Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ANKARA - Delegations of Sweden, Finland, Turkiye to have consultation meeting at presidential complex on NATO bids.

ISTANBUL - 2-day Turkiye-Africa Media Summit to kick off.

PALESTINE/ISRAEL

WEST JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to visit Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, meet his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid and hold joint press conference. Cavusoglu also to meet Israeli Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov.

WEST JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV - Cavusoglu to visit Jerusalem Islamic Waqf and Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem. Later, to receive members of Israel-Turkiye Business Council in Tel Aviv, and pay visit to Union of Jews from Turkiye in Israel.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to sign executive order to advance policing and strengthen public safety.

WASHINGTON - Secretary Antony Blinken to meet with Organization of Islamic Cooperation Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha at State Department.

WASHINGTON - Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies to hold hearing on FBI budget request.

UKRAINE

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

UK

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expected to hold press conference following probable publication of Sue Gray investigation into lockdown parties.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to meet Chair of Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency Sefik Dzaferovic.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold meeting of Presidium of State Council, dedicated to social policy issues.

MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to take part in Africa Day event.

NORWAY

OSLO - Foreign ministers of Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) to meet in Kristiansand for talks on regional and international issues.

SWEDEN

STOCKHOLM - Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson to host her Estonian counterpart Kaja Kallas.

FINLAND

HELSINKI - European Council President Charles Michel to visit Finland.

SPORTS

PARIS - Following 2022 French Open (Roland Garros).

TIRANA - Roma and Feyenoord to face off in UEFA Europa Conference League final.

SPECIAL REPORT

Growing US military presence in Greece can lead to undesired scenarios in Aegean, experts warn

By Ahmet Gencturk

ANKARA (AA) - With the ratification of the Greek-American Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) by the Greek parliament on May 13, the US has gained access to three military bases in Greece, in addition to the one it is already operating.

SPECIAL REPORT

Black Americans still distrust police 2 years after murder of George Floyd

By Darren Lyn

HOUSTON, Texas (AA) - The senseless killing of George Floyd by a police officer two years ago in the US state of Minnesota is still vivid in the minds of Black Americans.

SPECIAL REPORT

Homeless children in Zimbabwe succumbing to AIDS

By Jeffrey Moyo

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - At the age of 11, Lydia Murwira lost her father to AIDS, and two years later, AIDS struck again, claiming the life of her mother.

SPECIAL REPORT

Timeline of Black Americans killed by police: 2014-2022

By Darren Lyn

HOUSTON, Texas (AA) - George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer two years ago on May 25, 2020. The following is a timeline of police killings of Black Americans in high-profile police brutality cases in the US over the past eight years since 2014.