Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing

ANKARA

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

• North Korea fired an apparent long-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea, according to the South Korean military.

• An Australian economist who had served as an adviser to deposed Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi returned to his country after spending almost 21 months in prison.

• The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched Vikram-S, the country's first privately developed rocket, in a suborbital mission.

• Russian energy giant Gazprom has started natural gas shipments to Azerbaijan under a new contract, the company announced.

• Soaring energy bills and the rising cost of living in the UK are being felt in schools with some experts warning that students might have to wear coats in classrooms, British media outlets reported.

• At least five pro-democracy protesters were injured in a clash with police in Thailand's capital of Bangkok, near the venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, which began.

• Iran imposed a ban on the import of French automobiles due to "unprofessional behavior" of France, the Industry, Mine and Trade Ministry announced.

• A senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officer in the western Kermanshah province of Iran was killed by armed protesters, according to officials.

• A Nigerian soldier shot and killed a humanitarian worker and a fellow soldier while injuring a UN helicopter co-pilot at a military base in northeastern Nigeria.

• The Dutch government summoned the Russian envoy to the Netherlands for Moscow’s response to the verdict in the trial concerning the downing of passenger flight MH17, local media reported.

• The EU Council and European Parliament reached a “provisional agreement” to build and operate a €6 billion ($6.2 billion) satellite system, aiming to strengthen the EU's capabilities and secure its space activities.

• A Bosnia and Herzegovina court sentenced former Bosnian Serb soldier Radovan Veljovic to seven years in prison for committing war crimes during the 1992-1995 war in the country.

• Two climate activists poured orange paint on a sculpture of the American artist Charles Ray in central Paris in a bid to draw attention to climate change.

• Truck drivers in Brazil blocked highways as supporters of outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro continued to demonstrate against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's victory in a presidential runoff.

• Two people were killed when a passenger plane collided with a fire truck on the runway of Jorge Chavez International Airport in Peru's capital, according to authorities.

• Five Baltic countries have began to reinforce their borders with barbed wire amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, according to a media report.

• At least nine inmates were killed in another prison massacre in Ecuador, according to the Attorney General's Office.

• Police in Burkina Faso fired tear gas to disperse protesters who attempted to storm the French Embassy in Ouagadougou, according to media reports.