Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing - Aug. 13, 2022

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

The US House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act along party lines in a big win for the Democratic party ahead of midterm elections in November.

FBI agents removed 11 sets of classified documents from former US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, including some marked "Top Secret," according to unsealed court records.

Undefeated British boxer Tyson Fury retired from the sport at age 34.

Planning for a face-to-face meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, is underway, the White House said amid exceedingly strained US-Sino relations.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under growing pressure following a series of revelations about the "cum-ex" tax avoidance scandal.

At least 11 people were killed in a small city in Montenegro after a man opened fire at passersby with a pistol.

The suspect who attacked author Salman Rushdie on stage in New York state was taken into custody, according to police.

Taiwan said it detected 24 Chinese aircraft and 6 warships around the island.

Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted to local media that the government was not giving the public enough financial support amid the country's escalating cost-of-living crisis.

A drought has been officially declared in parts of the UK as rising temperatures and minimal rainfall have led to increasingly dry conditions.

Qatar has pledged to rebuild all houses destroyed in Israel's latest assault on the Gaza Strip, according to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

The Czech Republic, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU, backed a proposal for a EU-wide visa ban on Russian citizens.

The Ukrainian army claimed that it killed more than 43,000 Russian troops since the war began in February and that invading forces suffered the most casualties Thursday in the eastern Donetsk region.

China has called on Russia and Ukraine to resume negotiations and expressed concerns about the safety and security of nuclear facilities in Ukraine.

The leader of Sweden's Left Party criticized a group of parliamentarians from the party for posing with rags, which symbolize the PKK terror group.

It has been 21 years since the Ohrid Agreement was signed in North Macedonia to end turmoil in that country.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the completion of the third filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Germany suspended its military mission in Mali after diplomatic tensions with the West African country, the government confirmed.

Türkiye and Pakistan signed a trade agreement to achieve the objective of pushing trade to $5 billion.

Spain's annual inflation hit 10.8% in July, the highest since 1984.

France's annual inflation hit 6.1% in July, its highest since 1985.

Venezuela and Colombia appointed ambassadors to each other's capitals to restore relations that have been broken for more than three years. -