Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

US

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address reporters at State Department.

WASHINGTON - Congress to continue work on $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to meet her Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen for talks on energy crisis, Ukraine war, and international issues.

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold separate talks with his Yemeni counterpart Ahmed Awad BinMubarak and Swedish counterpart Tobias Billstrom to discuss bilateral ties and regional, international issues.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to chair meeting of State Council Commission on Youth Policy.

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

MOSCOW - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director Rafael Grossi set to visit.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to release interest rate decision.

SPECIAL REPORT

Inflation has eased globally but still remains high​​​​​​​

By Gokhan Ergocun and Ovunc Kutlu

ISTANBUL (AA) - Central banks around the world have been aggressively undertaking monetary tightening since the beginning of 2022, which slowed down the pace of inflation, but also raised recession fears both domestically and for the global economy.

SPECIAL REPORT

Trauma of 'Bloody Christmas' still fresh in minds of Turkish Cypriots

By Burak Bir

LONDON (AA) - Although nearly 60 years have passed, the trauma of the 1963 "Bloody Christmas" massacre, also called Black Christmas by Greek Cypriots, is still fresh in the minds of Turkish Cypriots.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Outsourcing torture': What do people in the UK think about the government's Rwanda policy?

By Aysu Bicer

LONDON (AA) - The British government has been pushing to implement its controversial policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, arguing it is "common sense" supported by "the vast majority of people," yet polls and people on the street say the opposite, disapproving of the government’s handling of immigration.