Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar, intelligence chief Hakan Fidan separately in wake of military operation against Daesh in Syria.

ANKARA - Erdogan to host Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at Presidential Palace.

ANKARA - News conference by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Polish, Romanian foreign ministers.

FRANCE

PARIS - Rights group challenges burkini ban in Mediterranean town of Villeneuve-Loubet at State Council, France’s highest court.

PARIS - President Francois Hollande to host meeting of European Social Democrat leaders outside Paris.

PARIS - Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo to meet London counterpart Sadiq Khan.

ITALY

ROME - Death toll in Italy earthquake approaches 250 as rescue efforts continue.

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hails latest missile launch as “greatest success and victory”.

PHILIPPINES

ZAMBOANGA CITY - President Rodrigo Duterte instructs military to “destroy” Abu Sayyaf after Daesh-linked group beheads hostage.