Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing – April 4, 2022

By Merve Berker

ANKARA (AA) - Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.

The Turkish and Pakistani foreign ministers discussed the latest developments in Pakistan, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Sunday.

Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi has approved the dissolution of the country’s National Assembly, the presidency confirmed Sunday.

The Russian Armed Forces hit an oil refinery and fuel depots near the port city of Odessa in southern Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday.

At least six people were killed and 10 others injured in a shooting in the city of Sacramento, California, police confirmed Sunday.

The International Red Cross said one of its teams was trying to reach Ukraine's city of Mariupol on Sunday, where thousands of people are trapped, facing daily Russian bombardment.

The British government on Sunday condemned the "indiscriminate killings of civilians" by retreating Russian forces in towns and cities across Ukraine.

Turkish athletes Kerem Kamal and Murat Firat secured gold medals at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships on Sunday.

At least seven al-Shabaab terrorists were killed in central Somalia on Sunday, while several others were wounded after a military operation, according to the country's army.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan was de-notified Sunday as a result of the dissolution of the country's parliament, which he recommended to the president, according to an official announcement.

A possible draft deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine is not ready to be discussed at the highest level, Russian media reported Sunday, citing Moscow's chief negotiator.

The head of the UN refugee agency called on European countries Sunday to apply their generosity towards Ukrainian refugees to other refugees and migrants knocking in distress after more than 90 people died in another Mediterranean tragedy.

Germany on Sunday accused Russia of committing "war crimes" in Ukraine following reports of atrocities in the city of Bucha near Kyiv.

Russia on Sunday dismissed footage allegedly showing dead civilians in the city of Bucha near Ukraine's capital as "fake" and a "provocation."

At least 410 civilian bodies were recovered in the city of Bucha near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Ukraine's prosecutor-general said Sunday.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday condemned alleged mass killings of civilians by Russian forces as they withdrew from Ukrainian towns and cities.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic declared victory Sunday in the country’s presidential elections, winning a second term in office.

Russia’s Armed Forces destroyed fuel storage facilities used by Ukrainian troops in the Mykolaiv and Rivne regions and in the city of Ternopol with high precision weapons, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday.

France's president on Sunday decried "unbearable" images from Bucha, a city near Ukraine's capital Kyiv, purported to show dead civilians in the streets after Russian forces withdrew from the area.

The death toll in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state from heavy rains that triggered flash floods and landslides rose to 15, local media outlets said late Sunday.

Ukraine’s foreign minister urged G7 countries Sunday to impose more sanctions on Russia following the mass killing of civilians in the city of Bucha near the capital, Kyiv.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban claimed a “great victory” in the country’s general elections, local media outlets reported Sunday.