Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, July 3, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend several groundbreaking ceremonies via video link.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba to take part in eighth meeting of Turkey-Ukraine Joint Strategic Planning Group.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.

ANKARA - Following latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey, Russia.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) to release inflation figures for June.

LONDON - IHS Markit to release EU's Purchasing Managers Index for June.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to address Federal Council (Bundesrat) on goals of Germany’s EU Term Presidency.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Central Election Commission to announce official results of referendum on constitutional changes.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following clashes between Libyan Army and militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.

SPECIAL REPORT

In new career milestone, Messi nets 700 goals

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi this week scored his 700th goal, reaching a new milestone in his storied career.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey to begin trying 20 Saudis over Khashoggi killing

By Muhammed Enes Can and Sena Guler

ISTANBUL / ANKARA (AA) - A Turkish court will begin trying 20 Saudi nationals in absentia Friday over the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at Saudi Arabia’s Consulate in Istanbul.