Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend Turksat 5B Satellite Commissioning Ceremony at Turksat General Directorate.

ANKARA - Erdogan to chair meeting of his Justice and Development (AK) Party's Central Decision and Executive Board.

US

PHILADELPHIA - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks on economic situation in country.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss situation in Yemen.

UK

LONDON - First group of asylum seekers are due to be flown from UK to Rwanda under controversial new scheme.

LONDON - Silent walk is held to mark fifth anniversary of Grenfell Tower fire, where 72 people were killed.

THE NETHERLANDS

THE HAGUE - Dutch, Swedish, Romanian, Belgian, Polish, Portuguese, Latvian premiers to meet for working dinner with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction to publish annual report on drug trends.

SCOTLAND

EDINBURGH - First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to lay out her government's independence prospectus.

UKRAINE

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

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Political crisis hits country after MPs of Sadrist Movement resigned.

PALESTINE

JERUSALEM - Dozens of Israeli extremists are expected to storm into Al-Aqsa Mosque.

RAMALLAH - Palestinians to protest in support of two hunger strikers inside Israeli jails.

IRAN

TEHRAN - Following Iran-Israel tension, reciprocal threats over past days.

LEBANON

BEIRUT - US energy envoy Amos Hochstein to visit Beirut to discuss maritime dispute with Israel.

THE ECONOMY

PARIS - OECD to share G20 countries’ GDP figures for Q1.

BERLIN - Destatis to share Germany’s inflation figures for May.

WASHINGTON - US Bureau of Labor Statistics to share producer price index for May.

SPORTS

MONCHENGLADBACH, Germany – Germany to face Italy in UEFA Nations League.

IZMIR - Türkiye National Football Team to face Lithuania in UEFA Nations League.

SPECIAL REPORT

Is Mali emerging as another front for Russia, West?

By James Tasamba

KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - As the Russia-Ukraine war continues to haunt the world, thousands of miles away in the West African country of Mali is emerging another front for escalation between Moscow and the West.

SPECIAL REPORT

Pakistan’s Swat Valley losing forest cover due to intentional fires

By Aamir Latif

SWAT, Pakistan (AA) - Pakistan's northwestern Swat Valley attracts millions of tourists every year because of its snow-capped peaks, glistening blue lakes, lush green plateaus, and thick forests.