ANKARA
Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic and other news in Turkiye and around the world.
Coronavirus and other developments in Turkiye
Turkiye registered 63,214 new cases, 157 related deaths and 29,197 recoveries in the last 24 hours. To stem the spread of the infection, the country has administered more than 135.28 million coronavirus vaccine doses since it launched an immunization drive in January 2021.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu expressed his country's support to Kazakhstan once again in a telephone talk with his Kazakh counterpart Mukhtar Tleuberdi.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened a classical Turkish arts biennial in Istanbul.
Other developments worldwide
Hundreds of people were hospitalized after Tokyo received its highest snowfall in four years.
Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, announced it would bring back some COVID-19 restrictions as the country recorded its highest daily infections.
Tokayev said he gave security services orders to shoot to kill those he called “terrorists,” accusing them of continued violence.
Tajikistan’s parliament approved the deployment of 200 troops to Kazakhstan as part of the Collective Security Treaty Organization peacekeeping force to help contain the unrest.
China said members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are “willing to play a positive role in stabilizing the situation” in Kazakhstan.
The EU foreign policy chief said the bloc was ready to support de-escalation and stabilization in Kazakhstan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed recent developments in Kazakhstan in telephone talks with leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
Japan agreed to pay the US more than $9 billion for hosting forces for the next five years, beginning in April.
The Delegation of the European Union to Sudan called for an independent investigation into the deaths and violence that occurred during nationwide protests since last year's military coup.
This year’s Golden Globes ceremony will not be live-streamed amid a surge in coronavirus cases and controversy concerning organizers’ lack of diversity.
At least 22 Palestinians protesting illegal Israeli settlements were injured by Israeli forces in different areas across the occupied West Bank.
The US continued to staunchly back Ukraine as Russia amasses forces on its border in what the West fears is a precursor to a potential military invasion.
President Emmanuel Macron of France welcomed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen along with European commissioners in Paris to mark the start of the French presidency of the Council of the European Union.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg ruled out the possibility of discussing European security without the presence of Europeans.
Stoltenberg also expressed concern about the situation in Kazakhstan and called for an end to the violence.
