Diary

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

SLOVENIA

BLED - Bled Strategic Forum to start in Slovenia with attendance of prime ministers of Montenegro, Bulgaria, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Croatia, Albania and European Council president.

FRANCE

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron to deliver address to French ambassadors.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Following statements and developments after death of Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in plane crash in Russia's Tver region.

MOSCOW - Moscow's Arbitration Court to consider claim of Transneft, demanding to recover more than 2 billion rubles ($21 million) from Rosneft.

UKRAINE

KYIV - Developments and statements in context of the Russia-Ukraine war are being followed.

AZERBAIJAN

KARABAKH - Statements on ongoing tensions and conflict in Karabakh region are being followed.

KYRGYZSTAN

ISSYK KUL - International summit, titled Agribusiness in Central Asia: Integration, Modernization, Success, continues.

BELARUS

WARSAW - Polish, Latvian and Lithuanian authorities expected to hold meeting on making collective decision on possibility of closing their borders with Belarus.

CHINA

BEIJING - Following China-Africa Peace and Security Forum.

BEIJING - Following official trip to China by US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

JAPAN

TOKYO - Following statements and developments after Japan's release of radioactive water in sea.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - Judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election case expected to set trial date. Trump faces four charges and initial appearance took place on Aug. 3, when Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges against him.

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to meet with family of late Martin Luther King Jr. to commemorate 60th anniversary of March on Washington.

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

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following reactions to first-ever public meeting between Israeli, Libyan foreign ministers.

PALESTINE

JERUSALEM - Following reactions to Israeli threats to assassinate Hamas leaders.

SPORTS

PHILIPPINES/JAPAN/INDONESIA - Following 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

NEW YORK - US Open, last grand slam of season, to begin.

MOSCOW - International Grand Skate Tour skateboarding tournament in Gorky Park continues.

SPECIAL REPORT

What Iran’s BRICS membership will mean economically, politically

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

TEHRAN, Iran (AA) - Iran's president said Thursday at the 15th BRICS summit in Johannesburg that Tehran’s accession to the geopolitical bloc of emerging economies will “mark a new chapter.”

SPECIAL REPORT

Wildland firefighters: battling blaze with passion and peril

By Rabia Ali

ISTANBUL (AA) - As a child, Angel Lorenzo Gutierrez used to dream about driving a truck. The 39-year-old has gotten more than he had bargained for. Now he maneuvers firetrucks and fly helicopters which help put out wildfires.