Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing - Oct. 22, 2022

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

Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured in a passenger bus accident in central India's Madhya Pradesh state, according to police.

Sixty lawmakers from Colombia and Venezuela traveled to the Colombian city of Cucuta, which borders Venezuela, for the first “binational meeting” after the reopening of the border and the reestablishment of diplomatic relations.

An independent UN commission found reasonable grounds to conclude that war crimes and human rights violations were committed in Ukraine since the beginning of the war in late February.

France has decided to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, which protects investments in the oil and gas sector, according to that country’s president.

Ukraine announced that the army has regained control of 88 settlements in the Kherson region in the south of the country.

A US House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection formally subpoenaed former President Donald Trump, demanding he hand over documents and testify about the "central role" he played.

Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of Trump, was sentenced to four months in prison following his conviction on two contempt of Congress charges.

Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy Party (FdI), who won the Sept. 25 elections, formed the right-wing coalition government

French cement giant Lafarge is now exposed as one of the most important institutions supporting terrorism, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom welcomed the Turkish president's decision to meet Sweden's new prime minister to discuss the Nordic country's NATO bid.

The UK, Germany and France called on the UN to send a team to Ukraine to investigate the remnants of drones, which Ukraine and the West claim are Iranian-made.

The head of the Burkinabe junta, Capt. Ibrahim Traore, was sworn in before the Constitutional Council as the new president of the transition, about one month after a coup.

In a major development, Pakistan got off the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) list of countries under increased monitoring, also known as the “grey list.”

Russia's state nuclear energy corporation said the US blocked its participation in a conference organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in New York.

The UN Security Council imposed sanctions on criminal groups in Haiti, including an asset freeze, travel ban and an arms embargo.

Four people, including a journalist, were killed and 13 injured in Ukraine's strike at a civilian ferry in Kherson, according to Russian officials.

Sudanese authorities declared a state of emergency in the state of Blue Nile in the wake of the killings of more than 200 people as a result of a tribal conflict.

Authorities in Ukraine issued alerts about potential Russian airstrikes on the capital, Kyiv.

Pakistan's election commission disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan for failing to disclose gifts he received while serving as premier.

There is no obstacle preventing the extension of a landmark grain export deal, signed four months ago amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, so Russian grain and fertilizer can be shipped to world markets as well, according to Türkiye's president.

Türkiye reprehended US criticism of Saudi Arabia for the OPEC+ decision to cut oil production.

Türkiye denounced a decision by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to send a mission to Armenia, saying the regional bloc has become a "center of deadlock."

Hurricane Roslyn moved off Mexico’s Pacific coast with forecasters predicting a weekend landfall between the resorts of Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan.

Chad’s government clamped down on the nation’s opposition, suspending seven political parties and searching party offices one day after unprecedented protests around the country left more than 60 dead.

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

Sri Lankan lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that trims the powers of the president, a key demand of protesters who are seeking political reforms and solutions to the country’s economic crisis.

Rebels belonging to Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority have launched an anti-government offensive in a rare effort to seize a town in the eastern part of the country, according to the guerrillas and military government.

Syrian authorities found a mass grave in the historic town of Palmyra with bodies of victims of the militant Islamic State group, which controlled the area years ago, said Syria’s state news agency.