Anadolu Agency’s Morning Briefing - March 31, 2023

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

A grand jury indicted former US President Donald Trump on Thursday on charges related to a "hush money" payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

Türkiye's parliament on Thursday approved Finland's bid to join NATO.

Türkiye's Supreme Election Council approved four presidential candidates Thursday for the election set for May 14.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday lauded the leadership of the Turkish government and first lady Emine Erdogan in combatting global waste, which he said is "making a mess of our world."

Turkish first lady Emine Erdogan addressed the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday, calling for a “fair system” regarding climate and environmental problems.

Russia on Thursday detained US citizen Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal correspondent, on suspicion of espionage, state media said.

The US expressed deep concern Thursday over Russia’s arrest of an American journalist with The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges.

Russia is seeking to broker a new deal with North Korea to purchase additional weapons in exchange for food as it seeks to aid its ongoing offensive against Ukraine, the US said Thursday.

China on Thursday successfully launched four remote sensing satellites into space, said the country's aerospace authorities.

US sanctions on Iran involving the freezing of certain assets violated a 1955 treaty on friendly economic relations and consular rights between the two countries, the UN's top court ruled Thursday.

At least 13 people were killed after the roof of a stepwell in a temple caved in Thursday in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

The death toll from a passenger ferry fire in Basilan province of the Philippines' southern Bangsamoro Autonomous Region has risen to 31, local media reported Thursday.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro returned to Brazil on Thursday after spending three months in the US.