Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.
Türkiye will not ratify Sweden's bid for NATO membership unless it fulfills obligations under the tripartite memorandum, according to the country's foreign minister.
"If one day Sweden fulfills its obligations, then we will sit down and see. But at the moment, it is not possible for us to say yes to Sweden's NATO bid under these conditions," Mevlut Cavusoglu said at a news conference in Budapest with his Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijjarto.
Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomew strongly condemned the recent burning of copies of the Quran on two separate occasions in Sweden and the Netherlands.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) demanded “severe counter-measures” against recent burning of copies of the Quran.
Meanwhile, Swedish citizens are voicing discomfort with recent provocations against Türkiye and Islam in their country, describing the burning of the Quran as a “shameful” hate crime.
Turkish prosecutors launched an investigation into Islamophobic Danish and Dutch politicians on charges of inciting public enmity and insulting religious values.
European countries are still experiencing high incidences of medicine shortages, with deteriorating burdensome effects on patients, according to a survey.
France is facing another nationwide strike against the controversial proposed pension reforms.
In Russia, President Vladimir Putin approved a government proposal to sign an agreement with Belarus to establish centers for joint training of military personnel.
Iran continues the escalation of its nuclear activities and “threatens international peace and security,” according to the British foreign secretary.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the government will increase the minimum wage by 8% in 2023.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias to support Israel at the UN.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
A telephone call with Taiwan by the Czech Republic's president-elect has drawn a sharp rebuke from China.
The foreign ministers of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia signed a joint declaration to deepen cooperation on security amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
Pope Francis urged an end to bloodshed when he arrived in Congo on the first leg of his fourth journey to Africa.
A 4-year-old girl was killed in a dog attack in the UK, according to police.
A string of mysterious whale deaths along the US East Coast has prompted a group of mayors in the state of New Jersey to call for an "immediate moratorium" on offshore wind farms.
UN experts urged an immediate independent investigation into gross human rights abuses and possible war crimes committed in Mali by government forces and the private military contractor known as the Wagner Group.
Source: Anadolu Agency