Anadolu Agency’s Morning Briefing - March. 5, 2023

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

The death toll rose to 45,968 from devastating earthquakes that struck Türkiye last month, according to the country’s interior minister.

Two ships carrying 396 container homes for quake victims from Qatar arrived in southern Türkiye as Serbia continued to send additional aid materials.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Qatar and discussed a variety of issues including the Turkish Zero-Waste Initiative.

The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Türkiye aims to achieve "strategic goals," especially increasing bilateral trade volume, according to the Gulf country's media office.

Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing policies and his judicial reform plan.

France’s president pledged €34 million ($36.2 million) for the conflict-hit Democratic Republic of Congo.

Six European countries expressed “grave concern” about the ongoing escalation between Israel and Palestine.

Protests continued in Greece concerning a tragic train accident earlier this week that left at least 57 people dead.

By creating new military alliances in the Asia-Pacific, the US and NATO are undermining the security architecture in the region, said Russian Ambassador to Beijing Igor Morgulov.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is eying the start of negotiations on its accession to the EU this year.

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said Tehran expects the UN nuclear agency to carry out its mandate without coming under the "political influence" of powers that be.

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley visited regions occupied by the YPG/PKK terror group in northern Syria.

The death toll rose to 70 from a shipwreck carrying migrants on a wooden boat off southern Italy, according to media reports.