VOA60: June 21, 2023

In Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his government will use all available policy tools to lift workers' pay to counterbalance inflation.

In London, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces $1.3 billion in additional aid for Ukraine.

The Russian government says there are "no grounds" for extending a Western deal to continue Russian and Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea.

And in Romania, British-American social media influencer Andrew Tate appears in Bucharest to face charges of human trafficking, rape and working with others to abuse women.