Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Sunday, June 26, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - PM Binali Yildirim will host iftar dinner for families of martyred soldiers at Cankaya Palace in Ankara. [MERITS]

EUROPE

SPAIN - Voters head to the polls for second general election in six months.

SOUTH EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC

THAILAND

BANGKOK – Two men injured in insurgency-plagued Thai Muslim south in car bombing that also damaged several roadside vending stalls.

PHILIPPINES

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Military says seven Indonesian sailors recently abducted in Sulu Sea are now being held by Abu Sayyaf militants in troubled southern island province of Sulu.

SPORTS

ANKARA – Euro 2016: France to meet Republic of Ireland in round of 16 match at 3 p.m. local time (1300GMT).

Germany will take on Slovakia at 6 p.m. local time (1600GMT). Hungary will play against Belgium at 9 p.m. local time (1900GMT).