May 30, 2023

This is TRT World’s Daily News Brief for Tuesday, May 30th. *) Türkiye calls for calm in Kosovo as clashes injure 25 NATO soldiers At least 25 soldiers of the NATO-led international peacekeeping mission in Kosovo have been injured in clashes with protesting ethnic Serbs. In response, Türkiye has called on all parties in northern Kosovo to return to dialogue and calm. The Turkish Foreign Ministry said it is following the events with concern, adding that these events harm regional security and stability. *) Sudanese generals extend truce for five days Warring sides in Sudan have agreed to extend a humanitarian ceasefire by five days. But residents told AFP news agency they could hear gunfire after dark, shortly before the ceasefire extension was announced. A day earlier, mediators from the US and Saudi Arabia had said there were "violations by both parties that significantly impeded" the truce's goals of allowing humanitarian aid for civilians. *) Russia launches massive new air assault on Kiev Russia has launched a fresh wave of attacks on Kiev in the early hours of Tuesday. Kiev city officials said its air defence systems were engaging incoming targets as air raid sirens blared in several other regions. Falling debris hit several districts of the capital, including the Podil and Pecherskyi neighbourhoods. *) Iran will welcome restoration of diplomatic ties with Egypt: Khamenei Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has said he would welcome a resumption of diplomatic relations with Egypt, during a meeting with Oman’s visiting Sultan Haitham bin Tarik. Khamenei said that the Omani leader had told him that Egypt would be willing to resume relations. He also called for a deepening of ties between Oman and Iran. And finally… *) Chinese Shenzhou-16 mission carries new crew to its orbiting space station China has sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station, putting a civilian scientist into space for the first time. The Shenzhou-16 crew took off atop a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satel