you re watching the context on bbc news. five months since the war began, the first ship carrying grain has left ukraine under the watchful eye of the russians patrolling the black sea. the ship is bound for lebanon. we will get the thoughts tonight from odesa, where further ships are being loaded. germany turns back to coal as the gas shortages threaten a winter of blackouts and economic misery. but why are they not returning to nuclear? another weekend of extreme weather in the us as california s biggest wildfire this year continues to burn out of control. tonight with the context, nathalie tocci, former eu foreign policy advisor. and hagar chemali, former us government advisor, host of the political satire series oh my world. a warm welcome to the programme. rarely has a ship set sail from ukraine with so much hope, and so much anticipation, riding on it. the sierre leone registered razoni left the port of odesa at 09:30 this morning and into the black sea, bound for t
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bend it like beckham. now look my god, we did it! cheering live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s 6am in singapore, and 1am in kyiv where the first shipment of grain since the russian invasion of ukraine in february has left the southern port of odesa. the ship, the razoni, has left ukrainian waters and is making its way south on the black sea, carrying 26,000 tonnes of corn. it will be inspected off the coast of istanbul by un organised co ordinators who are managing the movement of vessels out of ukraine. then it will make its way out of the bosphorous strait and through the mediterranean, finally arriving in the port of tripoli in northern lebanon, in about a week s time. the shipment is part of efforts to ease a growing global food crisis. 0ur correspondent james waterhouse sent this report from 0desa. a familiar yet unfamiliar sight. for the first time in a l
good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this monday, august 1st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we begin with the situation in ukraine. in a significant breakthrough this morning, a ship carrying ukrainian grain set off from the port of odesa to for the first time since the war started back in february. ukraine s minister of infrastructure tweeted this video of the vessel which is carrying more than 26,000 tons of corn and is on its way to lebanon. the ship is expected to reach istanbul on tuesday where it will be inspected before being allowed to proceed. the move is part of an internationally brokered deal between kyiv and moscow, to release millions of tons of grain to foreign markets, and ease a growing food crisis. ukrainian officials say 16 more ships are waiting to depart odesa s port as part of that deal. meanwhile, russia advances have slowed, almost to a standstill, as newly-delivered western weapons are helping ukrainian forces re-claim
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