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Moscow threatens to walk away from grain deal if export requests aren’t met

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:02:33 GMT

Russia could quit a hard-fought grain deal as early as next month if its export conditions don’t improve, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin warned on Saturday, according to the TASS news agency.“We cannot be satisfied with how this memorandum is being implemented,” Vershinin told the Russian media outlet. “Barriers to our exports remain.”Vershinin’s remarks came just a day after a meeting with U.S. officials in Geneva to discuss the grain deal. Due to their role in ensuring global food security, Russian food and fertilizers have escaped Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. But the Kremlin is arguing that difficulties in terms of payment, insurance and logistics are making it harder to export them.Last month, the agreement was extended by two months, meaning that, if diplomatic efforts fall short, from July 17 on ships passing through the Bosphorus to collect cargoes from Ukraine’s southern ports and deliver them to world market...

Police investigating car crash near Grove Hall

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:02:33 GMT

A white car was found damaged on Washington Street near the area of Grove Hall after a crash early Saturday morning.There is damage to the hood of the car, but the cause of the crash or if there were any injuries is not clear.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Pedestrian taken to hospital after hit-and-run in Charlestown

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:02:33 GMT

A person was hit by a car in Charlestown on Main Street Saturday morning, and officials said the vehicle left the scene.The victim was struck just after 2 a.m. Saturday morning at 629 Main Street. They were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Vehicle leaves scene after hitting pedestrian in Dorchester

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:02:33 GMT

A person was hit by a car early Saturday morning in Boston at Dorchester Avenue and Freeport Street, according to Boston police. The incident occurred around 1:45 a.m., and according to authorities, the vehicle left the scene.The victim declined any medical treatment.

Bill Bradley, who tells his unique story in new doc ‘Rolling Along,’ talks Knicks, gambling and healing America

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:02:33 GMT

In routine and preparation, Bill Bradley was brought back to his playing days.The Knicks legend had established a goal of telling his life story as a theatrical performance adapted to film, a 90-minute solo act that Bradley wrote and committed to memory during strolls around Central Park.Before his live shows, Bradley made sure to regiment his meals, nap and exercise. It was like readying himself for a tipoff at Madison Square Garden.“It was like re-orienting my life to when I was a Knick,” Bradley tells the Daily News. “When the big night came at 7:30.”Bradley was so nervous during the first rehearsal that his mind went blank.“I lost it,” he said.But the actual performance went well. And on Friday, Bradley’s latest ambitious venture, “Rolling Along,” will premiere as a documentary film at the School of Visual Arts Theater on 23rd St. It’s certainly a unique story of a small-town Missourian who became a Princeton cum laude ...

U.S. Coast Guard offloads $76 million worth of cocaine in San Diego

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:02:33 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- More than 5,776 pounds of narcotics were offloaded Friday by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) crew, officials announced. The interception, which occurred in May, took place in international waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Central and South America, USCG explained. Over 2k pounds of meth found in vehicle carrying brussels sprouts "Preventing these drugs from reaching our country not only saves lives, but reduces violence, corruption and instability,” said Rear Adm. Andrew Sugimoto, Commander of the Coast Guard Eleventh District. “I commend the Alert’s crew for their hard work and continued efforts to ensure the illegal and dangerous process of bringing drugs into this country is put to a stop.”USCG did not say who was transporting the drugs or where they are believed to come from. This information has yet to be released. “Alert’s crew and attached aviation detachment overcame numerous challenges to flawlessly execute our assigned coun...

A fight for ‘the future of us all,’ Trudeau says in speech to Ukraine’s parliament

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:02:33 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed Ukraine’s parliament today, calling the fight against Russia’s invasion a battle “for the future of us all.”He received several standing ovations during the 25-minute speech before a special session of the national legislature, known as the Verkhovna Rada.Trudeau also told the lawmakers that Canada will support their country’s bid for membership in the NATO military alliance and that peace must be achieved on Ukrainian terms and by  total withdrawal of  Russian forces.Trudeau’s address is part of an unannounced visit to Kyiv, where he pledged help for Ukraine’s military, including more weapons and fighter-pilot training, worth $500 million in new funding.Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland met Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and some of his senior advisers and his trade minister, as well as both countries’ ambassadors.This is the second time that Trudeau ha...

Next 48 hours crucial in Quebec wildfire fight as rain expected Monday: Bonnardel

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:02:33 GMT

MONTREAL — The next 48 hours will be crucial in Quebec’s wildfire fight in northern and western parts of the province, with rain forecast for Monday but warmer, humid temperatures expected until then.Public Security Minister François Bonnardel says authorities are concerned for Normétal, located 720 kilometres northwest of Montreal in the Abitibi region, where fires are burning nearby. Another major fight is taking place in Lebel-sur-Quévillon, a northern municipality where the province’s largest fire is about five kilometres southeast of the community but also within a few kilometres of the Nordic Kraft pulp mill.The situation remains stable in Chibougaumau, Mistissini, Chapais and Oujé-Bougoumou, where numerous teams are deployed.Bonnardel says there are more than 130 fires burning in the province and teams have prioritized 37 of them, with 861 firefighters on the ground and 20 water bombers part of the fight.Provincial authorities say 13,810 Quebecers have been evacua...

Nigeria’s central bank chief arrested after being suspended by president

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:02:33 GMT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s central bank chief has been arrested hours after being suspended from office by the country’s new president, authorities said Saturday.Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, is in “custody for some investigative reasons,” Nigeria’s secret police said in a statement without providing further details.The country’s new president, Bola Tinubu, suspended Emefiele as the central bank governor on Friday night, nine years after he was appointed to office to oversee the monetary policy affairs of Africa’s biggest economy and most populous country.Emefiele’s suspension “is sequel to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy,” according to a statement from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, a deputy governor at the bank, immediately took over as acting governor.Emefiele’s arrest culminates months of investigation into his office by Ni...

4 Colombian children survived plane crash and 40 days alone in the Amazon jungle

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:02:33 GMT

By MANUEL RUEDA (Associated Press)BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Four Indigenous children survived an Amazon plane crash that killed three adults and then wandered on their own in the jungle for 40 days before being found alive by Colombian soldiers.Officials in the South American country announced their rescue Friday, bringing a happy ending to a saga with highs and lows as searchers frantically combed through the rainforest hunting for the youngsters. By Saturday, as the children received treatment at a military hospital in the capital, Bogota, it remained unclear how the siblings, including an 11-month-old, managed to survived.President Gustavo Petro celebrated the news upon returning from Cuba, where he signed a cease-fire with representatives of the National Liberation Army rebel group. He is expected to meet with the children Saturday.Petro called them an “example of survival” and predicted their saga “will remain in history.”Damaris Mucutuy, an aunt of the children, told a radio sta...