Diary

Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz to attend a citizens' dialogue meeting in eastern city of Erfurt.

ITALY

ROME - Monitoring developments after dozens of migrants died in shipwreck off Italian island of Lampedusa.

US

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to host Mexican Foreign Secretary Alicia Barcena at the State Department for bilateral talks; diplomats to hold joint press conference after talks.

WASHINGTON - National Security Agency Director Paul Nakasone to address think tank event in Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON - Mar-a-Lago worker Carlos De Oliveira to be arraigned after being charged in special counsel's classified documents case.

WASHINGTON - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to issue updated hurricane outlook after unofficial forecasts predicted increased activity this season.

WASHINGTON - Labor Department to release monthly CPI data.

LEBANON

BEIRUT - An Iranian parliamentary delegation headed by Chairman of the Foreign Policy and National Security Committee, Vahid Jalalzadeh, visits Lebanon to meet government officials and leaders of Palestinian groups and forces in Beirut.

PAKISTAN

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's ruling and opposition leaders to decide on caretaker prime minister who will hold elections.

INDIA

NEW DELHI - Lawmakers to vote in no-confidence motion against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL - Monitoring Typhoon Khanun as heavy winds, rains lash Japan. Khanun makes landfall in South Korea.

SPORTS

EUROPE - UEFA Europa League, Conference League 3rd Qualifying Round first matches to be played.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bibby Stockholm: 'Floating prison' or 'cheaper option' to house migrants?

By Burak Bir

LONDON (AA) - UK's new accommodation for asylum-seekers has been under spotlight since it was announced and leased by the government.

SPECIAL REPORT

EU olive oil industry faces unprecedented crisis

By Giovanni Legorano

ROME (AA) - European olive oil producers are sounding the alarm after this summer's heat waves are expected to cause the second bad harvest in a row.

SPECIAL REPORT

Locals hold India’s political parties responsible for Manipur ethnic violence

By Rabia Ali

ISTANBUL (AA) – From the day when activist Binalakshmi Nepram was born in the lush green valley of Manipur back in the 1970s, conflict has been a constant feature in her life.​​​​​​​