Anadolu’s Morning Briefing

NEW YORK

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

Türkiye lashed out on Monday at US President Joe Biden's remarks on the 1915 events between Türkiye and Armenia.

Turkish voters are preparing to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections that will be held on May 14.

A meeting of defense ministers and intelligence chiefs of Türkiye, Russia, Syria and Iran will be held in Moscow on Tuesday, said the Turkish national defense minister.

Sudan's warring generals have agreed to maintain a three-day cease-fire to halt escalating violence in the East African nation, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Monday.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that the UN will continue to operate in Sudan despite ongoing fighting between rival groups since mid-April.

Over 10,000 people fleeing the conflict in Sudan have arrived in neighboring South Sudan since fighting broke out in mid-April between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

At least 12 police officers were killed and over 60 wounded in twin explosions inside a police compound in Pakistan’s northwestern Swat Valley on Monday evening, police and health officials said.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has offered Russian President Vladimir Putin a new "way forward" to ensure the continued flow of Ukrainian grain from its Black Sea ports, his office said Monday.

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the Kermadec Islands in New Zealand on Monday.

Credit Suisse on Monday reported a net asset outflow of 61.2 billion francs ($68.6 billion) in the first quarter.

Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu was sworn in as the new president of Bangladesh on Monday ahead of the country’s general elections in 2024.

The EU and Norway signed a deal Monday on clean energy transition and environmental protection.

Although it is a preventable and curable disease, malaria killed 619,000 people in 2021, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

The British government, in coordination with the US and EU, imposed new sanctions Monday on top Iranian officials for alleged human rights violations.

The US announced sanctions Monday on 11 Iranian government officials over human rights abuses.

Ukraine’s foreign minister said Monday that providing Kyiv with modern combat aircraft would be “the best investment of this decade” in the security of Europe.

The EU on Monday updated its Syria sanctions list with 25 new individuals and eight entities, including family members of Bashar al-Assad and those responsible for drug trafficking.

The Walt Disney Company on Monday started the second of three phases of cutting 7,000 jobs by laying off 4,000 workers.