Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing - Oct. 15, 2022

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

Foreign ministers from Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia held trilateral talks on the sidelines of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Summit in Kazakhstan’s capital of Astana.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara and Moscow will work on building a natural gas hub in Türkiye's Thrace region after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal earlier this week. The Turkish foreign minister said his country has the capacity.

Putin thanked Erdogan for Ankara's peace efforts in Ukraine.

Sweden's Moderates party leader Ulf Kristersson announced he has managed to agree on a deal to form a minority coalition government.

Russia banned entry to Montenegro's foreign and defense ministers and a former head of intelligence.

Kwasi Kwarteng was sacked as Chancellor of the Exchequer 38 days after his appointment to the role by British Prime Minister Liz Truss. The embattled Truss appointed Jeremy Hunt to the position in an attempt to calm markets and unify her fractured party.

Ukrainian forces have liberated 1,620 settlements since the start of Russia's war, the presidential office said as the country marked Defenders Day.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Russia to grant full access to prisoners of war -- an appeal the International Committee of the Red Cross has made since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.

Twenty-five workers were killed in a blast at a coal mine in northern Türkiye, according to the Bartın Governor's Office.