Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

US

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden to deliver remarks on additional actions to strengthen energy security, lower costs.

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken to deliver remarks at opening of new Passport Agency facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump scheduled to be deposed in defamation case brought by writer Jean Caroll who has accused Trump of raping her in 1990s.

NEW YORK – UN Security Council to discuss situation in Somalia.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin to hold Security Council meeting.

MOSCOW – Moscow court to hold hearing on liquidation of Jewish Agency for Israel in Russia.

GERMANY

BERLIN – Chancellor Olaf Scholz to host French President Emmanuel Macron at dinner.

FRANCE

PARIS – Macron to speak at centenary of Grande Mosquee de Paris.

UK

LONDON – Prime Minister Liz Truss to respond to questions from lawmakers at House of Commons after U-turns on her mini-budget.

SPORTS

MANCHESTER – Manchester United to face Tottenham in English Premier League.

EUROPE – Following Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.

ECONOMY

LONDON – UK to announce consumer inflation rate for September.

ANKARA – Turkish Central Bank to release international investment position data for August.

LUXEMBOURG – EU's statistical office to reveal eurozone consumer inflation rate for September.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Deal with the devil': 5 takeaways from French firm Lafarge's guilty plea

By Michael Hernandez

WASHINGTON (AA) – French cement firm Lafarge has agreed to pay the US more than three-quarters of a million dollars for helping fund two US-designated terror groups in northern Syria.

SPECIAL REPORT

EU leaders to discuss energy crisis at upcoming summit

By Busra Nur Cakmak

ANKARA (AA) – EU leaders will discuss the energy crisis caused by Russia's war in Ukraine at a two-day EU Council meeting starting on Thursday in Brussels.

SPECIAL REPORT

Instead of fleeing, brave residents of small town in Pakistan choose to fight back raging deluge

By Aamir Latif

JOHI, Pakistan (AA) – On Aug. 28, a red alert was issued for some 30,000 residents of a small town called Johi to evacuate as raging floodwaters had already inundated every nook and corner around their homes.