ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, July 28, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):
UK
LONDON - Independent Office for Police Conduct to publish annual report on deaths during or following police contact over past 12 months.
GREECE
ATHENS - Ongoing fierce wildfires on islands and other areas.
HUNGARY
BUDAPEST - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to meet Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto to discuss bilateral ties, Türkiye’s EU membership process, regional and global issues.
NIGER
NIAMEY - Following coup attempt after soldiers claimed ouster of President Mohamed Bazoum.
US
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver speech on economic policy in state of Maine.
NEW YORK - UN Security Council to get briefing on UN peacekeeping operations and later hold closed consultations on coup attempt in Niger.
CHINA
SICHUAN – President Xi Jinping, alongside several foreign leaders, to attend opening ceremony of World University Games.
FUJIAN – Typhoon Doksuri expected to make landfall in southeast China.
PALESTINE
RAMALLAH - Following security situation in West Bank and Jerusalem, as Palestinians expected to stage mass protests, dubbed "Day of Rage," to denounce storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli settlers led by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
TÜRKİYE
ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend closing ceremony of 16th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF) and later receive South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release foreign trade figures for June, and economic confidence index for July.
BERLIN - Germany’s Destatis to share provisional inflation figures for July.
SPORTS
SYDNEY - 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
SPECIAL REPORT
Fed done with rate hikes if inflation continues to ease: Expert
By Ovunc Kutlu
ISTANBUL (AA) - If inflation continues to ease, the US Federal Reserve has ended its long cycle of interest rate increases, according to a top economist.
SPECIAL REPORT
West stands to lose as French, Russian interests clash in Niger coup: Expert
By Emre Basaran
ISTANUBL (AA) - The West African nation of Niger is going through turbulent, uncertain times following a coup attempt against President Mohamed Bazoum by what experts say is a military faction at odds with his government’s close ties to the West.