Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend parliamentary group meeting of Justice and Development (AK) Party.

ANKARA - Erdogan to separately receive Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, members of American-Turkish Council, delegation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

ANKARA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to meet American-Turkish Council, U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet Kotzias, give news conference.

ANKARA - Parliamentary group meetings of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).

SERBIA

BELGRADE - Turkish Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman to meet Turcology students from Belgrade University.

BELGRADE - Kahraman to meet Istvan Pastor, speaker of assembly of autonomous assembly of Vojvodina.

MYANMAR

YANGON - Myanmar, Bangladesh to sign agreements on Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh following crackdown in Myanmar, paving way for possible return.

SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG - President Jacob Zuma to challenge report implicates him in corrupt relationship with wealthy family.

JOHANNESBURG - Police to release annual crime statistics.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Victims of slavery “let down” by police, report from Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services says.

GERMANY

BERLIN - First meeting of Bundestag since September federal election, new speaker to be elected.

PAKISTAN

ISLAMABAD - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to meet Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Foreign Minister ​Khawaja Muhammad Asif in talks likely to focus on terrorism.

MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR - Resumption of trial of women accused of murdering Kim Jong Nam, half-brother of North Korean leader.

FRANCE

PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron to meet Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi for talks during three-day visit.

PARIS - Macron to hold talks with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.

STRASBOURG - European Council lawmakers debate outcome of Oct. 19-20 meeting, EU’s 2018 budget.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

BANGUI - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to make first visit to UN peacekeeping operation.

UNITED STATES

SPECIAL REPORT: Boycott group slam tying of US disaster aid to Israel

By Michael Hernandez

WASHINGTON (AA) - A contract for government disaster aid that links assistance to support for Israel is causing widespread controversy as residents recover from one the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit Texas.