Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, June 8, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

ITALY

ROME - Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for talks.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to host talks with Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom.

FRANCE

PARIS - Lawmakers to discuss proposed legislation that would reverse controversial decision to raise pension age from 62 to 64.

PARIS - British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly to give closing speech at annual gathering of OECD ministers.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - World Health Organization to hold virtual news conference on global health issues.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to hold meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at White House. In afternoon, Biden will host joint news conference with Sunak.

WASHINGTON - House Oversight Committee to hold vote on holding FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress.

WASHINGTON - Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley to deliver commencement address at National Defense University.

NEW YORK - Security Council to receive briefing on cooperation between UN and regional countries and League of Arab States.

PAKISTAN

ISLAMABAD - Following former Prime Minister Imran Khan's appearance in court in multiple cases.

INDIA

NEW DELHI - Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to hold news conference about nine years of ruling Bhartiya Janata Party.

PHILIPPINES

MANILA - Following eruption at Mayon Volcano.

MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR - Following bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

SAUDI ARABIA

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia to host ministerial meeting of Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS with participation of foreign ministers of member states, including US' Blinken, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.

THE ECONOMY

LUXEMBOURG - Eurostat to share provisional GDP, unemployment figures for Q1.

PARIS - Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to release unemployment figures for April.

SPORTS

FRANCE

PARIS - Desk to follow French Open semifinals in women's singles.

SPECIAL REPORT

Child sexual abuse material: Why is Netherlands a web hosting hub?

By Rabia Ali

ISTANBUL (AA) - Web servers in the Netherlands host the most, some one-third, of all child sexual abuse material online, according to a recent report by a watchdog that tracks and removes such content.

SPECIAL REPORT

Germany to reform outdated citizenship law in push for skilled workers

By Anadolu staff

BERLIN (AA) - Germany is planning to reform its outdated citizenship law this year to attract qualified immigrants and enhance integration and political participation.

SPECIAL REPORT

India's crude oil imports from Russia hit fresh record, growing by 1,500% than pre-war period

By Nuran Erkul and Ata Ufuk Seker

LONDON (AA) - India's crude oil imports from Russia hit a fresh record in May, reaching over 2.15 million barrels per day and posting a dramatic growth of 1,500% compared to pre-war period import levels, according to Kpler data compiled by Anadolu on Thursday.