By Zehra Nur Duz
ANKARA (AA) - Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers decided Wednesday to expel Russia from the region’s top human rights body for seriously violating human rights, the rule of law and fundamental freedoms as a result of its war on Ukraine.
The bodies of five people, including three children, were recovered from the rubble in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, officials said Wednesday, as Russia continues its war against the country.
A potential deal to return the US and Iran to full compliance with an historic 2015 nuclear agreement is within reach, even as some issues remain unresolved, the State Department said Wednesday.
Turkiye’s president on Wednesday continued diplomatic efforts for a cease-fire in the Russia-Ukraine war, hosting his Polish counterpart and addressing the issue.
The International Court of Justice on Wednesday ordered Russia to halt the war in Ukraine.
In a phone call Wednesday, the Turkish president told his Ukrainian counterpart that Ankara will continue efforts to bring together the leaders of Ukraine and Russia, authorities said.
The deputy mayor of the southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol said a theater building where women and children had taken shelter was targeted by Russian fighter jets Wednesday.
Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war on Feb. 24, the World Health Organization has verified 43 attacks on health care facilities, the WHO chief said Wednesday.
US President Joe Biden authorized $800 million in new assistance for Ukraine on Wednesday to bolster its forces in the face of widespread Russian aggression.
Ukraine on Wednesday claimed that Russian forces opened fire on an evacuation convoy of civilians fleeing the war in the southeastern Mariupol region.
Turkiye on Wednesday repeated its long-time policy against recognizing the illegal annexation of the Crimean Peninsula by Russia on the occasion of its eighth anniversary.
The UN human rights office said Wednesday that it has recorded 1,900 civilian casualties in Ukraine, including 726 deaths, since the start of the Russian war.
Switzerland announced further sanctions against Russia on Wednesday and added more than 200 Russian businesspeople and institutions to the list.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake rocked northeastern Japan on Wednesday, according to the country’s meteorological agency.
Wednesday’s meeting in Moscow of the top Turkish and Russian diplomats shows that more such contacts are needed, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Israel said Wednesday that it has agreed with Egypt to launch a direct flight route between Tel Aviv and the Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh.
Russia and Ukraine are discussing introducing the Austrian or Swedish model of a demilitarized state in Ukraine at the request of the Ukrainian delegation during the peace talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday.
Adding pressure on Moscow over its war on Ukraine, Japan announced Wednesday that it will revoke Russia’s “most favored nation” (MFN) trade status.