ISTANBUL (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, June 10, 2024 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
PALESTINE
Gaza City - Humanitarian and military situation following the death of more than 270 people in an Israeli massacre in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza. This comes as Israel pressed ahead with its 248-day deadly offensive on the enclave, which has killed more than 37,000 people and injured 84,500 others since last October. The onslaught continues amid warnings of a looming famine in northern Gaza, with signs of malnutrition already being recorded in some Palestinian children.
Ramallah - The almost daily military raids into the cities and towns in the West Bank, which left at least 531 people dead, 5,200 injured, and more than 9,100 in Israeli custody since last Oct. 7.
EGYPT
Cairo - Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel to reach a hostage swap and cease-fire deal in Gaza as parties have not unveiled their official responses to a proposal laid out by US President Joe Biden last week.
LEBANON
Beirut - Border escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid mutual attacks between the two sides against the backdrop of the ongoing Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip.
YEMEN
Sanaa - Tensions in Red Sea continue to rise amid Houthi attacks on commercial ships suspected of ties to Israel and airstrikes by US-led coalition forces on targets in Yemen.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Qatar on June 10-12. The secretary will discuss with partners the need to reach a cease-fire agreement that secures the release of all hostages amid Gaza war.
EUROPE
EUROPE - The results of European Parliament elections in EU member states to be followed.
GERMANY
Berlin - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to meet Chile's President Gabriel Boric for talks on bilateral relations, international efforts to address climate change.
SWITZERLAND
Geneva - Head of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Omar Zniber, to hold a news conference.
Geneva - UN refugee agency to host an embargoed news conference on the worldwide release of UNHCR’s annual Global Trends report on forced displacement.
UK
London - More than 400 experts on climate change from research institutions across the UK to publish an open letter calling on the leaders of UK political parties to pledge more ambitious action on climate change as they prepare to launch their election manifestos.
London - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is interviewed by Nick Robinson as part of a series of BBC Panorama specials in the run-up to the general election.
TÜRKİYE
Ankara - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev to discuss bilateral relations, regional and global issues.
RUSSIA
Moscow - Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to hold talks in Russia.
Nizhny Novgorod - Russian city to host meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS countries until June 11.
St. Petersburg - Russian city to host BRICS forum with the participation of parliamentary organizations of the Commonwealth of Independent States until June 12.
ARMENIA
Yerevan - US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien to conduct three-day visit to the Armenian capital.
US
Washington - President Joe Biden to host Juneteenth Concert at White House where he will deliver remarks. Event comes ahead of June 19 event to commemorate ending of slavery in the US.
Washington - Repercussions of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.
Washington - Statements from Biden administration regarding Israel's latest operation on the Nuseirat camp in Gaza that killed nearly 300 Palestinians to rescue four hostages.
New York - UN Security Council to hold meeting on 'threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts'
SOUTH AFRICA
Johannesburg - The ruling African National Congress expected to disclose further details on its proposed government of national unity.
SOMALIA
Mogadishu - President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud departs for Norway for a three-day working visit. He will also deliver a keynote address at the annual retreat of the Oslo Forum 2024.
DR CONGO
Goma - Government officials expected to announce the new death toll in an attack by the Allied Democratic Forces in villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
TURKMENISTAN
Ashgabat - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to travel to the Turkmen capital amid a regional visit.
CHINA
Beijing - Foreign Minister Wang Yi to attend the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
Beijing - Foreign Ministry to hold regular news conference.
KOREAN PENINSULA
Seoul/Pyongyang - Tensions are running high in the Korean Peninsula after South Korea resumed propaganda broadcasts near border with North Korea in response to the latest launch of trash-filled balloons over border to South.
PAKISTAN
Islamabad - Pakistan and IMF are locked in talks ahead of the first budget of the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as Islamabad is struggling to meet some demands by the loaning agency.
INDIA
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins fresh term as the prime minister for the third consecutive time. Observers are keeping eyes on whether his policies continue or coalition compulsions force any change.
NEW ZEALAND
Auckland - Protests are continuing against a controversial government fast-track bill that aims to accelerate consent process for regional and national infrastructure projects.
THE ECONOMY
Tokyo - Japan to share the second reading of GDP growth for first quarter. According to a flash estimate, the Japanese economy contracted at an annual rate of 2% and 0.5% on a quarterly basis in January-March.
Ankara - TurkStat to release Türkiye’s industrial production and unemployment rate for April.
In March, Türkiye's industrial output grew 4.3% from a year earlier, following February's 11.2% hike. On a monthly basis, the output dropped 0.3% in March, shifting from a 2.8% increase in February. In March, the unemployment rate fell further to 8.6%, slightly down 0.1 percentage point month-on-month. The number of jobless dropped 19,000 from the prior month to 3.06 million as of March.
SPORTS
Warsaw - Türkiye national football team to play against Poland in International friendly match.
SPECIAL REPORTS
Israel wants a traumatized Palestinian nation that cannot stand up for themselves: Psychologist
By Semir Sejfovic
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Report focusing on the psychological impact of Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza.
The story looks at how Israel’s relentless violence and brutality is affecting the mental health of people in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, as well as the Palestinian diaspora and the international community, with graphic images of deadly massacres being broadcast all around the world for more than eight months.
It includes an interview with Iman Farajallah, a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology based in California, who speaks about various facets of the issue, including generational trauma and desensitization.
A year of unprecedented heat: What does the future hold?
By Rabia Ali
Istanbul - Report about the latest climate-related data showing the world has been through an unprecedented 12 months of record heat, focusing on the potential implications for the near and long-term future.
The story gives details of the extreme temperatures recorded in various regions over the past year, including figures from recent reports by the European Commission’s Copernicus Climate Change Service and the World Meteorological Organization.
It includes comments from Maximilian Kotz, a research scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and Joeri Rogelj, the director of research at Imperial College London’s Grantham Institute.
NEW MEDIA
VIDEO - Interview with Iman Farajallah, a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology based in California, on the psychological impact of Israel’s relentless violence and brutality in its ongoing war on the Gaza Strip.