July 22, 2022

*) Ukraine grain exports deal set to be signed in Türkiye An agreement to restart grain shipments from Ukraine is set to be signed in Istanbul — a move that could ease a global food crisis that has sent wheat and other grain prices soaring. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN chief Antonio Guterres will attend the ceremony, where officials from Russia and Ukraine will be present. Ankara and the UN have been working on a plan to export grain stuck in Ukraine’s Black Sea ports due to the conflict between Kiev and Moscow. *) Sri Lanka gets new PM as security forces clear key protest site Senior Sri Lankan lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena has been sworn in as the crisis-hit country’s new prime minister. Seen as an ally of the Rajapaksa family, his appointment came hours after security forces cleared a protest site occupied by demonstrators angry at the Rajapaksas over a dire economic crisis. The 73-year-old Gunawardena is a school classmate of new President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was elected by lawmakers and sworn into office earlier this week. *) Israel's Supreme Court rules 'disloyal' citizens can be stripped of status Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that the state can revoke the citizenship of people who are involved in actions such as terrorism, espionage or treason. Thursday's ruling came after separate appeals in the cases of two Palestinian citizens of Israel. The court denied the removal of their citizenship, but said the practice itself was constitutional. It said the interior minister would have to grant permanent residency in such cases. Palestinian rights activists fear the law could be used "against Palestinian citizens of Israel". *) US Capitol riot probe slams Trump inaction, urges accountability A House panel probing the assault on the US Capitol laid out a searing indictment of Donald Trump's refusal to halt or condemn the violence and insisted he should be held accountable. Committee chairperson Bennie Thompson, speaking at the televised finale of a series of public hearing