Anadolu Agency’s Morning Briefing - April 28, 2023

ANKARA (AA) - Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.

Sudan's army agreed Thursday to extend a humanitarian truce with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group for 72 more hours starting from the end of the previous truce.

Britain’s ambassador to Sudan has been relocated to Ethiopia, according to a statement Thursday by the UK Foreign Office.

A judge was considering Thursday whether to further detain Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of publishing classified intelligence documents online, after prosecutors asked him to reject Teixeira’s request to be released from pre-trial detention on the grounds that he could escape or seek refuge in a foreign country.

The US Army renamed Fort Lee military base in Virginia on Thursday in honor of two pioneering Black army officers, marking a first in US history.

Former Vice President Mike Pence testified Thursday before a federal grand jury investigating efforts by ex-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election, according to reports.

A train derailed in the US state of Wisconsin on Thursday, sending cargo cars into the Mississippi River in what marks the latest such rail accident in the US.

The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Thursday condemning a ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan and urged the Taliban to "swiftly reverse" its policies and practices that restrict fundamental freedoms of women and girls.

The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) voted unanimously Thursday to adopt an anti-Islamophobia program amid a rising number of anti-Muslim incidents in Canada.

At least 33 soldiers were killed and 12 others wounded in a terrorist attack Thursday on a military post in eastern Burkina Faso, the army announced.

The Israeli army’s blockade of the occupied West Bank city of Jericho continued for a sixth consecutive day Thursday.

Türkiye deployed five military transport planes, including two A400M aircraft, to evacuate its remaining citizens from conflict-torn Sudan, the country's defense chief said Thursday.

Turkish drone maker Baykar and Azerbaijan signed a goodwill protocol Thursday on the joint manufacture of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems.

The UN special envoy for Syria said that they are at a "potentially important juncture" in efforts to move forward a political process on Syria amid recent diplomatic moves.

Peru's government on Thursday officially declared a state of emergency on its borders and ordered the deployment of the military to reinforce controls after the arrival of hundreds of migrants, most of whom are coming from Chile.

Microsoft President Brad Smith has criticized the UK's decision to block its purchase of US gaming company Activision, saying the European Union would be a more favorable location to start a business.

US-based global e-commerce giant Amazon saw its net sales and income jump in the first quarter of this year, according to its financial results statement released Thursday.

Manchester United missed a chance to move into the English Premier League top three after a 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday.