Diary

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

MIDDLE EAST

GAZA STRIP – Following the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine as the death toll and destruction on both sides keep rising. The Israeli Navy struck central areas of the Gaza Strip along the Mediterranean coast and residential areas of the city of Khan Yunis on Monday.

Israel on Monday also cut water supply to the Gaza Strip. The latest move comes after Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant decided Monday to lay a “complete” siege to Gaza, saying no electricity, food, water or fuel will reach the Gaza Strip.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks on Hamas attacks in Israel at White House.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to meet with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg at Department of State.

WASHINGTON - House Republicans plan to hold leadership forum ahead of vote Wednesday on successor for Kevin McCarthy after he was voted out of his role as House Speaker.

NEW YORK - UN General Assembly to elect new members to the UN Human Rights Council; Russia and China are among candidates.

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer to discuss bilateral relations in all aspects and steps that can be taken to improve cooperation. Current regional and international issues will also be on agenda.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shayya’ Sabbar Al-Sudani on wide range of issues of the bilateral cooperation.

MOSCOW — Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold a weekly news conference on current foreign policy issues.

MOSCOW — Pakistani Energy Minister Muhammad Ali to arrive in Russia to take part in the Russian Energy Week, an international forum to address the most pressing issues in the global energy sector.

AZERBAIJAN

BAKU — Following meeting of the council of heads of security agencies and intelligence services of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The CIS consists of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. The CIS is an international organization designed to regulate the relations between some states that were formerly part of the Soviet Union.

SHUSHA — The 27th meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization to be held in the city of Shusha. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov will participate in the event.

SHUSHA – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to attend 27th meeting of the Council of the Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). The work carried out in 2023 within the framework of cooperation under ECO and their outcomes will be reviewed, and current issues on ECO agenda will be discussed.

INDIA

NEW DELHI - Following developments in northeastern Indian state where flash floods have killed 34 people, including soldiers, while 113 are still missing.

AFGHANISTAN

KABUL - Monitoring aftermath of devastating earthquake in northwestern Herat province of Afghanistan. The reporters will try to reach out to local people and Afghan officials to report about search and rescue efforts as well as supply of humanitarian aid.

PAKISTAN

ISLAMABAD - Monitoring proceedings of top court regarding petitions against outgoing Parliament's legislation aimed at curtailing some key powers of the top judge.

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL - Following trip to South Korea and Japan by a group of US lawmakers who visited China where they met President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The trip focuses on the "issues of economic competition and security, American national security, and global leadership in advanced technology."

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - European Union (EU) foreign ministers to hold emergency meeting to discuss recent developments in Israel and the Gaza Strip.

GERMANY

HAMBURG - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron to hold a news conference following a joint cabinet meeting in the northern German port city of Hamburg.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - UN Information Office to hold its biweekly news conference where several officials from different agencies to address the latest agenda around the world.

UK

LIVERPOOL - British Labour leader Keir Starmer to speak at annual party conference.

ECONOMY

ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute to release industrial production index and unemployment figures for August. Unemployment has been in single-digit side since May, while it was 10.2% in April. Industrial production index saw increases in June and July, by 0.6% and 7.4%, respectively.

SPECIAL REPORT

Auto, health, entertainment industries bear brunt of ‘unprecedented’ US labor strikes

By Darren Lyn

HOUSTON, United States – Report about three major labor strikes in the US that have put the auto, health and entertainment industries in jeopardy of coming to a halt as union leaders continue to negotiate with corporate America.

The story focuses on the reasons for the industrial action and its wide-ranging implications.

It includes interviews with Kent Wong, director of the University of California Los Angeles Labor Center, and Erik Gordon, a professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

SPECIAL REPORT

Better monitoring critical as melting glaciers threaten lives, experts warn

By Anadolu staff

NEW DELHI – Interviews with experts about the need for improved high-altitude monitoring of meteorological parameters and glaciers, including a comprehensive risk management in the Himalayan region, to curb the growing threat of disasters.

The report is in the context of the recent calamity in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, where glacial lake bursts triggered flash floods that have killed dozens of lives and displaced thousands of people.

The report includes comments from Simon Allen, a senior disaster risk management scientist at the University of Zurich, Anil Kulkarni, a glaciologist and professor at the Divecha Centre for Climate Change at the Indian Institute of Science, and Mohammad Farooq Azam, an expert on glaciers from the Indian Institute of Technology.

SPECIAL REPORT

Is Somalia ready to shoulder security burden after African Union exit?

By Mohammed Dhaysane

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Report about the withdrawal of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia and the potential implications for the security situation in the Horn of Africa nation.

The story focuses on Somalia’s preparedness, or lack of it, to handle the responsibilities and address the existing security threats.

It includes comments from Somali officials including Mohamed Abdi Tall, governor of Somalia’s Bakool region, and Ali Yussuf Abdullahi, a spokesperson for the administration of the Gedo region.

The report also includes assessments from experts including Omar Mahmood, the International Crisis Group’s senior analyst for Eastern Africa, and Mohamed Husein Gaas, director of the Raad Peace Research Institute in Somalia.

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