November 16, 2022

*) Blaming Russia for Poland missile attack will escalate tensions: Erdogan Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voices the need to respect Russia's statement on reports of a suspected missile attack on Poland, saying pointing fingers at Russia would further escalate tensions. Erdogan’s remarks came after NATO member Poland said that a Russian-made missile landed on its territory, about six kilometres from Ukraine’s border, and killed two people. The Turkish president said an investigation into the issue is essential. Russia denies carrying out the attack and US President Joe Biden also said it was "unlikely" that the missile was fired from Russia. *) Donald Trump launches 2024 White House bid Former US president Donald Trump announces that he's running for the White House again in 2024. The 76-year-old says he “will ensure” incumbent President Joe Biden does not get “four more years” in office. Trump was defeated by Biden in the 2020 presidential election, but initially refused to concede. *) First ICRC aid convoy arrives in Ethiopia's Tigray after peace deal The International Committee of the Red Cross says a medical aid convoy arrived in the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region. Two trucks of medicines, emergency and first aid kits arrived in the war-ravaged region following a peace deal between the government and the Tigrayan rebels earlier this month. The region of six million people has been suffering from a severe lack of food and medicine, as well as limited access to basic services. *) UK has a new tool to track people facing deportation The UK will soon bring into operation a GPS-enabled fingerprint scanner to verify the exact location and identity of people subject to deportation orders, a report published by New Scientist has said. GPS-enabled ankle tags have already been in use in the UK since at least August 2021, but these new devices take it a notch higher. Rights campaigners say such a measure is a form of unnecessary biometric surveillance and could add to people’s mental