Anadolu Agency’s Morning Briefing - April 21, 2023

Daily briefing on latest developments around world

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

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group announced a 72-hour humanitarian truce starting from 6 a.m. local time Friday, saying it coincides with the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Türkiye will meet approximately 30% of its annual natural gas needs from Black Sea reserves when it reaches full capacity, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said late Thursday.

The US is increasing the number of troops it has deployed to East Africa as the Biden administration prepares for a potential evacuation of its embassy staff in Sudan, the Pentagon said Thursday.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces Thursday to immediately stop the fighting and appealed for an immediate cease-fire.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed ways to stop the conflict in Sudan over the phone Thursday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday discussed further military support for Kyiv and the upcoming alliance summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius.

The Black Sea grain deal is a crucial instrument for addressing food insecurity and achieving price stability, the US State Department said Thursday.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that separation of the American and Chinese economies would be "disastrous."

Twitter began removing on Thursday blue check marks it initially doled out to verify the identities of high-profile users as it seeks to increase pressure to adopt its premium Twitter Blue service.


Be the first to comment
UYARI: Küfür, hakaret, rencide edici cümleler veya imalar, inançlara saldırı içeren, imla kuralları ile yazılmamış,
Türkçe karakter kullanılmayan ve büyük harflerle yazılmış yorumlar onaylanmamaktadır.

Current News