Rabia İclal Turan
21 January 2023•Update: 21 January 2023
ANKARA
Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.
The US is moving to label the Wagner Group, Russia's private military corporation, an international "criminal organization" and vowed to add additional sanctions on the Kremlin-linked firm.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan extended condolences to Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a helicopter crash that killed 17 people, including the interior minister.
US defense chief Lloyd Austin urged Western allies to increase military support to Ukraine, stressing that the war is entering a “decisive” phase.
Russia claimed its forces have taken control of Kleshcheyevka, a key access point to the transport hub of Bakhmut in Donbas in eastern Ukraine.
Türkiye summoned the Swedish ambassador to Ankara because of Sweden's permission for a planned burning of the Quran, Islam's holy book, near the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm.
Five drones targeted a US base in the Al-Tanf region in southern Syria, according to a source.
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed held talks with the Taliban regime, Afghanistan's de facto authority, about women's rights, said a spokesperson.
At least seven people were killed in an attack on a displaced persons’ camp in Ituri province in Congo, according to the head of civil society groups.
A Bosnia and Herzegovina court sentenced former Bosnian Serb soldier Boban Indjic to 15 years in prison for committing war crimes during the 1992-1995 war.
Google's parent firm, Alphabet, decided to cut its workforce by 12,000, CEO Sundar Pichai said in a blog post.
Sweden’s health watchdog raised concerns about the state of hospital care in the country, saying patients are not given enough food or water, left in feces for hours and discharged despite the urgent need for care, according to media reports.
Italian football powerhouse Juventus were handed a 15-point reduction in the standings in the Italian top-tier Serie A for capital gains violations.
