Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing - Oct. 21, 2022

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

A federal appeals court ruled late Thursday that US Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before a special grand jury in the 2020 Georgia election probe.

Brazilian electoral authorities expanded their powers Thursday in a bid to fight disinformation in the runup to a second-round vote in the country’s presidential election on Oct. 30.

At least 150 people were killed in tribal clashes in Sudan.

Ukraine’s president urged the European Union on Thursday to speed up shipments of air defense systems, noting that nearly a third of the country’s power stations have been destroyed in Russian attacks.

Ukraine's president on Thursday accused Russian forces of using Iranian-made combat drones to attack Ukrainian cities.

Russia is "exploring arrangements" with North Korea to procure weapons to aid its offensive against Ukraine, the State Department said Thursday.

The UK on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iranian individuals and businesses “responsible for supplying Russia with kamikaze drones used to bombard Ukraine.”

The US confirmed Thursday that Russia is using Iranian military drones to bolster Moscow in its war against Ukraine, saying Iran is "now directly engaged on the ground."

The destruction of the Karabakh region during Armenia's occupation should be brought to the International Court of Justice, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss stepped down Thursday, making her the shortest-serving premier in British history.

The British pound gained ground against the greenback following the resignation of Liz Truss as prime minister Thursday.

Britain’s opposition leaders are calling for a general election after the resignation of Liz Truss as prime minister Thursday afternoon.

Sweden’s new prime minister on Thursday reiterated his commitment to the memorandum signed between Sweden, Finland and Türkiye on the Nordic countries’ NATO accession.

The EU and Germany will train up to 5,000 Ukrainian soldiers until the spring, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Thursday.

Air alerts were declared in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy and Poltava regions Thursday, as the resumption of missile and drone strikes in the country entered its second week, according to officials.

Russian and Ukrainian troops appeared Thursday to be girding for a major battle over the strategic southern industrial port city of Kherson, in a region which Russian President Vladimir Putin has illegally annexed and subjected to martial law.

Chadian security forces opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in the country’s two largest cities Thursday, killing at least 60 people, the government spokesman and a morgue official said.

European Union leaders struggled to find immediate practical solutions on how to deal with the energy crisis but avoided an open rift between Germany and France on Friday that would have exposed a divided bloc as it confronts Russian President Vladimir Putin over his war in Ukraine.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday backed a decision by his predecessor to cancel a deal to buy 16 Russian military heavy-lift helicopters and said his administration has “secured an alternative supply from the United States.”