ISTANBUL (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
US
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to mark one year since school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children dead.
NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss situation in Middle East, including Palestinian issue.
FLORIDA - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis expected to confirm plans to seek 2024 Republican presidential campaign via Twitter Spaces conversation with businessman Elon Musk.
WASHINGTON - Court expected to sentence man shown in viral photo from Jan. 6 Capitol riots with his feet up on desk of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
WASHINGTON - Marquette Law Poll to release national poll on Supreme Court, looking at approval of and confidence in top court, in wake of revelation of possible ethics breaches by justices.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to address German Marshall Fund Brussels Forum.
UK
LONDON - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to take lawmakers' questions in House of Commons.
THE ECONOMY
DOHA, Qatar - Qatar Economic Forum continues under theme of "A New Global Growth Story," with IMF head Kristalina Georgieva giving speech.
ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to announce manufacturing industry capacity utilization rate for May.
SPORTS
ROME - Fiorentina to face Inter Milan in Italian Cup final (Coppa Italia)
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkish cuisine serves as culinary bridge on Capitol Hill
By Michael Hernandez
WASHINGTON (AA) - Türkiye’s rich and diverse culinary landscape served as a pivotal connector Tuesday in bringing together US lawmakers, dignitaries, prominent members of the Turkish American community, and officials.
SPECIAL REPORT
Floods in Italy latest reminder of climate change risk
By Giovanni Legorano
ROME (AA) - Torrential rains wreaked havoc this week in northern Italy. Floods killed 14 people, displaced more than 20,000, destroyed thousands of homes, and damaged hundreds of crops in the Emilia Romagna region and partially in Marche. Some residents lost everything.
SPECIAL REPORT
Texas community still trying to cope with deadly shooting a year ago that left 21 dead
By Darren Lyn
HOUSTON, US (AA) - Families in Uvalde are still mourning the loss of 19 students and two teachers a year after the deadly shooting that shook this small Texas city to its core.
SPECIAL REPORT - China acted like a 'responsible superpower' by boycotting India's G-20 meet, says Pakistani foreign minister
By Islamuddin Sajid and Muhammet Nazim Tasci
MUZAFFARABAD, Azad Kashmir (AA) - Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari praised China for boycotting a Group of 20 meeting in Indian-administered Kashmir, saying that Beijing acted as a "responsible superpower."