Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks on ongoing federal response efforts for Hurricane Ian.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to hold joint press talk with Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly at State Department.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to vote on US-drafted resolution condemning Russia's referendums in four regions of Ukraine.

UK

LONDON - Post office workers start 2-day-long strike amid economic turmoil in UK.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - EU energy ministers to convene for extraordinary meeting as crisis deepens.

FINLAND

HELSINKI - Finland to close its border to Russian tourists.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVE - UN Human Rights Council to discuss human rights situation in Palestine.

SPAIN

ALICANTE - Spain to host Med-9 leaders summit.

ITALY

ROME - Following developments after far-right leader Giorgia Meloni's win in general elections.

UKRAINE/RUSSIA

KYIV/MOSCOW - Following developments after Moscow's partial military mobilization, referendums in Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin expected to formally incorporate the regions into Russia in a ceremony.

THE ECONOMY

​​​​​​​ANKARA - Türkiye’s trade balance in August to be unveiled.

LONDON - Office for national statistics will announce UK’s 2nd quarter GDP growth figures.

BERLIN - Germany's statistical authority Destatis to release retail sales for August.

BERLIN - Destatis to announce unemployment rate for September.

LUXEMBURG - Eurostat to reveal Euro area September inflation flash reading and unemployment rate for August.

SPORTS

LODZ, Poland/ARNHEM, Netherlands - Phase 1 matches to be played in FIVB World Championship 2022.

SYDNEY- Semifinals to be played in 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.

SPECIAL REPORT

More Germans seek help from food banks, charities, as energy crisis worsens

By Anadolu Agency staff

BERLIN (AA) - Heike Bensch, a mother of 5 children, tells Anadolu Agency how lower-income households are struggling with inflation, soaring energy bills.

SPECIAL REPORT

OPINION - 6 reasons why US is not really supporting Myanmar’s democratic resistance

By Maung Zarni

LONDON (AA) - The question many Myanmar are asking is: “Why is US President Joe Biden holding onto a $1 billion Myanmar People’s Sovereign Fund while pouring $25 billion in American taxpayers’ money into Ukraine’s resistance?”