Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

US

WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden to visit New York City to tout infrastructure development of Hudson River Tunnel.

HOUSTON – Attorneys for family of Tyre Nichols to hold news conference to discuss recent actions taken against 2 additional Memphis Police officers.

FRANCE

PARIS – Tens of thousands of workers to go on strike to protest government's pension reform.

UK

LONDON – Ministers from Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to respond to questions in House of Commons.

LATVIA

RIGA – Foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland to sign joint declaration on enhancing regional cooperation.

HUNGARY

BUDAPEST – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto to discuss bilateral ties, Türkiye-EU relations, regional and international issues.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW – Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry.

JAPAN

TOKYO – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to hold joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as part of his visit.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute to release tourism statistics for 4th quarter of 2022, foreign trade statistics for last year.

ANKARA – Türkiye's Culture and Tourism Ministry to share foreign visitor statistics for 2022.

LUXEMBOURG – Eurostat to share preliminary gross domestic product figures for 2022.

SPORTS

EUROPE – January 2023 transfer window in Europe's top 5 football leagues to close.

SPECIAL REPORT

Does Denmark have an Islamophobia problem that it does not like to admit?

By Ebad Ahmed

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AA) – A wave of deep sorrow, regret and anger can be seen across the Muslim world as Danish-Swedish far right politician Rasmus Paludan burnt copies of Quran outside a mosque in Denmark and the Turkish Embassy in Sweden last week. Paludan, known for his Islamophobic views, torched the Muslim holy book under police protection and announced that he will keep repeating this act until Sweden is included in the NATO alliance.

SPECIAL REPORT

3 QUESTIONS – Importance of Turkish drones

By Can Kasapoglu​​​​​​​

ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 armed drones have been exported to many countries. Their success in Karabakh and Ukraine proved the drones' capabilities on the battleground and well-deservedly made headlines across the world.