ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, October 17, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to hold talks in Ankara amid Turkey’s ongoing anti-terror Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria.
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Pence at presidential palace, later to chair meeting of Defense Industry Executive Committee, attend reception of Turkey's leading GSM operator, Turkcell.
ANKARA - Following developments in Turkey's ongoing anti-terror Operation Peace Spring east of Euphrates River in northern Syria.
US
WASHINGTON - Turkish think tank, Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA) to discuss Turkey's military operation in northern Syria.
WASHINGTON - Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen to hold news conference to introduce bipartisan legislation on Turkey sanctions over Syria operation.
UK
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expected to attend summit to finalize Brexit deal.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to visit country’s oldest film school, the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK).
MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold news conference.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - Two-day EU leaders summit to kick off.
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
SARAJEVO - Turkey's Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan to attend 23rd International Business Forum.
GERMANY
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to address lawmakers on Brexit, international issues ahead of EU leaders summit Brussels.
ISRAEL
TEL AVIV - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to leave for Israel after Ankara visit.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD - France's Foreign Minister Jean-Ives Le Drian to pay visit to Iraqi capital.
SOUTH SUDAN
JUBA - South Sudan opposition leader Riek Machar expected to arrive in Juba for peace talks.
SPORTS
ISTANBUL - Turkey's Fenerbahce Beko to host Spain's Baskonia in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague 2019-20 regular season. Match to be held at 8.45 p.m. local time (1745GMT) at Istanbul's Ulker Sports Arena.
SPECIAL REPORT
'YPG/PKK took my only son'
By Rabia Iclal Turan
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AA) - Dozens of Kurdish families have been staging a silent, peaceful sit-in in front of the Diyarbakir office of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in southeastern Turkey to protest the YPG/PKK terror group’s recruitment of children.
SPECIAL REPORT
Economic anxiety keeps Hong Kong boiling: Scholar
By Riyaz ul Khaliq
ANKARA (AA) - The youth in Hong Kong are facing intense economic anxiety that led them to take to the streets of the autonomous region, a U.S.-based Chinese scholar said.
SPECIAL REPORT
Space: New bridge between Turkey, Italy
By Aysu Bicer
ANKARA (AA) - As political allies and economic partners, Turkey and Italy have worked together over the years in areas ranging from automotive, banking, and defense to agribusiness and textiles, but from now on space is set to be in the spotlight.