Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

US

WASHINGTON - House of Representatives to vote on 1-week spending bill to avert government shutdown.

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks at US-Africa Business Forum.

WASHINGTON - UN General Assembly to adopt “zero waste” draft resolution presented by Türkiye.

WASHINGTON - US Federal Reserve to announce key interest rate.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - Heads of state and government to convene for EU-ASEAN summit.

TURKMENISTAN

AWAZA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev, and Turkmen leader Serdar Berdimuhamedov to meet for tripartite summit to address steps to further deepen cooperation.

AWAZA - Erdogan to hold bilateral talks on sidelines of summit.

FRANCE

PARIS - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought award ceremony.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz to address lawmakers before heading to Brussels to attend EU leaders summit.

UK

LONDON - RMT union railway workers to continue their strike over pay.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to hold regular meeting with government members via videoconference.

MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold weekly news conference.

THE ECONOMY

LUXEMBOURG - European statistical institute to release industrial production data.

SPORTS

AL KHOR, Qatar - France to face Morocco in 2022 FIFA World Cup semifinals.

SPECIAL REPORT

Fed to avoid triggering recession but hawkish remarks expected: Economist

By Ovunc Kutlu

ISTANBUL (AA) - The US Federal Reserve will try to avoid triggering a recession but hawkish remarks are expected from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the bank’s president, according to a leading economist.

SPECIAL REPORT

Russians, Ukrainians build friendships in Türkiye despite war

Muhammed Enes Calli

ISTANBUL (AA) - Kadikoy, one of the most up-and-coming districts in the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul, is full of vibrant streets and many places to relax, including coffee shops, stores and restaurants, making it a famous meeting spot in the Asian quarter.

SPECIAL REPORT

German gas sector’s rocky prospects threaten EU energy security​​​​​​​

By Jo Harper

WARSAW (AA) - Germany’s natural gas supply faces “ongoing precarity” due to a huge drop in Russian gas imports, and it could impact neighboring countries and last into 2024, according to a report by academics in the US.