Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, June 23, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TÜRKIYE

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold separate meetings and press conferences with his British counterpart Liz Truss and his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid.

US

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

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala to hold press conference following talks.

BRUSSELS – European Council leaders' summit to discuss various issues including Ukraine’s EU membership.

SLOVENIA

KRANJ – European Council President Charles Michel to chair EU-Western Balkans summit.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - World Health Organization International Health Regulations Emergency Committee to meet to discuss recent monkeypox outbreak.

UK

LONDON – Thousands of railway workers to continue strike on second day of industrial action this week.

RWANDA

KIGALI - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to attend roundtable at Commonwealth Business Forum.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to take part in BRICS summit via video conference.

MOSCOW - TEHRAN - BAKU - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to pay visit to Iran and Azerbaijan.

AFGHANISTAN

PAKTIKA - Monitoring rescue and aid efforts after powerful earthquake.

SPECIAL REPORT

Wildfires rage in parts of Northern Hemisphere amid record-breaking heat

By Burak Bir and Faruk Zorlu

ANKARA (AA) - Wildfires and forest fires continue to burn in Northern Hemisphere countries amid sobering reports of record-breaking temperatures throughout the world.

SPECIAL REPORT

Experts warn of climate risks amid return to coal by some EU countries

By Handan Kazanci

ISTANBUL (AA) – As some European Union countries return to coal to fulfill their energy demand amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, experts are warning of climate risks if these regulations do not remain short-term.

SPECIAL REPORT

Germany facing uphill battle to confront serious energy crisis

By Oliver Towfigh Nia

BERLIN (AA) - Germany is grappling with a serious energy crisis and has no quick solutions for it amid soaring energy prices as a result of the Russian war in Ukraine.