Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

US

WASHINGTON - Former Vice President Mike Pence to speak at Florida International University's Adam Smith Center amid classified documents controversy.

WASHINGTON - Police to release footage of Tyre Nichols’s arrest, who died three days after violent arrest.

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

CZECH REPUBLIC

PRAGUE - Voting starts in 2-day 2nd tour of presidential election.

GREECE

ATHENS - Greek lawmakers to hold vote of confidence in Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis amid accusations of involvement in spyware scandal.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - World Health Organization's Emergency Committee to meet to discuss whether COVID-19 pandemic is still a global threat.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Parliament to hold special session to commemorate victims of the Holocaust.

SPORTS

MELBOURNE - Following 2023 Australian Open men's singles semifinals, 1st Grand Slam of year.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bulgaria faces dead end over failure to form government in 4 elections in row

By Talha Ozturk and Ihvan Radoykov

BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) - One of the poorest and least stable members of the EU, Bulgaria is facing a political dead end as politicians failed to form a government after four elections in a row.

SPECIAL REPORT

Russian oil will help Pakistan 'partially,' say experts

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - Once arch-rivals, Russia and Pakistan are currently scrambling to ride out the latter's increasing oil and gas demands, a move welcomed with caution by local analysts.​​​​​​​

SPECIAL REPORT

3 QUESTIONS - Germany’s decision to send tanks to Ukraine

By Kemal Inat

ISTANBUL (AA) - Germany's approval to send Leopard 2 tanks with its permission to other countries to deliver their tanks to Ukraine has the potential to be a major moment in the Moscow-Kyiv war.

SPECIAL REPORT

Sweden's restrictive immigration policy fueled Jewish sufferings during Holocaust

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON (AA) - The Holocaust is the biggest genocide the world had witnessed throughout the history, with around 6 million Jews “exterminated” by Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945 during World War II.

SPECIAL REPORT

Case of asylum-seeking minors missing from Brighton hotel raises more questions

By Burak Bir

LONDON (AA) - Although the revelation on dozens of missing children from hotels, run by UK Home Office, is recently admitted by government officials, whereabouts of the missing children and the key question of how this "scandal" happened is still shrouded in mystery.

SPECIAL REPORT

Activist mother flees Sweden after authorities went after her children

By Mehmet Solmaz

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AA) - Zeinab Ltaif, a mother of six children, was actively participating in protests against Sweden’s Social Services before she fled the country with her children. One year on, the family stayed in four countries but are still looking for a place to call a home.

SPECIAL REPORT

3 QUESTIONS - Croatia's Schengen membership

By Omer Carullah Sevim

ISTANBUL (AA) - In three questions, Omer Carullah Sevim evaluates Croatia's recent Schengen membership and the problems this could cause to the refugees at the EU borders for Anadolu's Analysis Department.