Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing - Nov. 4, 2022

By Merve Berker

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

A Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Thursday.

The death toll in the Philippines from severe tropical storm Paeng, internationally known as Nalgae, has climbed to 150, authorities said Thursday.

Six ships have left Ukrainian ports since the grain deal corridor resumed Wednesday, and since early August, the number of ships under the deal totals over 425, carrying close to 10 million tons of grain, Türkiye’s national defense minister said Thursday.

North Korea launched three ballistic missiles in a single day, South Korea’s military said early Thursday.

Russia summoned the British ambassador Thursday over last week's attacks on its Black Sea Fleet.

Moscow is "satisfied" that at Türkiye's initiative, Ukraine's leadership signed written guarantees for not using the Black Sea humanitarian corridor for military purposes, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday.

Türkiye's participation in the resumption of the grain deal is the main reason Russia trusts the agreement, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday.

A 10-year-old girl is teaching her peers how to read and write, math, and Quranic recitation inside a tent classroom in northern Syria.

Over 3.6 million tourists visited Türkiye’s famed fairy-tale like destination Cappadocia in the first 10 months of this year.

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was wounded in a gun attack during his “long march” protest towards Islamabad, police and officials said.

Türkiye and Mongolia signed an intergovernmental memorandum of cooperation in tourism and exchanged views on expanding cooperation in this field, said the Turkish tourism minister.

The Lebanese Health Ministry said Thursday that the death toll from a cholera outbreak rose to 18 after the country registered a new fatality.

Germany called on its citizens Thursday to leave Iran amid an ongoing crackdown on protests.

Western Balkan countries signed three agreements Thursday to enable free movement and closer regional cooperation.

The French parliament adjourned its sitting Thursday after Black lawmaker Carlos Martens Bilongo was yelled at to go back to Africa by a member of a far-right party.

Israel's outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid conceded defeat to opposition leader and former premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for his bloc's success in parliamentary elections held earlier this week, according to local media.

Türkiye's support to Ukraine has reduced "some of the effects of brutal war," NATO’s secretary general said Thursday, commending Ankara's efforts for a prisoner swap and the Black Sea grain deal.

Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing bloc secured an outright majority in parliament, according to final election results Thursday, winning a decisive victory in Tuesday’s election.