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Anadolu’s Morning Briefing – Jan. 30, 2023

Azerbaijan evacuated staff from its embassy in Iran’s capital Tehran on Sunday, two days after a gunman killed one person there and wounded two others.

• The turnout in the second round of early general elections held Sunday in Tunisia was 11.3%, an official said.

• Türkiye may respond "differently" to Finland's NATO bid which would "shock" Sweden, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

• In a confession-like statement, Sweden’s chief NATO negotiator said his country has a larger share of PKK financing compared to Finland.

• Iran's foreign minister said Sunday that Tehran received messages from other parties to the 2015 nuclear deal through Qatar aimed at resuming the stalled talks.

• At least three people have died and more than 800 were injured in a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that struck northwestern Iran's West Azerbaijan province Saturday, officials said.

• A powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Sunday afternoon, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said.

• Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has won the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party's (MDP) presidential primary election, becoming eligible to contest for another term, preliminary results showed Sunday.

• Iran says it thwarted drone attacks on a military complex in central Isfahan province late Saturday.

• UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sacked Nadhim Zahawi as chairman of the Conservative Party for “breaching ministerial code” amid a tax row.

Source: Anadolu Agency