Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA - National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar to meet his Israeli counterpart Benny Gantz to discuss bilateral ties, security issues.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks on electronic company Micron's plan to invest in CHIPS manufacturing in Syracuse, New York.

WASHINGTON - National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby to hold press conference at Foreign Press Center.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to hold joint press availability with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly in Ottawa, Canada.

NEW YORK - UN Environment Programme (UNEP) to launch annual Emissions Gap Report.

NEW YORK - Press conference by UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Chair Navanethem Pillay to brief reporters.

NEW YORK - Hearing to take place in case of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was extradited to the US to face drugs and weapons charges.

GREECE

ATHENS - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to meet his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

UK

LONDON - US Special Envoy on Climate John Kerry to join discussion on the forthcoming UN climate summit at Chatham House.

BELFAST - Northern Ireland Assembly to sit in an attempt to restore its power-sharing executive.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to share Economic Confidence Index for October, tourist statistics for September, tourism revenue data for third quarter and foreign trade balance for September

FRANKFURT - European Central Bank to release interest rate decision
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SPORTS

ISTANBULBELGRADE - Matchday 5 matches to be played in UEFA Europa League groups. In Group B, Fenerbahçe to host Rennes; Trabzonspor to face Red Star team away in Group H.

FLORENCE/SIVAS - Matchday 5 matches to be played in UEFA European Conference League groups. Medipol Basaksehir to face Fiorentina in Group A; Demir Grup Sivasspor to host CFR Cluj team in Group G.

SPECIAL REPORT

As Israeli election looms, leading candidates aim to win enough seats to form government

By Burak Dag

ANKARA (AA) - With just a week before Israel’s fifth parliamentary election in less than four years, leaders are wooing around 6.7 million voters to emerge out of political gridlock in their favor.

SPECIAL REPORT

Poles anxious as cost-of-living crisis creeps nearer to home

By Jo Harper

WARSAW (AA) - As winter approaches in the eastern EU member state of Poland, Poles worry about the impact of galloping prices, mainly driven by rising energy bills.