According to government officials, Turkish police have apprehended a suspect in the bombing in central Istanbul that killed at least eight people and injured eighty-one.
The Ukrainian government said that the first ship carrying food aid to Africa from Ukraine since Russia began its invasion in February has left the country's Black Sea port
Taliban troops in Afghanistan and Iranian border guards engaged in combat on Sunday; the Taliban confirmed one fatality and one injured border official.
Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, denied suggestions that his country was to blame for the world food crisis while on a diplomatic offensive in Egypt.
A UN Security Council proposal that would have allowed Syria to receive cross-border aid for an additional year without Damascus' support has been vetoed by Russia.
