⚡US issues license to allow swaps auction on Russian bonds, Treasury says

❗Guterres urges all sides to spare no effort to implement their commitments under newly reached grain deal

❗Safe corridor in Black Sea to start operating in coming days - Erdogan

⚡⚡Russia signs grain deal with UN, Turkey in Istanbul, Sputnik correspondent says

❗UN estimates grain deal to ensure monthly export of 5mln metric tons of grain from Ukraine

Sputnik video of the signing of documents on the grain deal in Istanbul

📹Human shields: the Ukrainian military intentionally dug trenches near civilian houses in Lisichansk (the last city in the LPR cleared of Ukrainian troops before the full liberation of the republic)

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Sputnik correspondent video: Ukraine's minister of infrastructure is leaving the place where the grain deal was signed

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The Russian delegation is leaving the Dolmabahce Presidential Office in Istanbul, where the grain deal was signed. A bus with Russian journalists is also seen in the Sputnik correspondent’s video

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📹Before leaving, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan approached Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and thanked him

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Grain deal signed in Istanbul

▪The deal regulates the export of Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea from three ports (Odessa, Chernomorsk, Yuzhny) and the export agreement is valid for 120 days and can be extended

▪The ports won't be cleared of mines, ships will travel along safe fairways

▪The agreement does not stipulate military escort of ships

▪A coordinating center will be created in Istanbul to monitor the process and resolve any possible incidents: its members are Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

▪Vessels going to Ukraine will be inspected for carrying weapons

▪Full-fledged movement of ships to and from Ukrainian ports for the export of food may begin in a couple of weeks

▪The Ukrainian side assures that the routes agreed on in the deal are safe

▪Before the agreement was signed, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and signed a memorandum on facilitating the supply of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers to global markets

🐝Drake's personal hater? A bee attacked the rapper when he was on vacation in St. Tropez, with the artist needing help to cope with the insect

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🛸Is the Pentagon afraid of UFOs? A new office responsible for investigating the nature of UFOs near secret US military sites is about to open

💬Nuland says grain deal very well structured in terms of monitoring and channels product has to get out

📹Man shouting at Jill Biden during her visit to Arethusa Farm Dairy in New Haven, Connecticut: “Your husband is the worst president we’ve ever had!”

Jill Biden: “Thank you, thank you for your support!”

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😎Good News Friday: Reviewing the positive news of the past week

▪To drink or not to drink? A glass of wine may be good for your health, one study says (but it only applies to people over 40);

▪Villagers in India's Uttar Pradesh saw a pair of frogs get married... to invoke rains during the monsoon;

▪In California, a mother bear and her cub broke into a house to eat some donuts;

▪Staying cool: Finland-based supercomputer LUMI will be used to tackle climate change;

▪In the US, a black cat called Rowdy who escaped from a kennel at an airport was found safe and sound after a widespread rescue operation;

▪The rapper Drake was caught on video attempting to dodge a bee in panic

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⚡Biden authorizes another $175mln in military aid for Ukraine, including defense articles, education and training

❗US jury finds former Trump aide Bannon guilty of contempt of Congress - CNN