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Anthropic sets IPO price range valuing it at up to $1.4tn Russia, Ukraine and US resume Abu Dhabi talks as Europe's role is contested Trump calls Iran war "effectively over" as Tehran denies talks Nvidia shares fall as FBI and board probe CEO Huang's affair Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles over Riyadh as Houthi war escalates Hot US inflation cements Fed hike as ECB and Bank of England lean toward more tightening Three tankers burn in Hormuz as US and Iran contest the strait Russia hits Ukraine's grid and Dnipro bridges as Ukrainian drones hit Russian industry Arrests ordered after deadly Izmir steel plant explosion Hegseth calls impeachment bid 'sabotage' as House vote nears Australia to create AI safety regulator after OpenAI agent breach France summons Iran's envoy and weighs sanctions over supermarket fridge cyberattack Brazil tables fossil-fuel exit roadmap at COP31 as Guterres urges action China's trade surplus passes $1 trillion as exports keep surging US moves tankers from second UK base after Iran threat Gaza floods leave tents under water as Israeli strikes go on Oil falls below $90 as Hormuz LNG and crude flows recover SoftBank swings to loss while TSMC shows resilient AI chip demand Canary Islands declare emergency as nearly 6,000 migrants arrive in ten days Iran lifts 2,000 km missile range limit and unveils underground missile city Merz threatens to block EU budget unless all members share Ukraine funding Fog-driven motorway pile-up kills at least 12 in Bulgaria Poland mourns Krakow shooting victims as gunman's interest in Breivik emerges US, China and Russia struggle to agree format for planned APEC leaders' meeting Violence in northern Nigeria drives tens of thousands into Niger Israel's new Knesset sworn in without a government Indonesian vice president Gibran to resign, presidential office says Russia-linked espionage arrests in Poland and the UK, including a US soldier California voters reject one-time billionaire wealth tax Gulf states approve military command headquarters in Kuwait Paraguay reimburses depositors after Ueno Bank seizure Bangladesh tribunal warns Hasina faces execution if she returns Israeli forces kill 14-year-old in West Bank as arson attacks continue Hungary detains Viktor Orbán's brother in people-smuggling probe Governments tighten rules on minors' online safety and AI assistants Data-centre backlash grows in the US, Nordic Europe and Thailand Alibaba's chip unit T-Head files confidentially for Hong Kong IPO Pope Leo draws an estimated 2.5 million to Mass in Buenos Aires Malaysian court clears Najib to start house arrest Pentagon removes WuXi AppTec from list of Chinese military companies US skips UN human rights review again Last Russian diesel tanker bound for US turns back Spanish train drivers strike after two deadly crashes as nationwide walkout looms Saudi liquidity squeeze adds pressure as PIF weighs fundraising Egypt detains rail staff as inquiry finds safety failures before deadly crash

Symbolic image: Ukrainian drones halt grain exports at Russia's biggest Black Sea port

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Ukrainian drones halt grain exports at Russia's biggest Black Sea port

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Ukrainian drones hit Novorossiysk and Russia's Krasnodar region overnight into Wednesday, halting all three grain terminals at the country's main wheat port. Three people were killed, among them an eight-year-old.

Grain shipments from Novorossiysk are impossible for now because of serious damage to terminal infrastructure, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on Thursday. A loading gallery at United Grain's Novorossiysk plant collapsed and several silos were damaged, and the Demetra and KSK terminals were hit as well. Wheat futures in Chicago rose as much as 4 percent on Wednesday. Russia's foreign ministry called Kyiv's campaign an attempt to incite chaos in the global food market.

Crimea loses power

More than 30 drones also targeted Sevastopol, damaging three apartment blocks and five houses in Balaklava without injuries, the Kremlin-installed head of the city said. FAZ reported a power cut in Crimea after the attack.

State of emergency in Novorossiysk

At least 24 people were injured, and officials cut the city's water supply after mains were damaged. Russia's defence ministry said air defences downed 502 drones overnight.

Kyiv curbs data on missile strikes

Ukraine's air force has restricted its morning reports on Russian ballistic launches, its press service confirmed, as Kyiv runs short of Patriot interceptors.

Other opinions

TASS omits the grain terminal damage and frames the day through Russian strikes on Odesa, Ochakov and Chernomorsk and Ukraine's 'catastrophic' lack of air defences.