Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.
At least two Azerbaijani soldiers were killed Sunday after Armenian forces opened fire in the Karabakh region, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said.
Türkiye's foreign minister on Sunday stressed the need to support the development and progress of vulnerable nations at the fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) in Doha, Qatar.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias paid a visit Sunday to the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul. Dendias attended the Feast of Orthodoxy (The Sunday of Orthodoxy) -- celebrated on the first Sunday of Great Lent -- at the Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate.
Worshippers also prayed for the victims of the devastating Feb. 6 earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria as well as for the victims of the Feb. 28 train crash in Greece.
The Qatari ruler called on the international community to help Türkiye and Syria overcome the devastation left by the Feb. 6 earthquakes.
Uganda on Sunday sent 13 tons of aid supplies to Türkiye, which was struck by twin earthquakes last month.
Bosnia and Herzegovina continued Sunday to send aid to quake-hit Türkiye.
Somalia said Sunday that the federal government and the Somali people donated over $4.8 million to earthquake victims in Türkiye.
The United Arab Emirates termed its economic partnership agreement with Türkiye as a milestone that will herald a new era of cooperation between the two countries. The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement was signed by Abu Dhabi and Ankara on Friday to boost bilateral trade.
“The agreement constitutes a milestone in the two countries’ qualitative relations and a new era in joint cooperation towards broader horizons for the benefit of the two countries,” UAE Ambassador to Türkiye Saeed Thani Hareb Al Dhaheri told Anadolu.
Kosovo commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Prekaz Massacre on Sunday with a ceremony in the capital.
Pope Francis on Sunday slammed human traffickers operating in the Mediterranean as he expressed sorrow over last week's migrant ship disaster off southern Italy.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reiterated Sunday that there is no evidence yet that China is planning to send lethal arms to Russia for its war on Ukraine.
Over 130 Russian attacks were repelled in the past 24 hours by Ukrainian soldiers on the front line, the Ukrainian military said Sunday.
Two Ukrainian pilots are training in the US on fighter jets including the F-16, Anadolu has learned.
"Two Ukrainian pilots are currently in Tucson for a familiarization event for US and Ukrainian pilots. It is a routine activity as part of our military-to-military dialogue with Ukraine,” according to a statement that a senior US military official sent to Anadolu.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sunday over his remarks regarding a potential Israeli airstrike on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Thousands of people in Venezuela joined a march Sunday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of former President Hugo Chavez’s passing.
Pakistan's police entered the residence of the country's former Prime Minister Imran Khan to arrest him in a case related to the illegal purchase and sale of gifts given by foreign dignitaries while he was in office, official sources and local media reported Sunday.
In sports news, Ethiopia’s Deso Gelmisa and Kenya’s Rosemary Wanjiru won the men’s and women’s titles at the 2023 Tokyo Marathon on Sunday.
Source: Anadolu Agency