Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, June 9, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

IZMIR - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend Observer Day of EFES-2022 Exercise , one of the largest planned drills of Turkish army.

IZMIR - Erdogan to later attend his Justice and Development (AK) Party's Provincial Advisory Council Meeting.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks at opening plenary of 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to elect five non-permanent members.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz to meet with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to attend Peter I. History of Creation exhibition and to meet with young entrepreneurs.

ARMENIA

YEREVAN - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to be received by President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, separately, and to meet with his counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan.

UKRAINE

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

THE ECONOMY

PARIS – OECD to release unemployment figures for March.

FRANKFURT – European Central Bank to announce interest rate decision.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - Following UEFA Nations League matches.

ISTANBUL - Following second game of ING Basketball Super League playoff final series between Fenerbahce Beko and Anadolu Efes.

SPECIAL REPORT

ANALYSIS - Champions League Final: A setback for Macron

By Fatma Bendhaou

TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) - Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron have been leading the condemnation of Moscow, especially after President Vladimir Putin vowed to protect Russia’s borders and to prevent, by all means, Kyiv from becoming a member of NATO or its partner in the sense of being an advanced base of its weaponry.

SPECIAL REPORT

Indian courts should ensure end to 'selective' demolition drives: Experts

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) - Lawyers and Muslim leaders in India have urged the country's judiciary to put an end to the exercises carried out by the authorities to bulldoze houses or properties belonging to Muslims.

SPECIAL REPORT

Using technology to return green cover to Tanzanian city

By Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) – To increase green space in the Tanzanian port city of Dar es Salaam, university students are using cutting-edge technologies to map trees with a high level of accuracy.