ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Tuesday, July 26, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun in Ankara. Ozgurgun to also meet Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - Turkey's Deputy PM Mehmet Simsek and Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci to hold official talks in Russia.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA - United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura to meet high-level U.S. and Russian officials to push for a resumption of Syria peace talks.
TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS
LEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus President Mustafa Akinci and Greek Cypriot administration’s leader Nicos Anastasiades to meet in buffer zone.
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON – Democratic National Convention convenes for second day with expected roll call vote on formal nomination of Hillary Clinton.
JAPAN
TOKYO – Knife attack at facility for disabled kills 19 and seriously injures many others west of Tokyo, in largest case of mass murder in Japan’s modern history.
THAILAND
BANGKOK – Civil rights activists answer charges after releasing report on torture against suspects at military camps in Muslim south.
AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces inquiry into juvenile detention after release of graphic footage showing teenagers stripped and tear-gassed.