Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing – July 11, 2022

ANKARA

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

• Fourteen people have been killed in a mass shooting at a bar in the South African township of Soweto near Johannesburg, police said Sunday.

https://• Voters in Japan went to the polls Sunday to elect members of the House of Councilors, the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature, in the shadow of last week’s assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which shocked the nation and the whole world.

• At least six people were killed and five others injured by a Russian airstrike in Ukraine's Donetsk region, officials said Sunday, adding that many people are still buried beneath the rubble of a building that collapsed in the barrage.

• Voters in the Republic of Congo are voting Sunday in parliamentary and local elections expected to be won by the ruling party.

• Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Sunday that US President Joe Biden will carry a “message of peace and hope” to Saudi Arabia.

• The war in Ukraine reminds Europe of the Srebrenica genocide and the grim memories of the Western Balkans war of the 1990s, EU officials said Sunday on the eve of the 27th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.

• Seven children were killed by an explosive device late Saturday night in northern Togo in a suspected terrorist attack, local media reported Sunday.

• North Korea on Sunday fired what appeared to be multiple rocket launchers, the South Korean military said, calling it "yet another show of force."

• China and Pakistan kicked off a four-day joint naval drill Sunday in the East China Sea.

• Novak Djokovic claimed his seventh Wimbledon title in the men's singles category Sunday after he defeated Nick Kyrgios in four sets.

• Sri Lanka's investment promotion minister resigned Sunday amid crippling political and economic chaos in the South Asian country.

• The British international trade minister launched her bid for the leadership of the Conservative Party on Sunday.

• Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday to extend his greetings on the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.

• Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) scored a "sweeping victory" Sunday in House of Councilors election in the shadow of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination.

• Kazakhstan announced Sunday that 14-day visa-free travel was granted for citizens of Iran, China and India.

• Sri Lanka's army admitted Sunday that soldiers opened fire during Saturday’s protest, but denied "intent on causing deliberate harm to the protesters."

• The assassin of Shinzo Abe tested his weapon before he fatally shot the former Japanese premier, local media reported Sunday.

• The US on Sunday called on all parties in Sri Lanka to cooperate to achieve a peaceful and democratic transition of power, expressing support for protesters.