Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing – Aug. 22, 2022

ANKARA  Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world. The leaders of Germany, the US, France and the UK held a virtual meeting to discuss international matters and confirmed the continuation of their support to Ukraine. In a statement, German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said Olaf Scholz, Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson also discussed the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Canada's decision to ship a gas turbine to Russia came under Ukrainian criticism again. Ukraine’s request to stop the return of the turbine comes even though German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the EU have advocated sending it back to Russia since it is needed to transport much needed natural gas to Germany. Portugal's government began imposing a three-day entry ban to forests to prevent possible fires. The government in Pristina is determined to drive away Kosovo Serbs from northern Kosovo, the Serbian president said as an impasse over planned border rules continues. At least five fishing boats with more than 70 fishermen on board in Bangladesh’s southern coastal district of Barguna have been missing since Friday night due to a strong storm, according to local authorities. More than six years after downgrading its diplomatic ties with Iran, the United Arab Emirates announced that its ambassador will resume his duties in Tehran "in the coming days.” Israel’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal to release a Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike for nearly six months in protest of his indefinite detention. Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been booked for "terrorizing and threatening" police officers and a female judge at a rally in Islamabad. US first lady Jill Biden tested negative for COVID-19 after isolating herself for five days, her spokeswoman said. The Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) neutralized the head of a so-called military training academy of the YPG/PKK terrorist group in northeastern Syria, according to security sources. Four more ships left Ukrainian ports under the July 22 Istanbul grain export deal, said the Turkish National Defense Ministry. Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.

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Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing – July 29, 2022

ANKARA

Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.

Following last week’s breakthrough deal on Ukrainian grain exports, Türkiye’s foreign minister said "now it is time to focus on brokering a cease-fire" between Russia and Ukraine.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the inauguration of the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) established in Istanbul as part of a historic deal to restart Ukrainian grain exports to the world.

China's President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Joe Biden “not to play with fire” over Taiwan during a "candid" phone conversation.

The US economy contracted 0.9% in the second quarter, according to the Commerce Department's first reading.

President Joe Biden argued that the US economy is not in a recession after GDP data showed a contraction for a second straight quarter.

The Biden administration approved the sale of 35 F-35 fighter jets, munitions and associated equipment to Germany in a prospective sale worth $8.4 billion.

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it is armed with enough vaccines to battle the current monkeypox outbreak, which is approaching 5,000 confirmed cases.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that since the beginning of its “military operation” against Ukraine, it has destroyed 359 air defense missile systems belonging to its neighbor.

A UN human rights expert urged Belarus and Poland to stop pushing back refugees.

The European Union’s border agency, Frontex, has deliberately and systematically cooperated with Greece in illegal pushbacks of asylum seekers to Turkish waters, a German magazine reported.

The bilateral trade volume between Türkiye and the UK reached £18.1 billion in the four quarters to the end of Q4 2021, according to the British consul general in Istanbul and trade commissioner for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Türkiye is an indispensable partner and more closely linked to Germany than almost any other country, said Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.

Palestine’s Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh met with Germany’s Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, Tobias Lindner, in Ramallah and urged Germany to recognize Palestine.

Turkish and Qatari agencies signed a deal to build a residential village with a 1,000-house capacity in northern Syria for displaced people.

A trilateral memorandum recently signed at a NATO summit between Türkiye, Sweden and Finland is "not an end, but a good start," Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro lashed out at Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio over his allegations of massive deforestation in the Amazons.

The number of wildfires in Europe this year is nearly four times the average seen in the past 15 years, according to the EU’s Copernicus Earth Observation Program.

Pfizer posted record revenue in the second quarter of 2022 with sales of COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid and vaccines, according to its financial results statement.

Ivory Coast announced a fresh discovery of oil and natural gas off its eastern shore by Italian oil firm ENI.

The iconic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris will reopen to the public for worship and tourism in 2024, said Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak.

No agreement has been reached yet between Russia and the US on a prisoner swap, said a Kremlin spokesman.

A local court in Moscow accepted a petition to liquidate the Russian branch of a Jewish immigration agency and set the hearing date for next month.

The formation of a new government in Iraq has been elusive as long-running tensions continue to ramp up between prominent Shia leaders, cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who have been known as traditional rivals since 2008.

Bulgaria is set to hold snap elections in October, as the third and final attempt to form a government in the country has failed.

North Korea’s leader warned South Korea it would be “wiped out” if Seoul ventures any military move against the North, local media reported.

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