ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
US
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to welcome Pacific Island Leaders to White House for first-ever US-Pacific Island Country Summit.
FRANCE
PARIS - French unions to stage a one-day strike to protest pension reforms and cost of living crisis.
GERMANY
BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to address Berlin Peace Dialogue 2022.
HUNGARY
BUDAPEST - Türkiye's Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop will meet with Hungarian President Katalin Novak and Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
ITALY
ROME - Following developments after far-right leader Giorgia Meloni claims victory in general elections.
UKRAINE/RUSSIA
KYIV/MOSCOW - Following developments after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced partial military mobilization in his country.
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold meeting with heads of intelligence of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries via video conference.
MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold weekly press briefing.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA - TurkStat to announce economic confidence index for September.
ANKARA - Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) to announce banking sector statistics for August.
WASHINGTON - US Commerce Department to announce final reading of 2nd quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth .
SPORTS
GDANSK, Poland - Turkish women's national volleyball team to face Croatia in Pool B match in FIVB World Championship 2022.
SYDNEY - Quarterfinals to be played in 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
BURSA- 4th World Nomad Games to start in Iznik.
SPECIAL REPORT
85% of Americans say inflation has impacted spending, buying habits: Survey
By Darren Lyn
HOUSTON, United States (AA) - 85% of Americans said inflation has impacted their recent spending and buying habits, according to a new survey released this week.