Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend judicial year opening day ceremony at Supreme Court of Appeals in capital Ankara.

U.K.

LONDON - British parliament to resume sittings following summer recess.

SLOVENIA

BLED - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend ministerial meeting of Southeast European Cooperative Initiative, or SECI.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to address lawmakers at the last session of parliament before Sept. 24 general elections.​

FRANCE

PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron to address local prefectural representatives, outlining his reform proposals.

PARIS - Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to host Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki for talks.

PAKISTAN

SPECIAL REPORT

Amid US' Afghan pivot, Pakistan seeks realignment

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - As a desperate Trump administration mounts pressure on Pakistan amid its new Afghan policy, Islamabad is quietly making contacts with Russia, China, Iran, and Turkey to counter the much-hyped move

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MYANMAR

RAKHINE - Monitoring developments and protests over mass killings of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

PALESTINE

JERUSALEM - International Committee of Red Cross head Peter Maurer to begin three-day visit to Palestine-Israel.