Wheat prices jumped nearly 8% on Monday on news of explosions in the Ukrainian capital and other cities, trading data shows. According to analysts who spoke to Bloomberg, the rising prices are due to the escalation in the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, which has placed the Ukraine grain deal, due to expire in about a month,…

The Wikileaks publisher has been put on 24/7 lockdown in Belmarsh, his wife reports Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has tested positive for Covid-19 and is being kept in total isolation at Belmarsh Prison as he continues to fight extradition to the US, his wife Stella told media on Monday.

Warsaw has advised Its citizens to get out of Belarus as the Ukrainian conflict escalates Polish citizens in Belarus should leave the country “with available commercial and private means,” the Polish government has warned in guidance for travelers posted to its website on Monday. Warsaw published similar guidance for Poles staying in Russia last month.