Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, May 5, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint press conference with his Liberian counterpart Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah.

UKRAINE

KYIV - Following war between Ukraine and Russia, and international reactions.

POLAND

WARSAW - Poland to host High-Level International Donors’ Conference to support Ukraine’s efforts to handle economic challenges created by war.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to host Cinco de Mayo reception that celebrates Mexican army's victory over France in 1862.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to meet to receive briefing on Ukraine.

UK

LONDON - Local elections to be held in England, Scotland and Wales.

LONDON - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to meet British counterpart Boris Johnson.

DUBLIN - Northern Ireland goes to polls to elect members of new Assembly.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz to meet Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala for talks on security situation in Europe, Russia-Ukraine war.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release inflation figures for April.

ANKARA - Turkish trade minister to share preliminary export figures for April.

LONDON - S&P Global to announce Manufacturing PMI for Turkiye.

LONDON – Bank of England to announce interest rate decision.

WASHINGTON - US Labor Department to announce initial jobless claims.

SPORTS

GLASGOW, FRANKFURT - Rangers to host RB Leipzig; Eintracht Frankfurt to host West Ham United in UEFA Europa League semifinal second-leg clash

MARSEILLE, ROME - Olympique Marseille to host Feyenoord; AS Roma to host Leicester City in UEFA Europa Conference League semifinal second-leg clash

SPECIAL REPORT

Swedish system mistreats Muslim children

By Laila Nezirevic

STOCKHOLM (AA) – Following several months of protests by Muslim families who claim their children are being “kidnapped” by Swedish authorities, one of the founders of the Nordic Committee for Human Rights is putting a harsh spotlight on Swedish social services.

SPECIAL REPORT

Vermin, rodentia, pests: Les rats de Paris

By Cindi Cook

PARIS (AA) -- Disney’s Ratatouille might be Hollywood’s favorite rodent but Parisians aren’t too happy about the creatures that inhabit the city’s darkest and dankest underground spots getting into their homes and businesses.