Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing – Dec. 28, 2022

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

Türkiye revised the amount of recoverable reserves in a gas field off its Black Sea coast, adding its latest discovery of 58 billion cubic meters.

Turkish forces “neutralized” 12 YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syria, according to the National Defense Ministry.

At least nine people with suspected links to the Daesh/ISIS terror group were arrested in the Turkish capital of Ankara, said security sources.

Families of US soldiers killed by the Daesh/ISIS terror group sued French cement company, Lafarge, which earlier pleaded guilty to supporting terrorists in Syria, said media reports, citing lawsuit documents.

A former president convicted of bribery and embezzlement was pardoned in South Korea.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sacked a minister for a political funds scandal as the chief executive’s Cabinet is struggling with approval ratings.

Taiwan announced it is reinstating mandatory one-year military service for conscripts.

Speaker of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, Yariv Levin resigned, according to the assembly secretary general. Levin is set to become a minister in the incoming government of Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu.

Ukraine’s Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories said the bodies of 42 soldiers were returned to the country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree prohibiting supplies of oil and petroleum products to countries that imposed a price cap on Russian fuel.

A massive winter storm hitting much of the Midwest and northern US has claimed 63 lives, according to media reports, citing officials. Airlines have canceled thousands of flights amid the deadly storm while President Joe Biden said his administration will hold them accountable.

The US Supreme Court ruled that a Trump administration policy from 2020, called Title 42, would remain in place to prevent migrants from entering the county.

Popular video-sharing app TikTok will not be allowed on official devices used by the House of Representatives and their staff, according to the House's Chief Administrative Office.

The UN Security Council urged the Taliban in Afghanistan to reverse policies and practices that further exclude women from public life.