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Cargo ships anchored in the Marmara Sea await to cross the Bosphorus Straits in Istanbul.
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November 2, 2022

Suspension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative

In suspending this arrangement, Russia is again weaponizing food in the war it started.

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    Call to End Renewed Violence in Eastern DRC

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