Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing - Oct. 8, 2022

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

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Kyriakos Mitsotakis lacks knowledge about proper diplomatic protocol when asked about an alleged heated exchange with the Greek premier during an official dinner at a Prague summit.

"Do you think the president of the Republic of Türkiye would lower himself to such a level?" Erdogan told reporters after prayers Friday in Istanbul, one day after the dinner, which came at the end of the leaders’ dinner at the European Political Community in the Czech Republic.

EU leaders were unable to reach a consensus on capping gas prices at the informal Prague summit.

The heads of state and government did, however, agree that the bloc would "continue to stand firmly with Ukraine," showing support for "identifying new financial sources" to support the country in its war with Russia, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters at a news conference after the meeting.

Meanwhile, the UN seeks to extend and expand the Ukraine grain deal for one year, according to a spokesperson.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the EU to strengthen cooperation against Russia.

A UN human rights body passed a motion to appoint an investigator on alleged human rights abuses in Russia.

There will be a big conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine to repair the damage done by Russia’s war on its neighbor, according to Italy’s outgoing premier.

Britain’s climate minister ruled out a campaign urging the public to use less energy, despite a warning from the National Grid that in the worst-case scenario there could be blackouts.

US President Joe Biden singled out Saudi Arabia and Russia for rising gas prices after OPEC+ moved to dramatically cut production.

North Korea said its missile test was a “planned” action against a direct military threat, according to media reports.

An appeals court directed Nigerian university lecturers to end a six-month strike and go back to classrooms.

Ahead of Brazil's second-round presidential race later this month, authorities have registered the worst deforestation levels in the Amazon for the month of September.

Canada moved to institute bans on more than 10,000 senior leaders in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), including its elite Quds Force, for an ongoing "brutal" crackdown on mass protests.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency to address a mass influx of migrants forced on the US' largest city by Republican state governors.

Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk of dying from hunger, while more than 10 million children are facing acute malnutrition due to droughts and spiraling food insecurity in East Africa, according to the head of a regional bloc.

Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib and two lawmakers cut their hair in the federal parliament as a gesture of solidarity with protesters in Iran.

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus and two human rights organizations from Russia and Ukraine.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties and Bialiatski, for their "outstanding effort to document war crimes, human rights abuses and the abuse of power."