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

China’s President Xi Jinping opened the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) in Beijing on Sunday by pledging to take control of Taiwan and advocating the “one country, two systems” policy, according to the state-run media.

Tunisia has struck a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $1.9 billion loan to shore up its economy.

At least four prisoners died and 61 others were injured in clashes and a fire on Saturday night at Tehran's high-security Evin Prison, the country's judiciary said.

Iraqi Transport Minister Nasser al-Shibli inaugurated the first-ever international airport in the northern city of Kirkuk.

The Turkish defense and Ukrainian infrastructure ministers visited the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul established to coordinate Kyiv's grain exports.

Meanwhile, the Turkish communications director urged Greece to stop its “harsh treatment” of refugees.

Paris will train up to 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers in France, the French defense minister has said, as Kyiv battles Russian forces.

Some 71 million people have faced poverty due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, according to the UN Development Program (UNDP).

Russia claimed that its so-called administration building in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region was attacked by Ukrainian troops Sunday morning.

A mob killed two Rohingya community leaders in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar, which houses over a million refugees, police said.

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party clinched crucial by-elections Sunday, defeating the ruling alliance after a tough contest, unofficial results showed.

Pope Francis launched a universal appeal for nations and peoples to work together and build a better world where peace reigns, according to an excerpt from his new book published by the Italian newspaper La Stampa.

Former US President Donald Trump claimed that Jewish Americans were not supportive enough of him and his policies toward Israel while he was in office, warning them to “get their act together.”

Officials in northern Ethiopia’s rebel-held Tigray region said Sunday they are ready to abide by calls from the African Union for an immediate cessation of hostilities.