Anadolu Agency’s Morning Briefing - Jan. 10, 2023

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

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been hospitalized in the US with abdominal pain, his wife confirmed Monday.

Türkiye condemns the violence against Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday.

Pope Francis on Monday praised Türkiye's mediation efforts between Ukraine and Russia, calling on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to "continue his efforts for peace."

Two pilots were killed when a plane made a hard landing in Russia's arctic Nenets autonomous region Monday, the local office of the Emergency Ministry said.

Ukraine’s prime minister and a senior European Commission official discussed energy issues and further sanctions against Russia during a meeting Monday in the capital Kyiv.

The United Nations extended a resolution Monday that allows the use of the Bab al-Hawa border crossing through Türkiye to deliver humanitarian aid to northwestern Syria, the only remaining available route into the besieged region.

Türkiye pledged Monday to continue protecting its rights and interests in the Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean as well as on Cyprus island.

Saudi Arabia said Monday that it will welcome pilgrims to perform the Hajj pilgrimage with the same numbers before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Suez Canal Authority successfully refloated a vessel on Monday after it ran aground in the waterway near al-Qantara city, a shipping company said.

Taiwan said Monday that it does not want an escalation of tensions with Beijing, a day after the Chinese military conducted large-scale combat readiness drills around the self-ruled island nation.

Two of the largest hospitals in New York City are without nursing staff as over 7,000 nurses went on strike Monday over the need for proper patient care caused by widespread staffing shortages.

The LauncherOne rocket, which was launched as part of the UK’s first-ever rocket mission, is facing an ‘anomaly’ that is preventing it from reaching orbit, Virgin Orbit said late Monday.