Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release Cultural Heritage figures for 2018.

US

NEW YORK - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to deliver speech at UN General Assembly.

GERMANY

BERLIN - German parliament to discuss extending military’s anti-Daesh mission in Syria and Iraq.

ISRAEL

TEL AVIV - Following developments in efforts to form coalition government.

ALGERIA

ALGIERS - Nation awaits decision by largest Islamic party on participation in presidential polls.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following battles between opposing military forces close to capital.

INDONESIA

AMBON - Following developments in wake of 6.8 earthquake in eastern city of Ambon.

BOTSWANA

GABORONE - British Prince Harry and wife to join schoolchildren at the Chobe Forest Tree Reserve for tree planting on second leg of royal family's Africa tour.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SPORTS

TURKEY

GAZIANTEP - Anadolu Efes versus Fenerbahce Beko for 35th Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup.

SPECIAL REPORT

'UK carbon goal out of reach with current consumption'

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - Although the U.K.'s goal of reducing carbon emissions to zero by 2050 is commendable, it is unreachable as long as human consumption continues to rise, according to an environmental scientist who until recently was a top science advisor to the British government.

SPECIAL REPORT

Benny Gantz 'augurs ill for Gaza': Analysts

By Mostafa Haboush

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – As Israeli parties are now in talks over a potential power-sharing deal in a national unity government, Palestinians in Gaza are closely following the negotiations to gauge future policy towards the blockaded territory.