Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, July 3, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

FRANCE

PARIS – Monitoring protests across France following police killing of 17-year-old Nahel M. of Algerian descent.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expected to host UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly for talks.

BRUSSELS – Members of European Parliament, UK parliamentarians to meet for 3rd session to discuss EU-UK relations, joint efforts to support Ukraine and sanctions policies.

SPAIN

MADRID – European Commissioners, including President Ursula von der Leyen, to visit Madrid to mark start of Spain's presidency of Council of EU for next 6 months.

POLAND

WARSAW – German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius to visit Poland.

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL – Following general strike launched by South Korea's largest umbrella labor group, Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, against President Yoon Suk Yeol government's labor policies.

JAPAN

TOKYO – Following weather situation in Japan as heavy rain lashes southwestern Kyushu region, triggering evacuation of thousands of local residents.

TOKYO – Following official visit to Japan by Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

SYRIA

DAMASCUS – Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi to begin official visit to Damascus, his 2nd trip since February. During visit, he will meet his counterpart in Syrian regime, Faisal Mekdad.

US

NEW YORK – UK's envoy to UN, Barbara Woodward, to hold press briefing as President of Security Council for month of July.

THE ECONOMY

NEW YORK – Data provider S&P Global to reveal PMI figures for manufacturing sector in Türkiye, Germany, EU, China, and Japan for June.

SPORTS

LONDON – Wimbledon, 3rd Grand Slam of year in tennis, to begin.

AMOREBIETA-ETXANO, Spain – Annual bicycle race Tour de France to resume with Stage 3 which will be run between Spain and France.

SPECIAL REPORT

German mainstream parties puzzled by far-right surge

By Oliver Towfigh Nia

BERLIN (AA) – The recent electoral victory of a far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) candidate as a district leader in Europe's biggest economy for the first time has rattled the country's political landscape.