Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing - April 11, 2023

ANKARA

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

Hundreds of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv late Monday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he delivered a televised speech. Protesters clashed with police after closing down the Ayalon Highway, a major artery for the city.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the previous government Monday for a recent wave of "terror attacks."

US President Joe Biden signed a bill late Monday ending the national emergency over COVID-19. Biden approved the bill, which was proposed to Congress by House Republicans and was approved by both chambers.

91 military aircraft and 12 warships belonging to China were detected around Taiwan from yesterday morning until today, the third day of a military exercise organized by the Chinese army around the island, Taiwan's Ministry of Defense reported early Tuesday.

Switzerland's Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis visited his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez on Monday. The two foreign ministers met in the capital Havana and discussed bilateral ties between their countries and regional and international matters, according to a statement by the Cuban Foreign Ministry.

A shooting at a bank in the US city of Louisville, Kentucky left four people dead and eight others injured, including two responding police officers, authorities said Monday.

A grand jury in the US state of Virginia has indicted the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot and seriously wounded his teacher in January.

Two aid workers with the humanitarian group Catholic Relief Services (CRS) have been killed in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, the group said in a statement Monday.

Türkiye's largest warship and the world's first unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) carrier was delivered to the country's navy Monday.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday designated Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich as ''wrongfully detained'' by Russia and called for his immediate release.

Thousands of protesters took part in traditional Easter rallies in various German cities Monday to call for peace in Ukraine.

China has declined requests for engagement with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley, the Pentagon said Monday as Beijing wrapped up three days of exercises around Taiwan.

The recent leak of a trove of apparent classified US documents poses "a very serious risk" to American national security, the Pentagon warned Monday as the Biden administration continues to assess the disclosure's impact.

Israel on Monday announced a nearly $400 million agreement to supply Greece with guided anti-tank missiles.

New Delhi and Washington commenced a joint military air exercise in India on Monday. According to the Indian Defense Ministry, Exercise Cope India 23 is being held at air force stations in Panagarh and Kalaikunda in the eastern state of West Bengal and Agra in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

Firefighters were dealing with 41 active wildfires in the northern Spanish region of Asturias on Monday, just eight days after a fresh wave of fires devastated the region.