Diary

ANKARA (AA) — Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

LATVIA

RIGA - President Edgars Rinkevics to visit eastern border amid growing tensions with Belarus.

US

WASHINGTON - UN Security Council to debate use of chemical weapons in Syria.

WASHINGTON - Over 11,000 Los Angeles municipal workers expected to in strike in second-largest US city in bid to secure improved working conditions.

CHINA

BEIJING - Monitoring developments as tensions persist between China, Philippines in disputed South China Sea.

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL - Following evacuation triggered by expected typhoon at heat wave-hit World Scouts camp site in southwestern Saemangeum Reclaimed Area.

BANGLADESH

COX’S BAZAR - Following impact of heavy rains lashing coastal city of Cox's Bazar, southeastern Bandarban district, resulting in at least seven deaths, stranding of thousands due to floods.

THE ECONOMY

BEIJING - China to release July foreign trade figures.

ANKARA - Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Ministry to reveal July airport statistics.

ANKARA - Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry to release July data on central government debt.

BERLIN - Germany's Destatis to share July inflation data.

SPORT

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – Türkiye’s Galatasaray to visit Olimpija Ljubljana in UEFA Champions League third qualifying round’s 1st leg.

MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE, Australia – Colombia vs. Jamaica, France vs. Morocco matches to be played in 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Round of 16.

SPECIAL REPORT

Buffon, Ozil, Ibrahimovic & others; 2023 sees big-name retirements in football

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) — The year 2023 saw a wave of big-name retirements in football such as former FIFA World Cup winners Gianluigi Buffon, Mesut Ozil, Cesc Fabregas and David Silva, ex-Real Madrid star Gareth Bale and Swedish football great Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

SPECIAL REPORT

Researcher warns disagreements on Lachin road jeopardize peace in South Caucasus

By Burc Eruygur and Esra Tekin

ISTANBUL (AA) — The Lachin road has been at the center of growing tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia in recent months, as Baku and Yerevan struggle to reach a peace agreement following 44 days of fighting that ended in a Russia-brokered cease-fire in fall 2020.