ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, March 21, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ESKISEHIR/KUTAHYA- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to speak at election campaign rallies in central Eskisehir and western Kutahya provinces ahead of March 31 local elections.
ANKARA - Anadolu Agency’s Editors’ Desk to host Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoglu.
ANKARA - Statistical authority TurkStat to release consumer confidence index for March.
ANTALYA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with his Greek counterpart Giorgos Katrougalos.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - Leaders of 28 EU member states to meet at summit to discuss Brexit.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May to attend European Council summit in Brussels following Cabinet meeting.
LONDON - An event titled as “Brexit: what next?” will be held at King's College.
GERMANY
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to address parliament on Brexit before heading to Brussels to attend EU leaders summit.
SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa to address nation at an event to mark Human Rights Day in country.
NEW ZEALAND
CHRISTCHURCH - Monitoring developments in the wake of terror attacks at two mosques.
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.
SPORTS
MOSCOW - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague's top two teams meet as CSKA Moscow hosts Fenerbahce in Round 28 of regular season. (GMT1700)
SPECIAL REPORT
UK campaigners believe in 'People's Vote'
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal
LONDON (AA) - There is a constitutional crisis in the U.K caused by the head of the Conservative government, according to a Labour MP who was formerly the foreign secretary.
SPECIAL REPORT
Zimbabweans struggle amid worst drought in memory
By Jeffrey Moyo
MWENEZI, Zimbabwe (AA) - First came the heat that withered the crops and dried up lakes and dams.
SPECIAL REPORT
Victims of racism worldwide tell their stories
By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet, Gozde Bayar and Meryem Goktas
ANKARA (AA) - Victims of racism worldwide shared their stories with Anadolu Agency as the world marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21.