Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, May 18, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

US

WASHINGTON – Vice President Kamala Harris to participate in virtual briefing to provide updates on the Biden-Harris Administration's efforts to prevent default.

WASHINGTON – Desk to monitor 2023 Humans to Mars Summit that will discuss quest to send humans to the Red Planet by mid-2030s.

NEW YORK – UN Security Council will meet to discuss situation in Iraq.

NEW YORK – A young earthquake survivor from Türkiye to speak at High-Level Meeting on Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

UK

LONDON – Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace to meet with his Norwegian counterpart Bjorn Arild Gram.

BELFAST – Voters in Northern Ireland to go to polls for local elections.

CHINA

XIAN - China-Central Asia Summit, which brings together leaders from China and Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, kicks off.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to release international reserve statistics for April.

SPORTS

SEVILLE, LEVERKUSEN, BASEL, ALKMAAR - Following UEFA Europa League, Conference League semifinal return legs.

SPECIAL REPORT

Greek ruling party stresses stability as opposition highlights growing living cost crisis on eve of elections

By Ahmet Gencturk and Derya Gulnaz Ozcan

ATHENS (AA) – On the eve of general elections that will determine who will lead Greece for the next four years, the ruling conservative New Democracy (ND) party emphasized the need for stability as opposition parties highlighted a growing living cost crisis.