Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

SLOVAKIA

BRATISLAVA – Slovaks go to polls for early parliamentary election.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to attend the opening of an exhibition commemorating the 195th anniversary of the beginning of diplomatic relations with Brazil.

PAKISTAN

ISLAMABAD – Two explosions struck two Pakistani provinces, killing at least 58 people and injuring dozens more. Follow-up on the gruesome events, including accounts from witnesses and victim families, as well as data on militant attacks in Pakistan in the current month, and this year.

ISRAEL

TEL AVIV – Israeli protests against judicial reform laws enter their 39th week with demonstrations centered in Tel Aviv.

SPORTS

LEIPZIG - Leipzig to face Bayern Munich in German top-tier football league, Bundesliga.

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SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish Stars: How Türkiye’s national aerobatics team rules the skies

By Dilara Hamit

IZMIR, Türkiye – Interview with members of the Turkish Stars, the aerobatics team of the Turkish Air Force, who are in Izmir for Türkiye’s premier space and technology festival TEKNOFEST.

They speak about the history of the team, and their preparations for performances and share details of their signature moves that have made them a global force in the field.

SPECIAL REPORT

Analysts point to economic, political motives as Palestinians launch incendiary balloons toward Israel

By Nour Mahd Ali Abu Aisha

GAZA CITY, Palestine – Report about the recent launch of incendiary balloons by Palestinian youth toward Israeli settlements adjacent to the Gaza Strip.

The action coincided with Palestinian protests near the border fence with Israel, triggered by Israeli settler incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem.

The report includes comments from Hazem Qasem, spokesperson for the Hamas movement, and three political analysts about the reasons for the escalation, which they say range from economic to political in nature.

NEW MEDIA

VIDEO – Turkish Stars: Türkiye’s national aerobatics team

Interviews with members of the Turkish Stars, the aerobatics team of the Turkish Air Force, about everything related to their work – from the history of the team to the signature moves that have made them a global force in the field.

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