Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

EUROPE

PARIS - Italian President Sergio Mattarella will pay an official visit to France.

CALVADOS - French President Emmanuel Macron to attend 79th anniversary celebration of Normandy landing.

LONDON - Case of Prince Harry against Mirror Group Newspapers, owner of Daily Mirror, for wiretapping and illegally obtaining information to continue on its second day.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to hold Cabinet meeting.

WASHINGTON - Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie expected to announce his candidacy for 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

NEW YORK - UN General Assembly to elect five non-permanent members of Security Council, effective from Jan. 1, 2024.

TUNISIA

TUNIS - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to visit Tunisia, where irregular migration arrivals have increased recently.

THE ECONOMY

BERLIN - Germany’s statistical office Destatis to share factory orders data for April.

LUXEMBOURG - Eurostat to reveal retail sales figures for April.

PARIS - The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development to release inflation figures for April.

SPORTS

PARIS - Following French Open, second Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year.

MADRID - Real Madrid to hold ceremony for Karim Benzema, who decided to leave the team after 14 seasons.

SPECIAL REPORT

Shangri-La Dialogue: US-China discord on thorny issues gets shriller

By Anadolu staff

ANKARA (AA) - The US and China traded barbs at the Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD), which was held in Singapore June 2-4. The SLD is an inter-governmental security conference held annually in Singapore by International Institute for Strategic Studies, a think tank.

SPECIAL REPORT

Australia’s credibility at stake in Afghan war crimes case against ex-soldier: Expert

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ISTANBUL (AA) – For Australia to have any "credibility" in its human rights record, Canberra must demonstrate that it respects human rights itself, an international law expert said, referring to the case of disgraced Aussie soldier Ben Roberts-Smith who was pronounced as a war criminal by a court.

SPECIAL REPORT

Muslim group remains critical of Islamophobia in Canada

By Barry Ellsworth

TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Tuesday marks the second anniversary of the murder of four members of a Muslim family in London, Ontario, a horrific event that draped a city and country in sorrow but also served to show the "remarkable" resilience of the Muslim community.