Anadolu Agency’s Morning Briefing - Jan. 26, 2023

Anadolu Agency’s Morning Briefing - Jan. 26, 2023

Daily briefing on latest developments around world

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

A local court in the western Indian state of Gujarat acquitted 22 people accused of killing 17 Muslim minorities during the 2002 communal riots due to a lack of evidence, a defense lawyer said.

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed that Washington's timely intervention was instrumental in preventing a nuclear war between archrivals Pakistan and India in 2019.

Germany's Berlin-Brandenburg airport canceled all flights Wednesday as ground staff began a full-day walkout due to an ongoing dispute over pay and work conditions.

Lauding regional Latin American and Caribbean nations for being an “indispensable driving force” behind global South-South cooperation, China’s President Xi Jinping called for “solidarity and closer cooperation” to tackle global challenges.

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he “will consider” visiting war-hit Ukraine.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg condemned Russian nuclear threats in the wake of remarks by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who warned the Western military alliance that Moscow’s defeat in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war.

Russia's frigate Admiral Gorshkov carried out military exercises in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

In France, 37% of women have faced forced sexual encounters, while 14% have been a victim of sexual assault or rape, according to a recent survey.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani called for reviewing his country’s relationship with the US-led coalition against the Daesh/ISIS terror group.

Thousands began to gather in the capital Baghdad for a planned protest against the devaluation of the Iraqi currency.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law envisioning the strengthening of the criminal liability of military personnel for desertion or for the failure to comply with orders.

The death toll from Malawi's cholera outbreak reached 1,002, while total cases have risen to 30,621, the highest on record in the East African nation, its health minister announced.

The Knesset (Israel’s parliament) passed a bill to extend emergency regulations for settlers living in the occupied West Bank for another five years.

Germany will deliver 14 Leopard 2A6 battle tanks to Ukraine, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit announced.

The Israeli army tore down eight Palestinian structures in the occupied West Bank, according to local residents.

Egypt's Al-Azhar, the highest seat of Sunni Islamic learning, called for a boycott of Dutch and Swedish products amid anger over the desecration of the Quran, Islam’s holy book.

Ukraine's Defense Ministry has dismissed two officials from their posts due to their involvement in a food procurement scandal as the country conducted a large-scale government reshuffle following allegations of corruption.

Ukraine confirmed that its forces have withdrawn from Soledar, nearly two weeks after Russia claimed to have captured the city in the eastern Donetsk region.

Türkiye is currently conducting a large-scale international winter military drill in Sarikamis district of eastern Kars province.

Türkiye will keep fighting disinformation, which has turned into a "virus" and threatens all of humanity, said the head of the country's Communications Directorate, Fahrettin Altun.

Pakistan and Afghanistan strongly condemned the recent attack on Islam’s holy book the Quran in The Hague, Netherlands.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – BRICS countries – will discuss creating a common currency at the group's forthcoming summit this August in South Africa.

The total amount of damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure during the ongoing war with Russia has increased to almost $138 billion, an official said.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there are no prospects for the resumption of Russia-Ukraine peace talks.

A giant iceberg the size of greater London broke free from Antarctica, researchers said.

US mortgage applications showed a weekly increase of 7%, while the 30-year fixed rate fell to its lowest level in four months, according to a report.

The seventh “goodwill” train carrying relief goods from Türkiye reached Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said.

Somalia’s Information Minister Daud Aweis said the national army (SNA) with support from local militias has killed 323 al-Shabaab terrorists in seven days.

At least two people died and five people were wounded in a knife attack on a regional train traveling between the north German port city of Kiel and Hamburg, the daily Kieler Nachrichten reported.

The Biden administration is sending 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine in response to Kyiv's appeals as the US seeks to marshal international support for the country.

The Canadian government said Wednesday that it will renegotiate a CAN$20 billion ($14.7 billion) settlement with Indigenous people adversely affected by the First Nations welfare system.

Norway decided to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, its defense minister said.

US military sales to foreign countries soared 49.1% to nearly $205.6 billion in 2022 amid Europe’s security crisis following the Russian war against Ukraine, officials said.

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