Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

SRI LANKA

COLOMBO – Turkiye's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint press conference with his Sri Lankan counterpart Gamini Lakshman Peiris.

SPORTS

MELBOURNE - Following 2022 Australian Open men’s singles semifinals.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - TurkStat to announce Turkiye's economic confidence index for January.

SPECIAL REPORT

Scavenging scrap metal helps Zimbabwean youth to beat joblessness

By Jeffrey Moyo

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) – Scavenging scrap metal is coming in handy for Zimbabwean youths in the wake of economic meltdown and joblessness.

SPECIAL REPORT

Growing phone leaks in Bangladesh put citizen privacy at risk

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - A recently resigned junior minister in Bangladesh was the latest victim of a phone leak.

SPECIAL REPORT

Soldiers on frontline in Ukraine guess Russia's next move

By Jeyhun Aliyev and Talha Yavuz

ZOLOTE, Ukraine (AA) - The soldiers of the Ukrainian government forces in the country's eastern frontline town of Zolote in Donbas region shared with Anadolu Agency their views on the latest developments amid recent tensions.

SPECIAL REPORT

Pakistan's new National Security Policy: Test lies in implementation

By Aamir Latif and Ahmed Adil

KARACHI, Pakistan / NEW DELHI (AA) – Pakistan’s recently announced national security policy is undoubtedly a “paradigm shift” from the country’s traditional military-dominated strategy to economic security, nonetheless, experts say the real challenge will be in putting the ambitious plan into action.

SPECIAL REPORT

Kashmir's smoked fish, a fading winter tradition

By Nusrat Sidiq

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - Mohammad Ramzan, 55, starts his day early in the biting cold winters of Jammu and Kashmir, a disputed region claimed both by India and Pakistan.