Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, July 28, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

UK

LONDON - Independent Office for Police Conduct to publish annual report on deaths during or following police contact over past 12 months.

GREECE

ATHENS - Ongoing fierce wildfires on islands and other areas.

HUNGARY

BUDAPEST - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to meet Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto to discuss bilateral ties, Türkiye’s EU membership process, regional and global issues.

NIGER

NIAMEY - Following coup attempt after soldiers claimed ouster of President Mohamed Bazoum.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver speech on economic policy in state of Maine.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to get briefing on UN peacekeeping operations and later hold closed consultations on coup attempt in Niger.

CHINA

SICHUAN – President Xi Jinping, alongside several foreign leaders, to attend opening ceremony of World University Games.

FUJIAN – Typhoon Doksuri expected to make landfall in southeast China.

PALESTINE

RAMALLAH - Following security situation in West Bank and Jerusalem, as Palestinians expected to stage mass protests, dubbed "Day of Rage," to denounce storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli settlers led by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

TÜRKİYE

ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend closing ceremony of 16th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF) and later receive South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release foreign trade figures for June, and economic confidence index for July.

BERLIN - Germany’s Destatis to share provisional inflation figures for July.

SPORTS

SYDNEY - 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

SPECIAL REPORT

Fed done with rate hikes if inflation continues to ease: Expert

By Ovunc Kutlu

ISTANBUL (AA) - If inflation continues to ease, the US Federal Reserve has ended its long cycle of interest rate increases, according to a top economist.

SPECIAL REPORT

West stands to lose as French, Russian interests clash in Niger coup: Expert

By Emre Basaran

ISTANUBL (AA) - The West African nation of Niger is going through turbulent, uncertain times following a coup attempt against President Mohamed Bazoum by what experts say is a military faction at odds with his government’s close ties to the West.