Anadolu Agency’s Morning Briefing – May 5, 2023

Armed clashes resumed Thursday morning between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in several areas of the capital Khartoum.

US President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday to sanction those who threaten “peace, security or stability” in Sudan, saying the violence in the country “must end.”

Over 1.1 million Turkish citizens living abroad have cast their votes to elect the country’s new president and parliamentary representatives, according to the Supreme Election Board (YSK).

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians on Thursday in the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank.

A wanted PKK/KCK terrorist was “neutralized” in a Turkish intelligence operation in Iraq’s northern Gara region Thursday.

Pledging to continue Türkiye’s efforts against all means of cross-border threats and danger, the Turkish defense chief said Thursday that the country’s security forces have “neutralized” nearly 50 terrorists over the past 10 days in northern Syria and Iraq.

Representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) say Russia deployed military equipment and explosives near a reactor at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), Ukraine has claimed.

The Kremlin said Thursday that an alleged drone attack by Ukraine on the presidential residence was masterminded by the US.

White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby on Thursday denied claims that the US was behind the drone attack on the Kremlin, saying Moscow is “lying.”

Pakistan has reported a third case of the monkeypox virus in the country, a health official confirmed Thursday.

Italy’s foreign minister on Thursday canceled a trip to Paris after a member of the French government criticized Rome’s management of the ongoing migration crisis.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday found France guilty of mistreatment of a foreign baby while its mother was detained.

US President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday announced $140 million in funding to launch seven new artificial intelligence (AI) research institutes across the nation.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have made “tangible progress” during marathon peace negotiations brokered by the US, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday at the conclusion of the five-day talks.

At least 10 people were killed and 15 injured when a man opened fire late Thursday in several locations in Serbia.

The United Nations has failed to raise the funds needed to start offloading 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker off the coast of war-torn Yemen to prevent a catastrophic spill.

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