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Anadolu Agency’s Morning Briefing – Aug. 29, 2022

Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.

• Two Turkish planes carrying relief goods for flood victims across Pakistan landed in the southern port city of Karachi on Sunday, state media reported.

• Pope Francis called Sunday for international cooperation to help Pakistan, which has been battered by heavy monsoon rains and massive floods.

• Bosnians gathered Sunday to commemorate the 27th anniversary of a massacre in Sarajevo that claimed 43 lives and injured nearly 84.

• The head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), Ahmed Raissouni, resigned on Sunday amid an uproar over his recent remarks on the disputed Western Sahara region.

• The US has called for an immediate cease-fire between conflicting parties in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and to engage in talks facilitated by the UN.

• The death toll from clashes between rival militias in Tripoli rose to 32, Libyan health authorities said Sunday.

• Türkiye welcomes the new border crossing policy deal between Serbia and Kosovo, the country’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday.

• In an interview, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that Facebook suppressed a reportedly inaccurate story about then-US presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son in the runup to the fall 2020 US elections.

Source: Anadolu Agency