Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing – July 12, 2022

By Anadolu Agency Staff

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

Türkiye’s president and his Russian counterpart held a phone call Monday in which they discussed the establishment of safe corridors in the Black Sea for grain exports and the latest developments in northern Syria.

Türkiye continues to work on a UN plan aimed at making sure Ukraine’s grain reaches world markets, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the phone Monday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Monday extending a simplified procedure to all residents of Ukraine to obtain Russian citizenship.

Iran is moving rapidly to provide Russia with hundreds of its domestically-manufactured drones to bolster the Kremlin's war effort against Ukraine, a senior Biden administration official said Monday.

The Turkish president and Armenian prime minister spoke over the phone Monday and discussed the normalization process between their countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday marked the 27th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, bidding farewell to 50 newly identified victims of the 1995 massacre at a memorial service.

The Dutch government apologized Monday to Bosniak families who lost their relatives in the 1995 Srebrenica genocide in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sri Lanka's parliament will convene on July 15 and a new president will be elected on July 20 as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa plans to resign Wednesday amid protests.

US President Joe Biden revealed on Monday the first photo from the James Webb Space Telescope, providing a window into some of the deepest corners of the universe previously unseen by humanity.

The euro declined to a fresh 20-year low against the US dollar on Monday with the US Federal Reserve's monetary tightening and Russia's war on Ukraine, which threatens energy supply for Europe.

Twitter's shares were down almost 5% in pre-market trading Monday after billionaire Elon Musk pulled out of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media company.