Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing

ANKARA

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

• The visit of Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to Ankara "should be seen as a historic opportunity" for the country's NATO membership, Türkiye's communications director said.

• Ukraine’s “threats” to resume its nuclear program were largely the reason for Moscow’s “special military operation,” Russia’s former president said Monday.

• The US administration has "privately" encouraged Ukrainian leaders to signal an openness to negotiate with Russia, according to The Washington Post.

• Elon Musk has said that Twitter will start removing accounts impersonating others, a warning apparently driven by backlash that the billionaire is facing for offering the platform’s blue checkmark to all users.

• The Afghan Taliban revealed the location of their founder and leader Mullah Omar's grave after nine years, according to officials.

• World leaders gathered in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday for the UN climate change conference COP27 to discuss ways to tackle climate change.

• Ukraine called for a boycott of international companies that have maintained operations in Russia despite the war between the two countries.

• Germany pledged to take in thousands of refugees from Italy amid the worsening humanitarian crisis over rescue ships in the Mediterranean Sea.

• Germany’s defense minister visited the Greek Cypriot administration over the weekend, local media reported.

• Elon Musk appealed directly to independent voters Monday, urging them to vote for Republicans during this week's midterm election.

• Two humanitarian organizations are challenging Italy’s far-right government led by Giorgia Meloni, whose "selective approach” in disembarking migrants rescued weeks ago prevented hundreds of people from leaving charity ships.

• The war in Ukraine and energy price crisis are “not a reason to go slow on climate change,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said.

• US President Joe Biden called incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on his recent parliamentary victory.