Diary

NEW YORK (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

US

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden to meet Jordan's King Abdullah at White House.

NEW YORK – UN Security Council to address situation in Iraq.

TÜRKİYE

KARS - Türkiye to end its 2-week international military Winter Exercise-2023 in eastern Kars province, with participants from 16 countries, including Azerbaijan, Georgia, Germany, and UK.

KARS - National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar to deliver speech on Winter Exercise-2023's "distinguished observer day."

ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to meet Silvia Del Rosario Giacoppo, speaker of Latin American and Caribbean Parliament.

UKRAINE

KYIV - EU delegation led by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to visit ahead of EU-Ukraine summit.

FRANCE

PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

SWEDEN

STOCKHOLM - Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to meet Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin.

ECONOMY

BERLIN - Destatis to announce foreign trade statistics for 2022.

FRANKFURT - European Central Bank to announce interest rate decision.

ANKARA - Türkiye to release foreign trade figures for January.

SPECIAL REPORT

Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk, Anthony Gordon and others: Best signings of January transfer window

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - The winter transfer window has come to an end, and the FIFA World Cup in Qatar proved to be a favorable tournament for football stars hoping to switch clubs.

SPECIAL REPORT

Deadly blast in Pakistan leaves trails of tragic memories

By Islamuddin Sajid

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AA) – The deadly bombing in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar that killed 101 people and injured 157 others on Monday has added to tragic memories of a city with a long history of facing terrorism.