Diary

Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to meet his Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues. The ministers will hold joint news conference.

UK

LONDON - A new paper published in The Lancet Planetary Health warns that 'green growth' in high income countries is not happening, despite politicians' claims, and that 'post growth' policies are required to meet the targets set in the Paris Agreement. The study, which compared reductions in carbon emissions in 11 high income countries to those required under the terms of the 2015 Paris Agreement, finds that all countries are falling far short of the necessary reductions, even as politicians and the media celebrate 'green growth' policies.

GERMANY

MUNICH - Chancellor Olaf Scholz to deliver opening speech at international motor show, “IAA Mobility 2023.” Also known as IAA (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung), it is one of the world's largest mobility trade fairs.

ESTONIA - Tallinn Digital Summit kicks off in the Estonian capital. Opening speech will be delivered by Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. Other speakers include European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton and North Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski.

SWITZERLAND - Cluster Munition Monitor 2023 launch by monitor.org. International campaign to ban cluster munitions launches annual report outlining the countries ratifying and adhering to the 2008 treaty. This year's report reveals cluster munition attacks killed or wounded at least 987 people in 2022, of whom 890 were in Ukraine and 95% of whom were civilians. Human Rights Watch says figures show 'urgent need' for all countries to the international ban on cluster munitions.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova set to hold press conference on latest foreign policy issues on agenda.

MOSCOW - State Duma set to open its autumn session.

UKRAINE

KYIV - Following developments after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named Rustem Umerov, leading figure in Crimean Tatar community, as his candidate for position of defense minister to replace Oleksii Reznikov.

LUHANSK/ZAPORIZHZHIA - Early elections in Ukraine's Russian-controlled Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions continue until Sept. 7.

BELARUS

MINSK - An estimated 2,500 troops from the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) holding military exercises in Belarus until Sept. 6. The Combat Brotherhood 2023 exercises, which opened on Sept. 1, include troops from Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan. Although a member, Armenia did not send troops.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to give Medal of Honor to Larry Taylor, pilot who rescued soldiers during Vietnam war.

WASHINGTON - Biden's National Security Advisory Jake Sullivan to speak at White House press briefing.

INDONESIA

JAKARTA - Leaders of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member nations gather in Jakarta, as Indonesia hosts annual summit of regional bloc. The ASEAN will also hold meetings with its partners including China. Indonesia is current chair of the 10-member bloc.

SPORTS

PHILIPPINES

MANILA - Co-hosted by Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 quarterfinals to start. Lithuania to take on Serbia, while Italy to face US. Basketball World Cup to end on Sept. 10 with final game.

US

NEW YORK - Last Grand Slam of season in tennis. US Open to go on with men's, women's singles quarterfinal matches. Women's singles final to be played on Saturday, a day before men's final.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘Unprecedented ecological destruction’: What's next after devastating Greece wildfires?

By Magda Panoutsopoulou

ATHENS (AA) - In the northern part of Greece's Attica region lies Mt. Parnitha, a protected and densely forested mountain range home to several species of animals and an abundance of flora and fauna - some not found anywhere else in the world.

SPECIAL REPORT

With Islamophobia rife, possible Quran burnings spell danger for Germany, warns expert

By Salman Ahmed

BERLIN (AA) – With Islamophobia already soaring in Germany, there are heightened fears within the Muslim community that far-right activists could stage Quran burnings in the country, like the ones seen in other European nations.