Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, March 30, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

US

NEW YORK – Türkiye’s first lady Emine Erdogan to deliver remarks at UN General Assembly meeting on 'role of zero waste as transformative solution in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.'

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to deliver remarks on ‘Advancing Technology for Democracy’ as part of Summit for Democracy.

BRAZIL

BRASILIA - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is due to return to his country for first time since leaving office, according to his party.

GERMANY

BERLIN - British King Charles III to address German parliament.

BERLIN - Interior Minister Nancy Fraser to present this year's crime statistics.

THE NETHERLANDS

THE HAGUE - International Court of Justice to issue verdict in case brought by Iran against the US over allegations that Washington violated 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights between two countries.

SPAIN

MADRID - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to start 2-day visit to China.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - European Council President Ursula von der Leyen to give speech on EU-China relations.

ECONOMY

ANKARA TurkStat to announce economic confidence in Turkish economy in March.

BRUSSELS - European Commission to release consumer confidence data for March.

BERLIN - Germany's Destatis to share inflation data for March.

SPECIAL REPORT

British government accused of scapegoating migrants over 'small boat crossings'

By Burak Bir

LONDON (AA) - British government has been widely criticized over its controversial asylum policies to tackle mounting number of English Channel crossing via small boats, as some accused it "scapegoating" migrants for the country's "broken immigration policy."

SPECIAL REPORT

Displaced people in drought-hit Somalia struggle to celebrate Ramadan

By Mohammed Dhaysane

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) - As this year’s Muslim holy month of Ramadan coincides with Somalia’s longest drought on record, many families are struggling to make their ends meet.

SPECIAL REPORT

Air pollution adversely affects expectant women in Bangladesh

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Tanzila Nasrin was pleased that her two-month-old son gained weight after she sought advice from a pediatrician, who assisted her newborn. Her son was born underweight, as were thousands of other babies in Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital, due to one reason – air pollution.