Anadolu Agency’s Morning Briefing – Nov. 5, 2022
ANKARA
Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.
• Türkiye’s foreign minister is due to pay a three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates at the invitation of his Emirati counterpart.
• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to work together in times of change and instability, and to contribute more to global peace and development.
• Britain’s Northern Ireland secretary confirmed that there will be no election in December, ahead of the holiday season, but pledged an announcement of unspecified “next steps.”
• Türkiye pledged to send grain and fertilizers to the least-developed and developing countries, especially in Africa.
• A Turkish penal court approved indictments for three Daesh/ISIS terror group members, including a senior member captured in September.
• Around 700 workers at London’s Heathrow Airport will strike for three days beginning Nov. 18 because of a pay dispute, according to the Unite Union.
• Authorities closed large parts of Spanish airspace as out-of-control Chinese rocket debris was hurled across Spanish skies.
• Turkish Airlines received the Airline Sustainability Innovation of the Year award from the Centre for Aviation (CAPA) for its innovative efforts for sustainability.
• President Vladimir Putin said 318,000 people were recruited under the partial military mobilization in Russia, while 49,000 are already carrying out combat missions in Ukraine.
• Adding Türkiye’s famed Cappadocia region to the UN list of the world’s most important geological heritage sites will shine an even brighter spotlight on its dazzling natural wonders, according to a local expert.
• Senior officials from around the world gathered for an international summit in Türkiye on the role of women as agents of change.
• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan highlighted the significance of women in society at the summit hosted by an Istanbul-based women’s advocacy group.
• The Group of Seven nations said it will help rebuild Ukraine’s critical energy and water infrastructure amid ongoing Russian air strikes.
• It also urged Iran to stop the repression of protesters and release those who have been detained in recent weeks.
• The US and Canada sanctioned Haitian Senate President Joseph Lambert for a host of alleged rights abuses and involvement in international drug trafficking.
• At least 23 bodies were pulled from waters after a boat carrying asylum seekers sank in the Aegean Sea, according to Greek officials.
• Erdogan received NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Istanbul.
• Bulgaria’s parliament approved the purchase of the country’s second eight-piece batch of F-16 fighter jets from the US, said media reports.
• Former President Donald Trump heavily signaled his intent to again run for the US’ top office after being defeated at the ballot box in 2020.
• Greece is responsible for the ongoing escalation with Ankara in the region, said Erdogan.
• The foreign ministers of Türkiye and the UAE met to discuss relations and regional developments.
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