Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

KOCAELI - Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank to attend 17th TUBITAK Efficiency Challenge Electric Vehicle Final Races event organized as part of TEKNOFEST Aerospace and Technology Festival.

ANKARA - Following COVID-19 normalization process in Turkey, virus variants, worldwide pandemic situation.

ITALY

ROME - G20 Health Ministers' meeting to begin.

AFGHANISTAN

KABUL - Monitoring developments in Afghanistan after Taliban’s takeover and US pullout.

SPORTS

TOKYO - 2020 Paralympics set to end.

NEW YORK - Following 2021 US Open, last Grand Slam of season.

TAMPERE - Turkey to face North Macedonia in 2021 CEV Men’s EuroVolley in Tampere, Finland.

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - Round 13 of 2021 Formula One World Championship to be held in Zandvoort, Netherlands.

AFYONKARAHISAR - Eighth leg of Motocross World Championship MXGP to be run in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.

SPECIAL REPORT

Indian, Pakistani veterans see slim chance of full-scale war

By Aamir Latif and Ahmad Adil

KARACHI, Pakistan / NEW DELHI, India (AA) - Military veterans from India and Pakistan foresee a slim chance of a full-fledged war between the two nuclear neighbors, dubbing it an “inconceivable” idea on the 56th anniversary of the 1965 war.

SPECIAL REPORT

Seeking identity, Rwandans in Uganda decry discrimination

By Godfrey Olukya

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Despite living in Uganda for decades, the Rwandan community still complains of marginalization and mistreatment by the state and people of other tribes.

SPECIAL REPORT

Palestine grassroots initiative makes more than 150 wishes come true for Palestinian children

By Salam AbuSharar

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - Doha Mouadi was late many times to break the fast-breaking meal during the holy month of Ramadan.

SPECIAL REPORT

Distressed family struggling since PKK abducted son, 14

By Ali Murat Alhas

ANKARA (AA) - When the Bingol family moved to Istanbul from eastern Erzurum province, they were hoping their children would have opportunities they lacked in their hometown and have a better life through education.