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Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to visit union facility in Maryland to discuss his economic policies.

WASHINGTON - House Foreign Affairs Committee subcommittee to hold hearing on Ukraine war, attended by Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin.

WASHINGTON - Robert F. Kennedy, nephew of late President John F. Kennedy, to formally announce his 2024 presidential campaign.

WASHINGTON - Tyre Nichols' family to file civil lawsuit against city of Memphis, Tennessee, police over his death.

CUBA

HAVANA - Cuban National Assembly to meet to appoint country's president for five-year term. Incumbent Miguel Diaz-Canel is eligible for a second term.

HAVANA - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with Cuban officials.

BELFAST - Conference on 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement to be attended by regional leaders including European Council President Charles Michel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and British and Irish prime ministers Rishi Sunak and Leo Varadkar, as well as former US President Bill Clinton.

BELFAST - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to host gala dinner on 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement.

PORTUGAL

LISBON - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to visit Portugal.

FRANCE

STRASBOURG - European Parliament to debate ICC arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to announce consumer confidence index for April.

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to announce foreign exchange reserve figures for March.

LUXEMBOURG - Eurostat to release inflation figures for March.

BRUSSELS - European Automobile Manufacturers' Association to share new passenger car registrations data for March.

SPORTS

MUNICH / MILAN - Bayern Munich to face Manchester City while Inter Milan to take on Benfica in second leg of UEFA Champions League quarterfinals.

SPECIAL REPORT

Conflict in Sudan undermines Africa’s democratic gains, peace: Analysts

By Hassan Isilow

JOHANNESBURG (AA) - The conflict that erupted in Sudan over the weekend undermines democratic gains made by the continent as well as the African Union’s agenda of “silencing the guns” in Africa, according to regional analysts.

SPECIAL REPORT

US marks 30 years since deadly raid on Branch Davidian compound in state of Texas

By Darren Lyn

HOUSTON, US (AA) - This week marks the 30th anniversary of the deadly standoff between US federal agents and the religious cult known as the Branch Davidians, where nearly 100 people died in what many critics called a massacre.

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