Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing

ANKARA

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

• Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree granting Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden.

• Edward Snowden's recently-granted Russian citizenship may expose the former US National Security Agency contractor to conscription in Russia's military, the US said.

• Moldova could revoke the citizenship of its nationals who fight for Russia in Ukraine, the country's president said.

• The death toll from a shooting at a school in the Russian city of Izhevsk rose to 15, including 11 children, with 24 others wounded.

• Influential Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi died at the age 97, according to his official Twitter account.

• The US appealed to fellow NATO allies Greece and Türkiye to "work together" to ensure regional peace and security after Ankara said Athens breached international law.

• Poland's president accused European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of arrogance over comments she made last week about the expected victory of a right-wing bloc in Italy's parliamentary election.

• After being closed for nearly seven years, the bridges connecting Colombia and Venezuela were finally opened Monday.

• Russia declared a Japanese consul persona non grata after the diplomat was caught red-handed receiving classified information about Russia.

• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed Greece over its latest "provocations," saying Türkiye will not fail to defend its rights and interests.

• Over 5 million tons of grain from Ukraine have been exported since the first vessel sailed under the Istanbul deal on Aug. 1, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

• The UN chief urged nations to put an end to the era of nuclear blackmail as the world's global body marked the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.

• NATO's allied air forces started a two-day drill in the Baltic Sea region to "deter and defend the alliance against any aggression."

• The Israeli army closed the flashpoint Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron to Muslim worshippers.

• Ukraine is shocked by Israel’s failure to supply arms, a Qatari daily reported. “I don’t know what happened to Israel. I’m honestly, frankly – I am in shock because I don’t understand why they couldn’t give us air defenses,” the Qatar Tribune cited President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as saying, citing Ukrainian presidential sources.

• Germany's economic sentiment has decreased significantly in September and the country is "slipping into recession," the Munich-based Ifo Institute for Economic Research said.