ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, April 14, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKIYE
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive at presidential complex ambassadors of Thailand, Mali, Yemen, and New Zealand who will present their letters of credence.
ANKARA - Communications Director Fahrettin Altun to address conference on Ukraine.
US
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to meet with Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra at Department of State.
WASHINGTON - National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to speak at event hosted by Economic Club of Washington DC.
NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss situation in Yemen.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to speak at Digital International Relations 2022 Conference.
FRANCE
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron to attend campaign rally in Le Havre ahead of April 24 presidential runoff election.
UKRAINE
KYIV - Following Russia’s war on Ukraine, sanctions, efforts for peace, and related international developments.
SPORTS
IZMIR - Stage five of Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkiye to take place between Manisa and Ayvalik.
BERGAMO, LYON, BARCELONA, GLASGOW - UEFA Europa League quarterfinals second-round matches to be played.
EINDHOVEN, THESSALONIKI, PRAGUE, ROME - UEFA Conference League quarterfinals second round matches to be played.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to reveal Outstanding Loans Received From Abroad by Private Sector for February.
ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to announce interest rate.
FRANKFURT - European Central Bank to announce interest rate.
WASHINGTON - US Labor Department to announce weekly initial jobless claims.
SPECIAL NEWS
War in Yemen is ‘model’ for success or failure of UNSC: Expert
By Mohammed Alragawi
ISTANBUL (AA) - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday welcomed the announcement of the peaceful transfer of power of the legitimate Yemeni government by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to the Presidential Leadership Council.
SPECIAL NEWS
Mother of journalist Austin Tice urges US gov't to negotiate his release from Syria
By Darren Lyn
HOUSTON, Texas (AA) - Austin Tice was abducted near Damascus, Syria on Aug. 14, 2012 while covering the country’s civil war as a freelance journalist for multiple US news organizations.
ANALYSIS
NATO's impasse in the Ukraine-Russia War
By Prof. Dr. Tarik Oguzlu
ISTANBUL (AA) - Just as it is important to understand the factors behind Russia's decision to invade Ukraine and whether Ukraine's resistance in self-defense is sustainable, it is equally important to analyze the attitudes of Western actors against this invasion. Testing the credibility and continuity of NATO, a Western security organization, for the coming years depends on this.