05 January 2023•Update: 28 February 2023
WASHINGTON
Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.
The foreign ministers of Türkiye and the UAE discussed recent developments in Afghanistan and an Israeli minister’s recent storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered the suspension of the 2018 inter-Korean military agreement with North Korea if it again violates the country's borders.
Russia said the main reason for the missile strikes by US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers on a deployment area near the city of Makiivka in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region was the mass use of mobile phones by military personnel despite a ban.
Walter Cunningham, the last living astronaut of NASA’s first crewed space flight in 1968, has died at the age of 90, the US space agency announced.
Oil prices slumped after diving more than 4% during the previous trading session as the global recession is expected to cool down oil consumption.
In a phone call, the top Turkish and Qatari diplomats both repeated their denunciation of Tuesday's provocation at Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israel’s new national security minister, said an official Turkish statement.
Russia said that mass production of new electronic warfare and anti-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems will start in the next couple of months.
In 2022, Turkish security forces “neutralized” a total of 1,220 terrorists, including 87 senior ones, belonging to several terror groups, the Turkish interior minister said.
US-based Patriot air defense systems are expected to be deployed in Ukraine soon, the Ukrainian foreign minister said.
Türkiye and Russia may establish joint patrols in northern Syria, according to the Turkish national defense minister.
Faced with drug supply shortages, the French government is banning online sales of paracetamol, a fever and painkiller widely available at French pharmacies.
The military junta in Myanmar will release over 7,000 prisoners to mark the Southeast Asian nation’s Independence Day.
The Indian government has approved a National Green Hydrogen Mission to make India a global hub for the production, utilization and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives, the government announced.
Lionel Messi was greeted with applause by his club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) as he returned from his lengthy break to the Camp des Loges training center.
Russia said it cannot regard Italy as an “honest broker” or possible mediator in peace talks with Ukraine due to its position against Moscow.
Türkiye strongly condemned a “heinous terror attack" Wednesday that killed 20 people in central Somalia.
US President Joe Biden sharply criticized an ongoing impasse in the House of Representatives, saying Republican infighting over the election of the next Speaker is a global embarrassment.
The Colombian government called off a cease-fire with National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels after the guerrilla group rejected President Gustavo Petro’s announcement that the two parties had reached an agreement.
The US resumed consular and visa services at its embassy in Cuba after a five-year hiatus prompted by a mysterious illness that afflicted its personnel there.
The United Nations warned that millions in Syria will suffer if the Security Council fails to extend a resolution that allows humanitarian aid to be delivered to the rebel-held northwestern part of the country.
Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the West of adopting "double standards" on freedom of media.
Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez invited his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to attend the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit on Jan. 24.
US President Joe Biden said he intends to visit the US-Mexico border during his trip to Mexico City next week.
The US House of Representatives voted to adjourn for the day after a second marathon day of voting again failed to result in the election of a new speaker.
A mass shooting in the US state of Utah has left eight people dead, including five minors, police said.
