Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing

ANKARA

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

• Air raid alerts were issued in several regions of central and eastern Ukraine due to the threat of missile attacks, local authorities said Wednesday.

• Ukraine’s sole power grid operator announced Wednesday that power outages were implemented in multiple regions as it prepares to stabilize the energy supply damaged by recent Russian drone and missile attacks.

• Türkiye slammed Greece on Wednesday over its "insincere" and "dishonest" position on the Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean issues.

• Five lions escaped from their enclosure at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, which caused a brief emergency Wednesday, officials said.

• Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc maintained a 67-seat lead as 71.3% of the votes were counted in Israel’s legislative elections, preliminary results showed Wednesday.

• North Korea launched 100 projectiles Wednesday, including ballistic missiles, in a single day in a show of power amid ongoing joint military exercises by South Korea and the US.

• Russia’s defense minister said Wednesday that Moscow is aware of Kyiv's attempts to create "a dirty nuclear bomb" and readiness to deploy NATO nuclear weapons on Ukrainian territory.

• The Black Sea grain deal will resume as of midday Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced.

• Britain’s ambassador to Russia will soon be summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry over "London's involvement in Ukraine's attack on Sevastopol," Russia said Wednesday, referring to attacks that Moscow cited as a reason for suspending the Black Sea grain deal.

• Russia announced Wednesday that it is returning to implementation of the Black Sea grain corridor deal reached in July.

• North Korea fired six more missiles Wednesday, bringing the total number of various types of missiles fired by the country in a single day toward the East and Yellow seas to at least 25 as tensions rise amid ongoing joint military exercises between South Korea and the US.

• The YPG/PKK terrorist group has demolished 140 civilian homes in Al-Hasakah city’s East Ghweran and al-Zuhour neighborhoods in northeast Syria, according to Human Rights Watch.

• Denmark's ruling center-left bloc secured a majority in Tuesday’s general elections, seen as a vote of confidence in Mette Frederiksen, the country's prime minister.

• Spain’s foreign minister arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday to convey support for Ukraine’s sovereignty as Russian forces launched fresh airstrikes on Ukrainian cities.

• Debate over the UK’s “broken” asylum system continued Wednesday as the prime minister and the opposition leader found themselves in a heated argument.

• North Korea is secretly providing Russia with artillery shells in its war against Ukraine, the White House said Wednesday.

• In a phone call with the Turkish foreign minister, the US secretary of state thanked Türkiye for the resumption of the Ankara-brokered Black Sea grain deal.

• Nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought, the Russian Foreign Ministry reiterated Wednesday as a principle of Moscow, a statement made amid heightened Western fears over the use of nuclear arms as the Ukraine war rages on.

• Moscow would not hinder grain supplies from Ukraine to Türkiye in the future due to Ankara’s “neutrality,” the capabilities of its grain processing industry and the Turkish president’s efforts aimed at ensuring the interests of the poorest countries, the Russian leader said Wednesday.

• The bodies of 20 migrants were recovered from a shipwreck in the Aegean Sea near the Greek island of Evia, authorities reported Wednesday.

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for "his active participation in preserving" the Black Sea grain deal.

• Peace talks between Ethiopia's government and Tigray rebels bore fruit Wednesday as the warring sides agreed to a new cease-fire deal, a diplomatic breakthrough two years into a war that has killed thousands of people.

• The Türkiye-brokered grain deal will prioritize African countries in need, as agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday.