ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories): </p> <p>QATAR
DOHA – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend foreign ministers' meeting of Asian Cooperation Dialogue.
US
WASHINGTON – Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan to testify at House Appropriations Committee's Defense Subcommittee on Defense Department's FY2020 Budget hearing.
UK
LONDON – Prime Minister Theresa May to respond to questions at weekly session.
LONDON – Worker unions to hold May Day march in central London.
VENEZUELA
CARACAS – Monitoring crisis after coup bid
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB – Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.
SPORTS
<p>ISTANBUL – Anadolu Efes to face Barcelona in EuroLeague basketball quarterfinal playoffs.</p> <p>BARCELONA – Barcelona to face Liverpool in semi-finals of UEFA Champions League.</p> <p><br>
SPECIAL REPORT
Zambia looks to enhance defense ties with Turkey
By Nilay Kar Onum
ISTANBUL (AA) – Zambia’s defense minister praised his country’s bilateral relations with Turkey and voiced hope that defense ties between the two countries would further strengthen in the future.
