Diary

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend TRT World Forum 2019 to be held under main theme of Globalization in Retreat: Risks and Opportunities.

ANKARA - Newly appointed Norwegian, Irish and Finnish ambassadors to Turkey to present their credentials to Erdogan at presidential complex.

ISTANBUL - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to give a speech at TRT World Forum.

ANKARA - Following developments after Turkey-US deal, which paused Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria for 120 hours.

CANADA

OTTAWA - Canadians to vote in country's 43rd general election.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - British government is expected to bring legislation related to new Brexit deal to parliament as Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced to send letter to EU for Brexit extension.

SPAIN

BARCELONA - Following protests in Barcelona over high court ruling that convicted separatist Catalan leaders.

INDIA

NEW DELHI - Polling underway in India's western state of Maharashtra and northern state of Haryana to elect members of state assemblies in first elections after right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party retained power in country's parliamentary polls.

INDONESIA


JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin to unveil new Cabinet.




SOUTH SUDAN

JUBA - Sudanese government, rebel groups to sign peace agreement.

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - UNICEF and Ethiopian government to release 2019 Situation Analysis of Children and Women in country.

MOZAMBIQUE

MAPUTO - Opposition party Renamo to meet and decide on its next steps after they rejected results of last week's general elections.

LEBANON

BEIRUT - Lebanese stage countrywide protests for fifth day in a row.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following ongoing battles between Libyan rivals over capital Tripoli.

YEMEN

SANAA - Following latest developments in war-torn country.

ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry to release Central Government's Debt Statistics for September. -