Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver prime-time speech on democracy in US.

WASHINGTON - National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Japanese National Security Secretariat Secretary-General Akiba Takeo, and South Korean Director of National Security Office Kim Sung-han to hold trilateral meeting in Hawaii.

WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Danish counterpart Morten Bodskov to meet at Pentagon.

NEW YORK - France to take over presidency of UN Security Council for September.

THE NETHERLANDS

AMSTERDAM - European Medicines Agency to hold extraordinary meeting to evaluate Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna’s Omicron vaccines.

PAKISTAN

ISLAMABAD - Following developments as record-breaking floods cause massive destruction, kill more than 1,160 people, affect over 33 million since mid-June.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Following developments amid political turmoil and violent protests.

UKRAINE

KYIV - Following Russia’s war on Ukraine, sanctions, peace efforts, Istanbul grain shipment deal, and related developments.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following clashes between rival militias in Libya’s capital Tripoli.

THE ECONOMY

LUXEMBOURG - European statistical department Eurostat to announce unemployment figures for July.

ANKARA - US-based financial services company S&P Global to announce final Manufacturing PMI reading for Eurozone, Russia, Germany, the UK and Türkiye for August.

SPORTS

TBILISI - Turkish men’s national team to face Montenegro at 2022 FIBA European Basketball Championship.

NEW YORK - Following US Open tennis tournament.

SPECIAL REPORT

France, EU can cooperate with Türkiye on Ukraine: French envoy to UN

By Betul Yuruk

UNITED NATIONS (AA) - France's permanent representative to the UN Nicolas de Rivière said the "rocky relationship" between France and Türkiye has now improved and the two countries can resume cooperation on matters including the Russia-Ukraine war.

SPECIAL REPORT

Top European football clubs active in summer transfer window

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp and Emre Asikci

ANKARA (AA) - Clubs across Europe aimed at bringing in new football stars to provide the quality of their current team, with plenty of movement before Thursday's summer transfer deadline.

SPECIAL REPORT

Israeli high-tech in Turkish agriculture: Potential collaboration promises rich harvests

- Israel can contribute in exporting agritech in very different areas of agriculture to help Turkish agricultural upgraded, says experts

By Aysu Bicer and Mucahit Aydemir

ANKARA / JERUSALEM (AA) - Although many analysts see energy partnership between Israel and Türkiye as key, some say ties can flourish further with cooperation in a host of other areas such as agricultural technology.

SPECIAL REPORT

Shrine caretakers in Kashmir decry ouster from donation spots

By Hilal Mir

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Rouf Ahmad Shah’s relation with the Sufi shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani in Indian-administered Kashmir is both spiritual and economic, like the centuries-long line of his forebears.

SPECIAL REPORT

Swedish election puts spotlight on rise of racism in country

By Leila Nezirevic

LONDON (AA) - When a masked man with a sword killed a teaching assistant and a pupil at a school in Sweden several years ago in a racially motivated attack, the whole world was shocked that this could happen in a country known for its welcoming attitude towards immigrants.