How does the war in Ukraine impact the global food supply?
UN warns it will have a catastrophic effect unless supplies from Ukraine are released.
The UN warns that the ongoing war in Ukraine is increasing the risk of a global food shortage and mass hunger. Will Russian President Vladimir Putin heed the calls to end the blockade of grain exports from Ukrainian ports? We will get an expert view from a former Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
And on Newsday we'll hear about a growing economic crisis around the globe - focusing on the US.
In Afghanistan there is huge concern about how the Taliban are policing every aspect of society - and our correspondent has been meeting the official vice and virtue inspectors.
And we go to Myanmar where the opposition is calling for International military support in their battle with the military regime there.
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