Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, July 27, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

NIGER

NIAMEY - Following coup attempt, soldiers' claim of ouster of President Mohamed Bazoum.

GREECE

ATHENS - Following wildfires in Rhodes.

UK

LONDON - UK's national weather service to publish its annual report.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to welcome Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to White House.

WASHINGTON - Biden to announce additional actions to protect communities from extreme heat.

WASHINGTON - House Judiciary Committee to take up report recommending contempt of Congress citation for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over social media company's refusal to comply with a wide-ranging investigation into allegations of censorship.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to hold meeting on situation in Middle East, including Palestinian question.

PHILIPPINES

MANILA - Monitoring Typhoon Doksuri as thousands affected due to acute weather situation.

KOREAN PENINSULA

PYONGYANG - Following 70th anniversary of Koreas armistice.

THE ECONOMY

NUREMBERG - Data analytics firm GfK to announce Germany’s consumer sentiment expectation for August.

ANKARA – Turkish Central Bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan to hold meeting to reveal third inflation report of this year.

FRANKFURT - European Central Bank to share interest rate decision.

SPORTS

AUCKLAND, New Zealand - 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup to be followed.

SPECIAL REPORT

Major powers scramble to set up military bases in Africa for geopolitical interests: Experts

By Hassan Isilow

JOHANNESBURG (AA) - The rising numbers of western military bases in Africa is about furthering geopolitical interests, rather than the continent's interests, leading experts have said.