Diary

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

US

WASHINGTON - Title 42, Trump-era restrictions used to reject migrants at southern border during COVID-19 pandemic, to expire.

WASHINGTON - Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Defense to hold hearing with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley.

WASHINGTON - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to hold press conference ahead of meeting of G7 finance ministers and Central Bank governors.

WASHINGTON - Jack Douglas Teixeira to appear in court for continued detention hearing after being arrested on April 13 over his alleged involvement in leaking classified US government and military documents.

NEW YORK - US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield to hold virtual Press Briefing  on  Black Sea Grain Initiative.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - UN Human Rights Council to hold special session to discuss situation in Sudan.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - European Defense and Security Summit to convene.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to host her French, Egyptian and Jordanian counterparts for talks on Middle East peace process.

FRANCE

PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron to deliver speech on how to accelerate country's reindustrialization.

PAKISTAN

ISLAMABAD - Following developments in wake of arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

SPORTS

ROME / TURIN, Italy - Roma-Bayer Leverkusen and Juventus-Sevilla 1st leg matches to be played in UEFA Europa League semifinals.

LONDON / FLORENCE, Italy - West Ham-AZ Alkmaar and Fiorentina-Basel 1st leg matches to be held in UEFA Europa Conference League semifinals.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to reveal current account balance data for March.

SPECIAL REPORT

As Title 42 expires, US faced with fixing 'broken immigration system'

By Darren Lyn

HOUSTON, US (AA) - As the Title 42 policy expires on Thursday, the United States is faced with the challenge of fixing its "broken immigration system" amid an expected surge of migrants on its border with Mexico.

SPECIAL REPORT

Reporting of 14-month Russia-Ukraine war puts journalists in line of fire

By Burc Eruygur

ISTANBUL (AA) - Journalists from all corners of the globe have put themselves in the line of fire to provide first-hand accounts of the Russia-Ukraine war, which entered its 14th month in May.

SPECIAL REPORT

Germany's retail sector set to take a hit

By Sal Ahmed

BERLIN (AA) - Germany's retail sector is set to shrink, with 9,000 shops and small businesses set to close in 2023, according to the country's retail association. According to figures from 2021, the country's retail sector is Germany’s third-largest, accounting for 17% of its gross domestic product.

SPECIAL REPORT

Mainstream media encourages hostility toward Islam and Muslims in pursuit of profit: Expert

LONDON (AA) - In February 2002, the Indian state of Gujarat witnessed one of the country's biggest massacres in which more than 2,000 Muslims were murdered and at least 150,000 were rendered homeless.

SPECIAL REPORT

UK obesity levels to keep rising as sufferers have little choice amid cost of living crisis

LONDON (AA) – Obesity is on track to becoming a major health issue for British people, with 60% of men and 50% of women expected to become obese or overweight by 2050, according to UK government estimates.