UPDATE - Diary

UPDATES WITH TOPICS ON SPORTS AND ECONOMY

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, June 15, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

US

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to release 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss situation in Somalia.

NEW YORK - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to hold press conference.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - NATO member states’ defense ministers to gather for 2-day meeting.

BRUSSELS - Ukraine Defense Contact Group - Brussels meeting to be held on sidelines of NATO ministerial.

BRUSSELS - EU and UN to co-chair 7th conference on Syria.

UK

LONDON - Committee of Privileges to release findings from probe of allegations former Prime Minister Boris Johnson made misleading statements to parliament about Downing Street gatherings during pandemic.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz to meet premiers of federal states to discuss migration crisis, and other economic and social problems.

BONN - Bonn Climate Change Conference ends.

GREECE

ATHENS - Following aftermath of migrant boat sinking that cost more than 70 lives.

AZERBAIJAN

BAKU - Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paying official visit.

PAKISTAN / INDIA

KARACHI / NEW DELHI - Following Cyclone Biparjoy, which is expected to make landfall along coastal areas of South Asian neighbors.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry to share central government's budget balance table for May.

LUXEMBOURG - European statistical office to share trade figures for April.

FRANKFURT - European Central Bank to announce decision on interest rates.

SPORTS

NETHERLANDS - Spain to face Italy in UEFA Nations League semifinal in Enschede.

SPECIAL REPORT

UK health care crisis: Doctors 'think about going to Australia, New Zealand or Canada'

By Aysu Bicer

LONDON (AA) - British junior doctors are thinking about going to Australia, New Zealand or Canada for better working conditions and pay structure, a practitioner in London told Anadolu.

SPECIAL REPORT

Türkiye set to solidify its position as strong partner for Int'l investors

By Aysu Bicer and Nuran Erkul Kaya

LONDON (AA) - Türkiye will show its potential to become an even more prominent partner for international investors in the coming years, just as it has been in the last two decades, said Burak Daglioglu, who heads the Investment Office of the Presidency of Türkiye.

SPECIAL REPORT

The future is here: AI breakthroughs shaping our lives

By Emre Basaran

ISTANBUL (AA) - In the wake of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT’s headline-grabbing release just last year, AI advocates and naysayers alike agreed on one thing: We are in the middle of rapid, revolutionary change.