Anadolu Agency’s Morning Briefing - Jan. 14, 2023

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

Six months after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated, Japan indicted his killer on murder charges and violating the firearms control law.

The Turkish government and opposition parties strongly condemned supporters of the PKK/YPG terror group in Sweden that continued provocations against Türkiye and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkish prosecutors opened an investigation into a criminal provocation by supporters of the terror group for threatening Erdogan. Thursday's provocation in Stockholm was an attempt to "sabotage" Sweden's NATO membership process, according to the country's prime minister.

At least 17 people were killed after heavy rains and subsequent floods hit many regions in the Philippines.

Half of the world's glaciers are set to vanish by the end of the century, resulting in not just the loss of their mesmerizing natural beauty but in heightened water scarcity and the risk of natural disasters.

German police said the eviction of anti-coal protesters who were trying to block the expansion of a coal mine in the western village of Lutzerath, was almost complete.

NATO will deploy Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) surveillance planes to Romania to monitor Russian military activities, according to the alliance.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged the “world’s longest river cruise” MV Ganga Vilas, which will travel 3,200 kilometers (1,988 miles) in 51 days.

A senior commander of the Daesh/ISIS terror group was killed in a clash with security forces in Somalia’s semiautonomous Puntland region, said authorities.

Russia launched a military deployment in areas under the control of the Bashar al-Assad regime in the south of the Al-Bab district, which was cleared of terrorist activities.

NATO's latest member, North Macedonia, ordered three batteries with 18 "Boran" howitzers from Türkiye, according to media reports.

The death toll in Malawi’s worst cholera outbreak in two decades hit 750, according to Health Minister Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda.

The number of attempts by irregular migrants to enter the EU was the highest in six years in 2022, according to Frontex.

Kazakhstan's company, Kaztransoil, will deliver 300,000 barrels of oil to Germany in the first quarter of 2023 via Russian pipelines, according to its press service.

Former US President Donald Trump's multi-million-dollar organization was ordered to pay a $1.6 million fine after being found guilty of criminal tax fraud and other crimes.

Iran’s foreign minister said his country and Saudi Arabia agreed last December to hold talks that would lead to normalization.

Türkiye authorities said they rescued more than 800 irregular migrants last week who were illegally pushed back into Turkish territorial waters by Greece.

Lithuania’s gas transmission operator said a gas pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia was hit by an explosion.

At least nine were killed by severe storms and tornadoes that ravaged several southern US states, according to reports.

The US State Department sent Congress its decision on the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Türkiye for tiered review, sources told Anadolu.