Ukrainian forces come under renewed Russian attack in key eastern city

The Reuters Daily Briefing Wednesday, June 8, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here's what you need to know. A Russian army base sees a scramble for war supplies, Trump ally Kristi Noem wins in South Dakota, and it's pain after the gain for grocery deliverers Today's biggest stories A view shows a supermarket in a shopping mall damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, June 8, 2022. REUTERS/Vitalii Hnidyi RUSSIA AND UKRAINE AT WAR Ukrainian troops holding out in the ruins of Sievierodonetsk came under renewed heavy assault from Russian forces who see the capture of the industrial city as key to control of the surrounding Luhansk region. In southern Ukraine, another major battleground in the war, authorities warned that Russian attacks on agricultural sites including warehouses were compounding a global food crisis that has stirred concerns of famine in some developing countries. Turkey's foreign minister said a United Nations plan to restart Ukrainian grain exports along a sea corridor was "reasonable" and requires more talks with Moscow and Kyiv to ensure ships would be safe. The town of Valuyki in western Russia has become a crucial staging post in the latest phase of Russia’s war. It's a place where soldiers’ relatives and private citizens are working to provide supplies and equipment for troops based near the town to address shortages, including drones, radios and heat-detecting rifle sights. Moscow's chief rabbi has left Russia after coming under pressure to support its invasion of Ukraine, according to a relative. Swiss-born Pinchas Goldschmidt had served as Moscow's chief rabbi since 1993, while also heading a large European rabbinical group. Here's what you need to know about the conflict right now Police stand guard next to a covered body after a car crashed into a group of people before hitting a storefront in Berlin, June 8, 2022. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch WORLD A car drove into a crowd of people in Berlin, killing one person and leaving five with life-threatening injuries, a fire service spokesperson said, in a district of the German capital popular with tourists and shoppers. A Chinese official said an "iron-clad partnership" with Cambodia was bolstered by military cooperation, as work began on a China-funded upgrade of Cambodia's biggest naval base that has raised U.S. concern about China's growing influence. Police in northern India arrested a youth leader from the Hindu nationalist ruling party for posting anti-Muslim comments on social media after derogatory remarks by another party official about the Prophet Mohammad led to a diplomatic furor. Iran removed two surveillance cameras of the International Atomic Energy Agency from one of its nuclear facilities, state television reported, a move that is likely to raise tensions with the U.N. nuclear watchdog. Belgium's King Philippe returned a traditional mask to Democratic Republic of Congo on his first visit to the former colony, where many remain angry at Belgium's failure to apologize for decades of brutality. By some estimates, killings, famine and disease killed up to 10 million Congolese during just the first 23 years of Belgium's rule. U.S. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, easily won the Republican nomination to seek reelection in November, while a former member of Trump's cabinet was locked in a tight race in his Montana primary for the U.S. House of Representatives. San Francisco residents voted to recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin, Edison Research projected, in a nationally watched election viewed as a referendum on violent crime. Democrats in the U.S. Senate said they were encouraged by talks with Republicans on firearms legislation, but warned that any compromise would fall well short of all the steps they say are needed to curb gun violence. A police officer hurt by Trump supporters trying to overturn his election defeat and a filmmaker who recorded some leaders of the U.S. Capitol riot will be among the first witnesses when hearings into the assault begin tomorrow, organizers said. Todd and Julie Chrisley, stars of the reality TV show 'Chrisley Knows Best', were found guilty by a federal court jury of federal charges of tax evasion and conspiring to swindle community banks out of $30 million in fraudulent loans. A shopper pays with a ten Euro bank note at a local market in Nice, France, June 7, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard BUSINESS The war in Ukraine has made the growth outlook far bleaker even though the global economy should avoid a bout of 1970s-style stagflation, the OECD said, slashing its growth forecasts and jacking up its inflation estimates. Qatar has picked Exxon Mobil, TotalEnergies, Shell and ConocoPhillips as partners in the expansion of the world's largest liquefied natural gas project, people with knowledge of the matter said. The North Field expansion will boost Qatar's LNG output by 64% by 2027. The grocery delivery industry that erupted in the depths of lockdown is facing a painful period of adjustment that investors say is likely to see only a handful of firms survive in each market - and then, in very different shape. The audio streaming service Spotify Technology will host its first investor day since going public in 2018, hoping to stoke Wall Street's enthusiasm despite the slowing global economy. China's Didi is in talks with state-backed Sinomach Automobile to buy a third of its electric-vehicle unit, two sources said, signaling the ride-hailer's regulatory troubles are in the rear view mirror as it focuses on growth. Credit Suisse warned of a likely second-quarter loss as volatility hit its investment bank, the third quarter in a row for which Switzerland's second-largest bank has issued a profit warning. The bank has described 2022 as a "transition" year in which it is trying to turn the page on costly scandals. Quote of the day "Uvalde is where I was taught to revere the power and the capability of the tool that we call a gun. Uvalde is where I learned responsible gun ownership." Actor Matthew McConaughey makes emotional plea for gun laws at White House Video of the day Centuries-old shipwrecks discovered Colombian naval officials conducting underwater monitoring of the long-sunken San Jose galleon have discovered two other historical shipwrecks nearby. 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