Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with his North Macedonian counterpart Bujar Osmani.

ANKARA - Cavusoglu also to meet with Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.

US

WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee to hold hearing on domestic terrorism in wake of US mass shootings.

NEW YORK - UN General Assembly to elect president for 77th session.

UKRAINE

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

GERMANY

BERLIN - Domestic intelligence agency BfV to release its annual report on security issues, terrorist threats.

LITHUANIA

VILNIUS - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to meet Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas for talks on defense and security issues.

FRANCE

STRASBOURG - EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell to answer questions in European Parliament on Russia-Ukraine war.

UK

LONDON - Protest highlighting alleged racism, misogyny within police force to be held.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - Fenerbahce Beko, Anadolu Efes to face off in ING Basketball Super Lig playoff final Game 1 .

VILINUS, Lithuania - Türkiye to visit Lithuania in UEFA Nations League C, Group 1 match.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladesh’s coral-rich island waning amid ineffective protected area

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Bangladesh’s only coral-rich St. Martin's Island has been on the verge of losing its enriched biodiversity and ecosystem mainly due to lax monitoring of the protection of the island and the marine area.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Warming of oceans cause frequent cyclones along Indian shores'

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI, India (AA) – With a coastline of 7,516 kilometers (4,670 miles), spread across nine provinces with a population of 420 million, climate scientists in India have urged scaling up investments to monitor extreme weather events and frequent cyclones that often leave death and destruction in coastal areas.

SPECIAL REPORT

Water hyacinth has haunted Zimbabwe for decades

By Jeffrey Moyo

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - A carpet of water hyacinth spreads on the surface of Lake Chivero’s water just about 300 meters away from Harare Safari Lodge by the lake side.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladesh’s fire tragedy: Dreams hanging between life and death

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Eighteen-year-old Amin Sheikh has been clinging on to life at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in the capital Dhaka since Sunday evening.