Anadolu Agency’s Morning Briefing - Feb. 21, 2023

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

Two earthquakes jolted Türkiye’s southernmost province of Hatay on Monday, just two weeks after major quakes hit the region, the country’s disaster management agency said.

At least three people were killed and 213 others wounded after another earthquake jolted Türkiye’s southern Hatay province Monday evening, the country’s interior minister said.

Türkiye will start constructing houses in quake-hit areas in March, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in the wake of two major earthquakes that jolted the southern part of the country on Feb. 6.

At least 41,156 people were killed and 105,505 injured by the two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, officials said Monday in the latest figures from the natural disaster.

After the devastating twin earthquakes on Feb. 6, Türkiye immediately rolled up its sleeves to prepare temporary accommodation facilities for thousands of people affected by the massive tremors.

US President Joe Biden paid a surprise visit Monday to Ukraine's capital Kyiv in a dramatic show of support for the embattled country.

US President Joe Biden in a surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday announced a new $500 million military aid package for Ukraine.

The US provided Russia with advance notice that President Joe Biden would visit Ukraine to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's war on the country, the White House said Monday.

US President Joe Biden's visit to Kyiv is a "visible show of support" for Ukraine, a senior Polish official said Monday, as the world prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's war.

The bilateral trade volume between Türkiye and the US is increasingly continuing, the Turkish foreign minister said in a joint news conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on Monday, urging to lift sanctions against Ankara in the defense industry field.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday received US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the capital Ankara for talks.