Anadolu’s Morning Briefing - Jan. 30, 2023

ANKARA

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

• 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.