Anadolu Agency’s Morning Briefing - March 7, 2023

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

Türkiye on Monday demanded an explanation for a visit by US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley to regions in northeastern Syria occupied by the YPG/PKK terrorist group.

Ukraine has said that diplomatic talks between Kyiv and Moscow on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant have reached a “dead end” as fighting around the plant under Russian control has continued for more than 12 months.

Türkiye's president vowed Monday to rebuild the country's southern region hit last month by powerful earthquakes that claimed the lives of more than 46,100 people.

Türkiye’s opposition alliance named the chairman of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Monday as their joint candidate for the upcoming presidential election, which is expected to be held on May 14.

The Swedish parliament is set to pass an anti-terror law Tuesday. If passed, the new legislation will go into force on June 1.

At least nine paramilitary troops were killed and seven others wounded in a suicide bombing in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province Monday, an official said.

Four Palestinians were wounded in an Israeli military raid in the West Bank city of Jericho on Monday, according to local media.

Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir ordered police to continue the demolition of “illegally built” Palestinian homes in occupied East Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported Monday.

The UK government is set to announce new legislation regarding small boat crossings across the English Channel amid concerns that such measures could lead to the detention and deportation of vulnerable people, including children and those fleeing persecution.

Greek authorities have stolen at least €2.2 million ($2.3 million) in cash from migrants and refugees who they have pushed back over the last six years, according to an investigation by the Spanish daily El Pais published Monday.

Normalization of ties between Azerbaijan and Armenia was in focus as President Ilham Aliyev met with US Senior Adviser for Caucasus Negotiations Louis Bono in the capital Baku.

Russia on Monday called on Azerbaijan and Armenia to defuse tensions in the Karabakh region, where they have risen once again due to a skirmish between forces of Baku and Yerevan.

Twitter users reported widespread issues Monday with the social media platform, including problems with links not working and media not displaying in the latest episode of its woes.