Black Sea grain shipments resume

ISTANBUL - Russia and Turkey have reached an agreement to deliver grain free of charge to countries in need.

That includes Djibouti, Somalia and Sudan.

Russia returned to a grain deal this week which allows Ukrainian exports to pass through the Black Sea.

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The July agreement, brokered by the UN and Turkey, is up for renewal on 19 November.

That's three days after the G20 summit concludes in Bali.

On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would not take part in the G20 if Russian President Vladimir Putin attends.

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