Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

UK

LONDON - New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to respond to lawmakers' questions for first time at House of Commons.

ITALY

ROME - Lawmakers in Italy's upper house expected to hold vote of confidence in new government led by Giorgia Meloni.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to host Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog at White House. Biden also to meet senior civilian and military leaders of Defense Department.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to deliver remarks at Diwali reception at State Department.

FRANCE

PARIS - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron to meet.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Meeting of Council of Heads of Security Services of Commonwealth of Independent States.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to meet Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca.

ECONOMY

BRUSSELS - European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association to release commercial vehicle registration statistics for September.

SPORTS

EUROPE - Following UEFA Champions League Matchday 5 fixtures.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tanzanian port city gets $200M to fight flood risk

By Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) - The World Bank, as part of its mission to strengthen physical infrastructure and make it more resilient to natural disasters, has approved $200 million in financing to help reduce the flood risk in Tanzania’s port city of Dar es Salaam.