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Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, June 26, 2023

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, June 26, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

MONTENEGRO

PODGORICA – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to hold talks on sidelines of summit of heads of state and government of the South East European Cooperation Process.

LUXEMBOURG

LUXEMBOURG - Foreign ministers from the European Union to meet, with discussions focused on Russia-Ukraine war.

LONDON – Secretary of Defence Ben Wallace to respond to lawmakers’ questions in the House of Commons.

LITHUANIA

VILNIUS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to pay two-day visit as part of preparations for the upcoming NATO summit.

AUSTRIA

VIENNA - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launches the World Drug Report 2023.

GREECE

ATHENS – Results of the repeat general elections to be monitored.

AUSTRALIA

CANBERRA - Following outcome of court dispute over lease of land to Russian Embassy.

CHINA

BEIJING – Following official trip to China by Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene.

BIEJING – Following National People's Congress of China as third session of its The Standing Committee began on Monday.

NORTH KOREA

PYONGYANG – Following developments after North Korea warned Korean Peninsula was “closer to the brink of a nuclear war.”

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL – Monitoring weather situation in South Korea as heavy showers begin across the nation with predictions of strong winds, lightning and thunder.

PAKISTAN

KARACHI – Following weather situation in Pakistan, as pre-monsoon rains killed around 11 people.

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to make high-speed internet infrastructure announcement at White House.

WASHINGTON - Jury to decide death penalty for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter, Robert Bowers, found guilty of hate crimes in 2018 mass shooting attack.

NEW YORK - UN General Assembly to hold meeting on prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.

NEW YORK - Executive Director of UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Catherine Russell to brief reporters on her recent trip to Haiti.

BRAZIL

BRASILIA - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to host talks with Argentine counterpart Alberto Fernandez.

SPECIAL REPORT

Planned law may shut down Muslim prayer spaces in Italy

By Giovanni Legorano

ROME (AA) – Muslim worship places in Italy have come again to the fore of Italy’s political discourse, after the right-wing governing coalition in the country presented a bill that could shut down hundreds of prayer spaces outside of mosques.

SPECIAL REPORT

Eid al-Adha: Origins of the ‘Feast of Sacrifice’

By Emre Basaran

ISTANBUL (AA) – Eid al-Adha is right around the corner and Muslims all around the globe are preparing for one of Islam’s most significant festivals.

Kaynak: