World Bulletin / News Desk

TURKEY

KAHRAMANMARAS/OSMANIYE - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s provincial congresses in Turkey’s southern provinces of Kahramanmaras and Osmaniye.

MALATYA/KAYSERI – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend AK Party’s provincial congresses in Turkey’s central Anatolian provinces of Malatya and Kayseri.

ANKARA - Monitoring reactions and developments as Turkey's Operation Olive Branch against PYD/PKK and ISIL terror groups continues in Afrin, Syria.

UNITED STATES

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to vote draft resolution demanding 30-day cease-fire in Syria to allow delivery of humanitarian aid.

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL – White House says US to keep up “maximum pressure” on North Korea, despite hopes Ivanka Trump’s presence in South Korea this weekend could soften mood.