Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing – July 14, 2022

By Anadolu Agency Staff

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

Turkish, Ukrainian, Russian and UN officials agreed Wednesday to establish a coordination center in Istanbul to facilitate Ukrainian grain exports, said the Turkish defense minister.

A just-brokered agreement to facilitate Ukrainian grain exports is a "ray of hope" for those suffering from hunger worldwide, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

US President Joe Biden landed at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday at the start of his Middle East tour.

The Palestinian resistance group Hamas said US President Joe Biden’s visit aims to serve Israeli interests.

Ukraine cut diplomatic ties with North Korea on Wednesday as the latter recognized the self-proclaimed independence of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

A total of 43 countries including the US, UK and EU member states issued a joint statement expressing support for Ukraine's proceedings against Russia at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide curfew until Thursday morning amid protests, according to an official notification issued Wednesday.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to head to Singapore from the Maldives, local media reported Wednesday.

The Italian government headed by Prime Minister Mario Draghi is at risk of collapsing as one its main coalition partners, the 5-Star Movement, announced late Wednesday that it will not participate in a key confidence vote in a move that risks triggering a government crisis and leading to early elections.

The PKK terror group continues its fundraising activities in Europe, the bloc’s law enforcement agency Europol said Wednesday.

The UN Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to extend the international community's special political mission in Yemen.

The Turkish Space Agency (TSA) and the United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA) signed a memorandum of cooperation Wednesday on the "peaceful use of space, space science, technology and applications.”

Annual consumer inflation in the US rose 9.1% in June, marking the largest 12-month increase since November 1981, the US Department of Labor announced Wednesday.

Netflix has partnered with Microsoft on a new ad-supported subscription plan, according to an announcement Wednesday.