Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, October 17, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to hold talks in Ankara amid Turkey’s ongoing anti-terror Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria.

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Pence at presidential palace, later to chair meeting of Defense Industry Executive Committee, attend reception of Turkey's leading GSM operator, Turkcell.

ANKARA - Following developments in Turkey's ongoing anti-terror Operation Peace Spring east of Euphrates River in northern Syria.

US

WASHINGTON - Turkish think tank, Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA) to discuss Turkey's military operation in northern Syria.

WASHINGTON - Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen to hold news conference to introduce bipartisan legislation on Turkey sanctions over Syria operation.

UK

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expected to attend summit to finalize Brexit deal.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to visit country’s oldest film school, the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK).

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

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - Two-day EU leaders summit to kick off.

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

SARAJEVO - Turkey's Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan to attend 23rd International Business Forum.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to address lawmakers on Brexit, international issues ahead of EU leaders summit Brussels.

ISRAEL

TEL AVIV - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to leave for Israel after Ankara visit.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - France's Foreign Minister Jean-Ives Le Drian to pay visit to Iraqi capital.

SOUTH SUDAN

JUBA - South Sudan opposition leader Riek Machar expected to arrive in Juba for peace talks.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - Turkey's Fenerbahce Beko to host Spain's Baskonia in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague 2019-20 regular season. Match to be held at 8.45 p.m. local time (1745GMT) at Istanbul's Ulker Sports Arena.

SPECIAL REPORT

'YPG/PKK took my only son'

By Rabia Iclal Turan

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AA) - Dozens of Kurdish families have been staging a silent, peaceful sit-in in front of the Diyarbakir office of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in southeastern Turkey to protest the YPG/PKK terror group’s recruitment of children.

SPECIAL REPORT

Economic anxiety keeps Hong Kong boiling: Scholar

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ANKARA (AA) - The youth in Hong Kong are facing intense economic anxiety that led them to take to the streets of the autonomous region, a U.S.-based Chinese scholar said.

SPECIAL REPORT

Space: New bridge between Turkey, Italy

By Aysu Bicer

ANKARA (AA) - As political allies and economic partners, Turkey and Italy have worked together over the years in areas ranging from automotive, banking, and defense to agribusiness and textiles, but from now on space is set to be in the spotlight.