TURKEY 

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet National Intelligence Organization (MIT) chief Hakan Fidan and Chief of General Staff, Gen. Hulusi Akar at presidential palace.

ANTALYA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend Turkey-Africa First Agriculture Ministers Meeting and Agribusiness Forum. 

ISTANBUL - Atlantic Council summit starts with attendance of world energy leaders and high level officials. Turkish transport minister also attending.

GERMANY 

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to address lawmakers on Brexit and other EU issues, ahead of a special summit of European leaders on Saturday in Brussels.

AMERICAS

WASHINGTON - Members of Syria's White Helmets, including founder Jehad Mahamed, to address humanitarian efforts. 

US

WASHINGTON - For the American president who campaigned on a platform of ardent bluster, Donald Trump’s first 100 days have been a crash course in the realities of governance.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to receive briefing on the humanitarian situation in Syria.

ISRAEL/PALESTINE 

JERUSALEM - Millions of pages of rare manuscripts – some dating back centuries – are now being digitized and made available to the public.​

SOUTH AFRICA 

PRETORIA - Thousands of South Africans to protest in the capital Pretoria and major cities demanding resignation of President Jacob Zuma coinciding with celebrations to mark Freedom Day.