Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing

ANKARA

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

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed that Russian aggression in Ukraine makes Canada and the alliance’s defense of the Arctic a high priority.
The US Justice Department unsealed a heavily redacted version of the document that led to the FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence earlier this month.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott continued to send buses filled with migrants who illegally crossed the US-Mexico border to the nation's capital, sparking condemnation from local officials.
French energy company TotalEnergies announced that it sold 49% of its shares in Terneftegaz, one of the largest Russian oil companies, to Novatek.
The first meeting of a permanent joint mechanism between Türkiye, Finland and Sweden was held in Finland.
A harsh drought in the Horn of Africa is expected to worsen as the region braces for a fifth consecutive failed rainy season, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
The EU's foreign policy chief urged Russia to allow the repair of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine.
Electricity generation has resumed at the plant following grid disconnection from the plant, Ukraine's state nuclear power company Energoatom announced.
Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko announced the country's military planes have been re-equipped to carry nuclear weapons.
French President Emmanuel Macron said gas is not at the top of the agenda on his visit to Algeria.
Russia slammed Latvia's “discriminatory" initiative to ban the Russian language at workplaces, saying the former Soviet Union member turned humiliation of ethnic minorities into state policy.
The outskirts of Libya's capital, Tripoli, has recently witnessed a military build-up of rival forces who are jostling for power.
Carbon dioxide was detected in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for the first time in a milestone discovery in the study of planets outside the solar system, according to NASA.
Most parts of the world will be in the grip of “extreme heat” by 2100, according to a research paper.
In a major breakthrough amid Chinese companies delisting from the US stock market, Washington and Beijing signed an agreement to “inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong.”
An airstrike allegedly hitting buildings has been reported in the capital of the rebel-held Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, according to reports.
Audi will join Formula 1 in 2026 as a power unit manufacturer, according to the chairman of the German carmaker.
Germany signed an agreement with Nigeria to return ownership of more than 500 looted Benin bronze artifacts.
Swirling floods inundated more districts and towns across Pakistan, killing an additional 34 people in the past 24 hours.
There is “extreme tension” in Israeli prisons amid a growing standoff between officials and Palestinian detainees, said a Palestinian NGO.
Angola's ruling party, which is in power for more than five decades, is set to win general elections held this week, according to the National Electoral Commission.

ANKARA

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

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed that Russian aggression in Ukraine makes Canada and the alliance’s defense of the Arctic a high priority.
The US Justice Department unsealed a heavily redacted version of the document that led to the FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence earlier this month.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott continued to send buses filled with migrants who illegally crossed the US-Mexico border to the nation's capital, sparking condemnation from local officials.
French energy company TotalEnergies announced that it sold 49% of its shares in Terneftegaz, one of the largest Russian oil companies, to Novatek.
The first meeting of a permanent joint mechanism between Türkiye, Finland and Sweden was held in Finland.
A harsh drought in the Horn of Africa is expected to worsen as the region braces for a fifth consecutive failed rainy season, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
The EU's foreign policy chief urged Russia to allow the repair of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine.
Electricity generation has resumed at the plant following grid disconnection from the plant, Ukraine's state nuclear power company Energoatom announced.
Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko announced the country's military planes have been re-equipped to carry nuclear weapons.
French President Emmanuel Macron said gas is not at the top of the agenda on his visit to Algeria.
Russia slammed Latvia's “discriminatory" initiative to ban the Russian language at workplaces, saying the former Soviet Union member turned humiliation of ethnic minorities into state policy.
The outskirts of Libya's capital, Tripoli, has recently witnessed a military build-up of rival forces who are jostling for power.
Carbon dioxide was detected in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for the first time in a milestone discovery in the study of planets outside the solar system, according to NASA.
Most parts of the world will be in the grip of “extreme heat” by 2100, according to a research paper.
In a major breakthrough amid Chinese companies delisting from the US stock market, Washington and Beijing signed an agreement to “inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong.”
An airstrike allegedly hitting buildings has been reported in the capital of the rebel-held Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, according to reports.
Audi will join Formula 1 in 2026 as a power unit manufacturer, according to the chairman of the German carmaker.
Germany signed an agreement with Nigeria to return ownership of more than 500 looted Benin bronze artifacts.
Swirling floods inundated more districts and towns across Pakistan, killing an additional 34 people in the past 24 hours.
There is “extreme tension” in Israeli prisons amid a growing standoff between officials and Palestinian detainees, said a Palestinian NGO.
Angola's ruling party, which is in power for more than five decades, is set to win general elections held this week, according to the National Electoral Commission.