Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with EU foreign policy chief Frederica Mogherini and EU Neighborhood Policy Minister Johannes Hahn.

ANKARA - Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin to attend symposium on Turkey-Russia relations at Yildirim Beyazit University.

ANKARA - Following local and international developments in case of killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

ANKARA - TurkStat to release consumer confidence index figures for November.

ANKARA- The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) to release new commercial vehicle registrations statistics for October.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to attend German Employers Day event in Berlin.

BERLIN - Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to meet Colombian counterpart Carlos Holmes Trujillo for talks on bilateral relations, international issues.

UK

LONDON - Developments regarding U.K.'s EU withdrawal agreement to be followed.

RUSSIA

SOCHI - President Vladimir Putin to preside last in series of meetings with Defense Ministry senior officials.

MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova to hold news conference.

ITALY

ROME – The annual Mediterranean Dialogues (MED) conference to be held in Rome.

ROME - Italian Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi to meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov who is set to attend the MED event.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian parliament expected to endorse nomination of former prominent opposition politician to lead restructured National Electoral Board.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - Turkish Airlines Euroleague Round 9 matches to get underway. Darussafaka Tekfen to take on Anadolu Efes while Fenerbahce to face Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv.

NEW DELHI - Women's World Box Championships to continue in New Delhi, India.

PAKISTAN

SPECIAL REPORT

US, Pakistan ties plunge with new war of words

By Islamuddin Sajid

ISLAMABAD - U.S. President Donald Trump's recent comments and tweets against Pakistan have renewed tensions between the two countries, analysts said.