Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022

UK

LONDON - British government expected to call new election in Northern Ireland as deadline to form government passed last Friday.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - International Labour Organization to publish report on impact of economic and geopolitical crises on working conditions.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden to welcome children to White House for first in-person Halloween celebration since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss situation in Somalia.

BRAZIL

BRASILIA - Monitoring developments after left-wing Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defeated far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s runoff presidential election Sunday.

THE ECONOMY

LUXEMBOURG - European statistical department Eurostat to announce preliminary inflation data and Q3 GDP preliminary for October.

BERLIN - German retail sales for September to be revealed by Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

SPECIAL REPORT

Germans turning to wood to heat their homes

By Salman Ahmed

BERLIN (AA) - There's a run on wood these days in Germany, with suppliers across the country reporting a surge in sales as heating costs soar due to skyrocketing gas and electricity prices.

SPECIAL REPORT

US midterms: What Nov. 8 elections mean for US foreign policy?

By Rabia Iclal Turan

ISTANBUL (AA) - Voters in the US are heading to the polls next week for the midterm elections to elect new members of Congress.

SPECIAL REPORT

39 parties vying to win voter support in Israel’s election

By Anadolu Agency Staff

JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli voters will go to polling stations on Tuesday to elect members of the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) in the 5th election in less than four years.