Bread prices in Poland could quadruple – former FM

Supply disruptions from Russia and Ukraine, which account for 30% of the world’s wheat exports and 20% of corn exports, have been driving up global food prices. In Poland, bread costs may quadruple by the end of this year, according to the head of the opposition Civic Platform party, former Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

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Ukrainian counteroffensive falling short of NATO expectations – The Times

The US-led military bloc “expected miracles” of Kiev’s troops, an American officer told the British newspaper NATO was overly optimistic about the Ukrainian military’s ability to regain ground before its summer counteroffensive, The Times reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed US officer. The British newspaper noted that officials in Kiev had begun blaming their Western…

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Conservative MPs look to oust Truss – Politico

The prime minister’s own party has reportedly turned on her, after a budget that threatened to tank the British economy British Prime Minister Liz Truss has lost the support of her own party, whose members are now searching for ways to remove her from office, Politico reported on Friday. Truss is already the least popular…

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