Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing - Aug. 31, 2022

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

Another 36 people were claimed dead in various rain and flood-related mishaps across Pakistan over the past 24 hours, pushing the overall tally to 1,162.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will make a “solidarity visit” to flood-hit Pakistan on Sept. 9, his spokesman said. The UN and Pakistan also issued a flash appeal for more than $160 million for flood victims.

US President Joe Biden sought to energize action to address the US's epidemic of gun violence, saying he is "determined" to ban assault weapons.

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War, died at the age of 91.

The governor of the US state of Mississippi declared a state of emergency as more than 160,000 residents scrambled for fresh water in the capital city of Jackson.

France's recently concluded presidential and legislative elections reveal that the French are increasingly embracing a far-right-wing ideology that was once considered taboo, according to the latest survey by the Foundation for Political Innovation think-tank.

France’s top court has green-lighted the expulsion of prominent imam Hassan Iquioussen, the country's interior minister announced.

The United Nations has called for elections to break the current impasse in Libya following clashes between two rival militias in the capital Tripoli which claimed dozens of lives.

The US Army Materiel Command has grounded its entire fleet of Chinook helicopters manufactured by Boeing due to a risk of engine fires, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Congratulations messages poured in from across the world on the 100th anniversary of Türkiye's Victory Day.

Türkiye's president lashed out against Greece over the harassment of Turkish jets carrying out reconnaissance missions over the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, calling it a "hostile act."

Portuguese Health Minister Marta Temido resigned amid a growing number of scandals related to health care staff shortages and overflowing hospitals.

The son of revolutionary leader Ernesto Che Guevara died, according to Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel.

Kenya’s Supreme Court ordered a recount of votes at 15 polling stations across the country as a dispute over this month's presidential election results continues.

Iraq's Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr apologized to the Iraqi people and called on loyalists to end a Green Zone sit-in.

A coalition of Shia groups close to Iran ended a sit-in in the Iraqi capital shortly after cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered supporters to leave Baghdad’s Green Zone.

Iran closed its border crossings with Iraq amid unrest in the Arab country, according to the state news agency IRNA.

Iran is supplying Russia with hundreds of combat drones to help with its efforts in the war against Ukraine, according to Western intelligence officials.

Inflation in Belgium hit 9.94% in August, the highest since March 1976, official data showed.

The EU donated 5.5 million potassium iodide pills to Ukraine, the European Commission said, amid the threat of an explosion at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

The 79th Venice Film Festival opened amid great returns and debuts.