Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address lawmakers of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party at parliament group meeting.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with his Kyrgyz counterpart Chingiz Aidarbekov.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to lay wreath at Tomb of Unknown Soldier at Kremlin Wall ahead of Thursday's annual Victory Day parade.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Talks between political parties and representatives of UK and Ireland governments to restore power-sharing local government in Northern Ireland to resume.

GERMANY

BERLIN - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo set to meet separately with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas.

VENEZUELA

CARACAS - Monitoring crisis after coup bid.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SPORTS

LIVERPOOL, England - Liverpool to face Barcelona in UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg match. Turkey's Cuneyt Cakir set to referee match at Anfield.

SPECIAL REPORT

Poor economy, governance weaken Nigeria’s security: Experts

By Rafiu Ajakaye

LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) - Nigeria's worsening security situation is caused by increasing poverty rate, inadequate manpower and a large swath of ungoverned spaces that criminal gangs have long occupied, according to security experts in the country.