World Bulletin / News Desk

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend signing ceremony of Cooperation Agreement on Donor Fund to be established before European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

ANKARA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend vehicle delivery ceremony at Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD).

ANKARA - Around 18 million preschool, primary, and secondary students to get first semester report cards and go on two-week break.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Monitoring developments in German coalition talks.

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman to hold press briefing.

RUSSIA 

SOCHI - Turkish, Russian, and Iranian officials to hold preliminary meeting ahead of Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Black Sea city of Sochi.

SPECIAL REPORT

Palestine’s al-Juneidi vows to continue resistance

By Ali Abo Rezeg 

ANKARA  - Currently in Turkey, 16-year-old Palestinian Fawzi al-Juneidi talks to Anadolu Agency about his time in Israeli custody and the now-famous photo that made him a symbol of resistance.

SPECIAL REPORT

Unsafe water not terrorism kills most Pakistanis

By Aamir Latif  

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – It is neither terrorism nor natural disasters but the unavailability of safe drinking water which contributes to the largest number of deaths in Pakistan.

SPECIAL REPORT

Trump’s first year a failure but base cheer performance

By Samuel Corum

DALLAS, US (AA) - After one year in office, President Donald Trump is polling with historically low numbers, with most Americans assessing his presidency as a failure.