ANKARA

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

• A new joint coordination center in Istanbul established as part of a deal to restart Ukrainian grain exports to the world is set to officially open Wednesday, according to the Turkish Defense Ministry.
• Türkiye's Abdulhamid Han drillship will set off from the port city of Mersin to begin hydrocarbon exploration in the Mediterranean Sea, said the country's energy minister.
• Russia will leave the International Space Station (ISS) project in two years, said the head of the Russian Space Corporation (Roscosmos), Yury Borisov.
• Russia has yet to formally notify the US of its intent to withdraw from the International Space Station, the White House said.
• The US thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for their efforts in setting up a center to facilitate Ukrainian grain exports to global markets.
• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit the Russian coastal city of Sochi on Aug. 5 to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the Turkish presidency announced.
• European countries must end their dependence on Russian oil and gas, said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
• EU energy ministers reached a political agreement to curb demand for gas amid Russia’s threat to cut off supply.
• The Palestinian people face a future of "fear, harassment, intimidation, arbitrary arrest and detention, injury and death" if the status quo is maintained and prospects for a two-state solution are not revived, Ramallah's UN envoy warned.
• The interim Afghan government urged the US to fulfill its commitments made in the Doha agreement, unfreeze all assets of Afghanistan unconditionally and lift economic sanctions.
• More than 75% of mangroves are under threat and the world cannot afford to lose the unique ecosystems, the head of UNESCO said.
• The International Monetary Fund cut its global economic growth forecast for both 2022 and 2023 amid high inflation, a slowdown in China, and the continued Russian war on Ukraine.
• The World Health Organization said the risk for monkeypox is high in Europe and advised those who have been in close contact with people who have contracted the virus to avoid travel for a while.
• Spain has the highest number of monkeypox cases worldwide with 3,125 confirmed infections, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
• Around a hundred supporters of the YPG/PKK terrorist group organized a demonstration in Brussels on Tuesday.
• The Greek decision to close four more primary schools belonging to the Turkish Muslim minority in Western Thrace for the 2022-2023 school year has been decried by locals, calling the move part of a systematic plan to cut the number of minority schools.
• “Veiled Muslim women” face more discrimination than others when applying for jobs in Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, revealed a survey conducted by researchers from the Netherlands, Germany and the UK.
• German airline Lufthansa canceled hundreds of flights due to a planned strike Wednesday.
• The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said it is “extremely troubled” and “deeply saddened” over the executions carried out by the military junta in Myanmar.