Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, April 25, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set to attend ceremony to mark 57th anniversary of Constitutional Court.

ANKARA - Erdogan to receive Jose Manuel Barroso, former president of European Commission.

ANKARA - Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee to hold third meeting of 2019 to decide on policy rates.

UK

LONDON - Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson to attend Anzac Day services.

LONDON - Environmentalist group Extinction Rebellion expected to end London protests.

SRI LANKA

COLOMBO - Following developments in wake of Sunday's terrorist attacks.

SUDAN

KHARTOUM - Following developments after new head of military administration was sworn in.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Monitoring developments after Khalifa Haftar, who commands forces loyal to Libya’s eastern government, launches campaign to capture capital Tripoli, where UN-recognized unity government is based.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB- Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SPORTS

KAUNAS - Fenerbahce Beko to face Lithuania's Zalgiris in fourth round of Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball play-off quarter-finals.

SPECIAL REPORT

Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 winners announced

By Nilay Kar Onum

ISTANBUL (AA) - Palestinian photojournalist Ahmad Gharabli’s striking photo of a Palestinian woman and Israeli security officer taking photos of each other was chosen Photo of the Year 2019 in the Istanbul Photo Awards, organized by Anadolu Agency.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Putin-Kim summit opens new era in bilateral relations'

By Elena Teslova

MOSCOW (AA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin’s summit Thursday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the city of Vladivostok will mark a new era of bilateral relations between their two countries, experts said Wednesday.