ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday Oct. 19, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet junior U.K. Foreign Minister Alan Duncan at Presidential Palace. Duncan will later meet Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, EU Minister Omer Celik, main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu separately.
ANKARA - Erdogan to attend meeting of village heads.
ANKARA - Kilicdaroglu to chair meeting of Republican People’s Party’s executive board.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD - Operation to recapture Daesh-held Mosul enters third day.
GERMANY
BERLIN - Leaders of Germany, France, Russia, Ukraine to discuss efforts for political solution in eastern Ukraine.
UZBEKISTAN
TASHKENT - Foreign ministers, including Turkey’s Mevlut Cavusoglu, attend Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit.
CROATIA
ZAGREB - New government to be sworn in.
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to meet South Korean counterparts Yun Byung-se, Han Min-goo amid heightened tension on Korean peninsula.
WASHINGTON - Presidential nominees Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump to take part in final debate before Nov. 8 vote.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
KINSHASA - Opposition to protest against President Joseph Kabila, call for fresh election date after he set date to April 2018.
MYANMAR
YANGON - Ferry that sank over weekend to be lifted from central river. Around 80 missing, 44 dead.
VIETNAM
HANOI - Search for military helicopter that crashed with three crew aboard continues.
YEMEN
SANAA - 72-hour cease-fire due to come into effect.
PALESTINE
SPECIAL REPORT:
Palestinian builds dream car despite Gaza challenges
By Kaamil Ahmed
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) - At first glance Muneer Shindi’s car workshop looks a lot like those of his neighbors in their industrial corner of Gaza City.