Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing - June 15, 2022

By Beyza Binnur Donmez

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

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon launched a fresh campaign Tuesday for Scotland's independence from the UK.

Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra held talks over the phone with his French counterpart Catherine Colonna on Tuesday amid a crisis between the North African country and Spain.

US President Joe Biden will travel to Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia next month, a senior administration official said Monday, ending months of speculation about his visit to the Middle East.

With the launching of the national surveillance satellite IMECE next January and Turksat 6A in mid-2023, the number of Türkiye's satellites in space will reach 10, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday.

The death toll from an armed attack by insurgents in the northern Burkina Faso town of Seytenga rose to 79 as 29 more bodies were found Tuesday, an official said.

The Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that Ukraine requested safe passage for the evacuation of civilians from the Azot chemical plant in the city of Sievierodonetsk.

Denmark and Canada agreed to end a nearly half-century-old dispute regarding an uninhabited Arctic isle, a UK-based daily reported Tuesday.

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday announced personal sanctions against 29 British journalists and 20 individuals connected to the defense industry.

A total of 1,403 people were killed in South Africa’s Gauteng province, which includes the capital Pretoria and the largest city Johannesburg, from January to March, police said Tuesday.

Iran said Tuesday that an oil tanker seized by Greece has been freed.

Russia's special envoy for Afghanistan said Tuesday that Moscow may recognize the interim Taliban government.

The US urged Russian authorities Tuesday to ensure that Alexey Navalny has access to his lawyers after the jailed opposition leader's team said he went missing while in state custody.

Türkiye’s foreign minister and NATO’s secretary general discussed the military alliance's enlargement policy in a phone call Tuesday, according to sources from the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

NATO’s secretary general said Tuesday that he welcomes the steps taken to address Türkiye's concerns, including the fight against the PKK terrorist group.

The first plane set to take off late Tuesday from the UK carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda in a controversial scheme will not take place, according to local reports.

A shootout in central Mexico on Tuesday between a group of heavily armed men and authorities left 10 of the gunmen dead.

Saudi Arabia announced late Tuesday that it has added 19 Yemeni individuals and entities to its terrorist list.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued an urgent order Tuesday preventing the removal of an Iraqi asylum seeker hours before his scheduled deportation from the UK to Rwanda.