Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Jan. 11, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

ZIMBABWE

HARARE - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with Zimbabwe's Foreign and International Trade Minister Frederick Shava after one-on-one meeting and talks between delegations.

US

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to participate in US-Japan Security Consultative Committee meeting with Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada at State Department.

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to host climate and environmental leaders to discuss their administration's work on climate issues.

WASHINGTON - Center for Constitutional Rights to host virtual rally to mark 21st anniversary of opening of Guantanamo Bay prison, calling for detention center to be closed.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to hold meeting of troop-contributing countries for UN mission in Cyprus.

UK

LONDON - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to meet his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida.

LONDON - Thousands of ambulance staff in England belonging to the Unison and GMB unions to go on strike over pay.

LONDON - Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights to hold evidence session on human rights of asylum seekers.

EDINBURGH - Scottish secondary school teachers to go on strike over pay.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Police prepare to evict climate activists from Lutzerath coal village.

BERLIN - State Minister for Immigration Reem Alabali-Radovan to present report on government’s efforts to combat xenophobia, racism.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to hold meeting with government via videoconference.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to share current account balance data for November.

SPORTS

RIYADH - Real Madrid to face Valencia in Spanish Super Cup semifinals.

SOUTHAMPTON, UK - Manchester City to visit Southampton in English League Cup (Carabao Cup) quarterfinals.

SPECIAL REPORT

As Guantanamo turns 21, is Biden close to shutting down the notorious prison?

By Rabia Iclal Turan

WASHINGTON (AA) - The US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba was established 21 years ago today in Guantanamo Bay. With 35 detainees remaining at the notorious prison, victims, lawyers, and experts speaking to Anadolu Agency call on the Biden administration to fulfill his promise to close Guantanamo.

SPECIAL REPORT

Violent attack on Brazilian government underlines how democracy is fragile in country

By Muhammed Enes Calli

ISTANBUL (AA) - Videos of thousands of supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro storming the National Congress, Supreme Court, and presidential palace made the headlines across the world on Sunday.