ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair High Advisory Board meeting at Presidential Complex and separately receive Rwandan Ambassador Fidelis Ntampaka Mironko, Gambian ambassador Sering Modou Njie, Nigerian Ambassador Ismail Yusuf Abba due to present their credentials.
ANKARA – Following gradual normalization process in Turkey with drop in COVID-19 cases, pandemic situation worldwide.
ITALY
ROME – Labor ministers of G20 member states to meet in Catania, Italy, rotating G20 president.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Second Berlin Conference on Libya to be convened under auspices of UN, Germany with participation of international actors including Turkey.
US
WASHINGTON – CENTCOM Gen. Kenneth McKenzie to speak at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIC) think tank event.
NEW YORK – UN General Assembly to debate embargo on Cuba.
PALESTINE
JERUSALEM – Following aftermath of cease-fire agreement between Israel, Hamas.
MYANMAR
YANGON – Monitoring developments in Myanmar after Feb. 1 military coup triggered violent protests, crackdown.
SPORTS
SAINT PETERSBURG, SEVILLE, MUNICH, BUDAPEST – Following EURO 2020 Group Games; Sweden vs. Poland and Slovakia vs. Spain in Group E, Germany vs. Hungary and Portugal vs. France in Group F.
SPECIAL REPORT
'Biden gov't has not changed any of Trump's policies against Cuba'
By Beyza Binnur Donmez
ISTANBUL (AA) – US President Joe Biden has not changed a single policy of his predecessor Donald Trump on Cuba, said the president of the US-Cuba Trade and Economic Council.
SPECIAL REPORT
Zimbabwe eyes Turkey for defense cooperation
By Merve Aydogan
ANKARA (AA) – As Zimbabwe faces sanctions from Western states, a minister said the country is looking at Turkey for possible defense cooperation.
SPECIAL REPORT
'All I want is justice': Widow of man killed in racist attack in Spain speaks out
By Alyssa McMurtry
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Andrea Hidalgo del Valle, 33, lost her husband Younes Bilal just over a week ago at the hands of a retired member of the Spanish military, who dozens of witnesses allege opened fire on Bilal while he was sitting in a cafe with friends in the Murcian town of Puerto de Mazarron.
SPECIAL REPORT
IOM chief urges more support for Turkey, other refugee-hosting nations
By Rabia Iclal Turan
ANTALYA, Turkey (AA) – The head of the UN's migration agency urged "more solidarity and responsibility sharing" in the world with countries, such as Turkey, that are currently hosting the most refugees and migrants.
SPECIAL REPORT
Local businesses under strain 5 years after Brits' EU divorce vote
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal
LONDON (AA) – Five years since the Brexit referendum that saw Brits quit the EU, reports of company closures, business collapses, bankruptcies and extreme difficulties have become commonplace in daily news reports.
