarians, a 134 to 82 at that secret ballad. But for people, what they say is the parliamentarians have not heeded the will of the people. They said they have very clearly indicated that they have no confid