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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

JAPAN

TOKYO - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attending state funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in July.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to hold press conference with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at State Department.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss efforts for peace and security in Ukraine amid ongoing war with Russia.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss situation in Afghanistan.

FRANCE

STRASBOURG - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to attend a meeting of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament.

LIVERPOOL - Labour Party leader Keir Starmer to deliver a keynote speech at a party conference.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - 57th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to begin.

ITALY

ROME - Following developments after far-right leader Giorgia Meloni claims victory in general elections.

UKRAINE/RUSSIA

KYIV/MOSCOW - Following developments after President Vladimir Putin announced partial military mobilization in Russia.

MOSCOW - President Putin to hold a meeting on the agriculture sector.

THE ECONOMY

WASHINGTON - US Commerce Department’s Census Bureau to release August figures for orders of durable goods.

WASHINGTON - Census Bureau and Housing and Urban Development Department to release data for new house sales in August.

NEW YORK - Research group US Conference Board to release consumer confidence data for September.

SPORTS

GDANSK, Poland - Following 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship, including Türkiye’s game against South Korea.

SYDNEY - Following 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.

EUROPE - Following UEFA Nations League fixtures.

SPECIAL REPORT

What’s behind the once-mighty British pound’s startling crash?

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON (AA) – The British pound plunged to record lows against the US dollar on Monday morning, just 19 days after new Prime Minister Liz Truss and her government took office.

Kaynak:

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