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Ukrainian grain exports decreased in March and are expected to further slow down this year amid lower supply and smaller harvest predictions. As one of the main grain exporters in the world, Ukraine’s food products are crucial for global food security.
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-grai…

Anyone who's curious about Oxford's May morning traditions - this is for you!

Hanging in there; thank you all who’ve bought a copy #EarthTransformed

Well that’s a relief. 😱😱😱

‘This necessitates a reassessment of the historical significance of these sites.’
I loved writing about Jayvarman VII in #EarthTransformed - one of the most enthusiastic builders of all time. Important new finds that are very exciting for Khmer history….
phnompenhpost.com/national/archa…

🏆📢 Prize winner Announcement!
We are delighted to announce the winner of our 2024 Olivette Otele Prize: Tionne Alliyah Parris (University of Hertfordshire).

Join us on Thursday 30th May, 5:30-7:00pm for Tionne's 2024 Olivette Otele Prize Winning Lecture via Zoom🧵(1/3)

CULTIVATING THE PLANT HUMANITIES:
FREE lecture by Yota Batsaki, Exec Director Dumbarton Oaks Royal Holloway 9 May 2024 17:30 BST More: eventbrite.co.uk/e/cultivating-… #PlantHumanities Kew Science Kew Gardens Library and Archives RHUL GeoHumanities Arts and Humanities Research Council

This steatite Stamp seal of the Dilmun type (2000-1800BC) was found at Ur by Leonard Woolley and depicts two men. The two men clutch a jar between them while one holds a gazelle by the neck.

'What this means for policymakers is that the ultimate worst-case scenario, in which a hostile actor secretly deploys a CRQC for many years against totally unsuspecting victims, is highly unlikely.' lawfaremedia.org/article/when-a…

'But I have lived, and have not lived in vain...'

Today on The Rest Is History, the climax of our series on LORD BYRON, as we follow his life in exile: horror by Lake Geneva; sex & scandal in Venice; martyrdom for liberty in Greece.

THE DEATH OF A VAMPIRE?

linktr.ee/restishistory?…

Khamenei this week pushed back on giving nuclear concessions, saying the US won't be satisfied until Iran gives up its entire nuclear program & drew a parallel with Libya's fate.

This suggests an intensifying internal debate within Iran regarding potential nuclear concessions.

It was great to catch up with Peter Frankopan on the sidelines of the conference about UK-Uzbekistan conference at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies where Peter masterfully chaired one of the panels

Outstanding pod - as always

Joseph Brinkley of the Mongolia and Inner Asia unit Cambridge University about to talk on “Fraternal relations: idioms of kinship and modes of cooperation in Mongolian-Soviet trans-border resource governance” King's Silk Roads. All are welcome to join online
kings.cam.ac.uk/research/silk-…

I use a train journey to listen to Empire Podcast with star turn from the awesome Marie Favreau alongside William Dalrymple & anita anand - podcasters with a golden touch

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/emp…

This podcast by Kavita Puri is so important and so good that I’m listening to it for a third time. I strongly recommend it.

bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m…

Dilnoza Duturaeva will be delivering the White Rose Seminar next week (Weds 1st May) The University of Sheffield 4.15pm: 'Women on the Move: Envoys and Travellers along the Silk Roads' - a *hybrid* event: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

#PhotoFriday A woman wearing a long embroidered dress, standing outside one of the interlinked domed houses unique to Harran in Anatolia. Photograph by Sheila Paine. Harran, Şanlıurfa, Turkey. 1992. Taken from 'Embroidered Visions', viewable online at prm.ox.ac.uk/event/embroide…

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