Russia-Ukraine grain deal to be signed today, says Turkey

Ukraine and Russia are expected to sign a deal Friday to re-open Black Sea ports to exporting grain, raising hopes an international food crisis triggered by Moscow’s invasion could be at an end. The proposed ‘package deal’ – which also includes fertiliser shipments – has been facilitated by Turkey and the United Nations; secretary-general Antonio Guterres Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan’sogan will be in attendance as the papers are signed in Istanbul.

YouTube to remove videos carrying misinformation about abortion: Report

YouTube on Thursday (local time) said that it will start removing videos containing false claims about abortion in a crackdown on misinformation about the medical procedure. “We believe it’s important to connect people to content from authoritative sources regarding health topics, and we continuously review our policies and products as real-world events unfold,” YouTube spokesperson Elena Hernandez said in a statement cited by CNN.

Putin is ‘entirely too healthy’, says CIA chief amid intense speculations

While international scrutiny of Russian President Vladimir Putin has intensified over recent months, the head of US foreign spy agency gave his candid assessment at an annual security forum on Wednesday. The Kremlin dismissed the speculative media reports saying the Russian president was in good health. Without a clear successor, according to a CNN report, Russia is “always a few sneezes away from a full-blown political crisis.”

Elon Musk says shirtless photo good motivation to exercise, eat healthier and…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s tweet came in reply to a Twitter user who joked: “According to new CDC guidelines anyone posting a shirtless pick of @elonmusk to make fun of him must also post a shirtless pic of themselves for comparison (sic).” Watch: Elon Musk’s Mykonos vacation pictures go viral amid Twitter lawsuit against himThe shirtless photos of Elon Musk were obtained by Page Six, where he was seen aboard a luxury yacht in Mykonos, Greece.

Major crackdown in Sri Lanka, protest camps cleared out in Colombo | Watch

Videos of how Sri Lankan security forces raided anti-government protest camps in Colombo on Friday, hours after the swearing-in of new President Ranil Wickremesinghe, emerged on social media. In one of such videos, shared by news agency ANI, a large number of security personnel can be seen barricading the Galle Face protest site entry in Colombo, while the protesters are clicking photos, and videos or confronting the security personnel.