Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, July 21, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair National Security Council meeting, with latest developments, international issues on agenda.

ANKARA – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to be hosted by state broadcaster TRT Haber for interview.

ANKARA – Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to meet his Azerbaijani, Pakistani counterparts; they are later to visit production facilities of Turkish drone maker Baykar.

US

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden to deliver remarks on gun violence during his visit in Pennsylvania.

WASHINGTON – House committee investigating Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol to hold another public hearing at prime time.

NEW YORK – UN Security Council members to discuss political, humanitarian situation in Syria.

SRI LANKA

COLOMBO – Following latest developments related to Sri Lanka after South Asian nation's president flees country amid protests, parliament elects former premier as new president.

UKRAINE

KYIV – Following Russia's war on Ukraine, sanctions, efforts for peace, related international developments.

EUROPE – Following heat wave, wildfires across Europe.

ECONOMY

ANKARA – Turkish Central Bank to announce interest rate decision.

ANKARA – Turkish Central Bank to reveal international reserves, foreign currency liquidity for June.

FRANKFURT – European Central Bank to announce interest rate decision.

SPORTS

LOURDES, France – Stage 18 of 2022 Tour de France to be run.

BRENTFORD, UK – UEFA Women's EURO 2022 quarterfinals to continue with Germany vs. Austria match.

SPECIAL REPORT

Chimpanzees battle humans to protect territory in Ugandan forests

By Godfrey Olukya

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Like humans, chimpanzees, also known as chimps – a species of great ape – are fiercely protecting their territory in western Uganda, by frequently launching attacks on nearby human habitations that have encroached on forests.

SPECIAL REPORT

PROFILE: Liz Truss, foreign secretary and Conservative Party leadership candidate

By Karim El-Bar

LONDON (AA) – Liz Truss is one of two remaining candidates in the Conservative Party leadership election. If she wins, she will become Britain's third female prime minister.

SPECIAL REPORT

PROFILE: Rishi Sunak, former chancellor of exchequer and Conservative Party leadership candidate

By Karim El-Bar

LONDON (AA) – Rishi Sunak is one of two remaining candidates in the Conservative Party leadership election. If he wins, he will become Britain's first ever ethnic minority prime minister.

SPECIAL REPORT

Biden's Mideast tour makes road to revival of Iran's nuclear deal bumpier

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – US President Joe Biden said last week in Jerusalem on the first leg of his Middle East tour that Washington is "not going to wait forever" for Iran to revive a 2015 agreement on its nuclear program, hours after warning of using force against Tehran "as a last resort."