Russia and Ukraine extend grain deal to aid world’s poor

A dump track unloads grain in a granary in the village of Zghurivka, Ukraine (Efrem Lukatsky/AP/PA)

An unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat has been extended.

The extension was announced by the United Nations and by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but neither confirmed the length of the extension.