World Bulletin / News Desk

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi, likely to discuss issues around illegitimate Kurdish independence referendum in northern Iraq.

ANKARA - Erdogan to host Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. News conference to follow talks.

ANKARA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to receive Abadi, discuss regional cooperation.

ISTANBUL - Fenerbahce Dogus, Anadolu Efes play in basketball Euroleague.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May to respond to weekly parliamentary questions. Brexit, police funding, security expected among issues to be raised.

LONDON - Parliamentary debate to mark next week’s 100th anniversary of Balfour declaration letter that set out British support for Jewish homeland in Palestine.

SERBIA

BELGRADE - Turkish Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman to host locally based Turkish businessmen for breakfast.

KOSOVO

PRISTINA - U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Hoyt Brian Ji​ to meet President Hashim Thaci, Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, Parliament Speaker Kadri Veseli.

KENYA

NAIROBI - Supreme Court to rule on postponement of Oct. 26 runoff election following withdrawal of opposition leader Raila Odinga.

SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG - Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba to deliver first budget statement in bid to reverse economic decline.