Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

IZMIR - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ceremony to hand last year's earthquake victims their new homes.

ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to attend opening ceremony of 143rd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Madrid. Sentop to give opening speeches of ISIPAB Coordination Meeting and Asian Parliamentary Assembly Coordination Meeting. Sentop to meet with Speaker of Qatar Shura Council Hassan bin Abdullah al-Ghanim.

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

RUSSIA

SOCHI - President Vladimir Putin to hold trilateral talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to attend video meeting of foreign ministers of Russia, China and India.

BELARUS

MINSK – Following ongoing migrant crisis at Belarusian-Polish border.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to reveal international reserves and foreign currency liquidity for October.

NEW YORK - US Black Friday (NYSE to close at 1 p.m. EDT).

SPORTS

ZURICH - Following 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff draw for European teams.

SPECIAL REPORT

Black Friday, Cyber Monday online sales to set records in US

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) - Online sales in the US are expected to hit record high levels on Black Friday and Cyber Monday this year despite high inflation, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘Electoral exigencies force Indian premier to withdraw farm laws’

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) – Just a few days ahead when farmers in India would have observed one year of their protests against three agriculture laws – touted by the government as reforms – Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week not only announced the intention of their withdrawal but also apologized to the nation.