Turkey's Erdogan performs balancing act as Russia-Ukraine mediator

Meanwhile, with two of the world's biggest wheat exporters at war, countries like Egypt, Lebanon and Yemen are left grappling with soaring food prices and fewer grain shipments.

And 18 months after Beirut's devastating port blast, we've been to meet some of those still fighting for justice and battling to keep certain physical reminders of the tragedy standing tall. Our correspondents Zeina Antonios and Sally Farhat report from the Lebanese capital.

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