Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend Justice and Development (AK) Party's extended provincial heads meeting at party headquarters.

MOROCCO

MARRAKECH - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS/Daesh.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to travel to Chicago, Illinois to deliver speech on US economy and hold talks with local residents.

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley to speak at House Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee hearing on defense budget request for 2023.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss North Korea's latest ballistic missile test.

UK

LONDON – Prime Minister Boris Johnson to visit Sweden and Finland.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz to host Argentina’s President Alberto Angel Fernandez.​​​​​​​

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

SARAJEVO - 11th Sarajevo Business Forum (SBF) to kick off in Bosnian capital.

UKRAINE

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

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute to reveal milk and poultry production data for first quarter.

ANKARA – Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry to share cash realizations figures for April.

BERLIN – Federal Statistical Office to share inflation figures for April.

FRANKFURT – ECB Head Christine Lagarde to give speech.

WASHINGTON – US inflation figures to be released for April.

WASHINGTON – US Federal budget balance to be revealed for April.

SPORTS

ROME - Juventus, Inter Milan to face off in 2022 Italian Cup final at Stadio Olimpico.

BOLOGNA, Italy – Turkish basketball club Frutti Extra Bursaspor to play against Italy’s Virtus Segafredo Bologna in 2022 EuroCup final.

SPECIAL REPORT

Digital Geneva Convention required to set up clear rules on social media: Expert

By Gozde Bayar

ANTALYA, Turkiye (AA) – A digital Geneva Convention is required to mitigate digital threats in the cyber domain and set up clear rules on social media, according to a social media expert.

SPECIAL REPORT

France marks national day of abolition of slavery as NGOs see long road of reparation ahead

By Cindi Cook

PARIS (AA) - France on Tuesday marked the national day of the abolition of slavery, but non-governmental organizations see a long road of reparation ahead.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Ongoing war jeopardizes food security in Middle East, Africa'

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) -The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war jeopardizes food security in low-income countries, especially in the Middle East and Africa region, said Eren Gunhan Ulusoy, head of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Eurasia.