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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL – Turkish President Erdogan to attend meeting of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC).

ANKARA – Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu to attend Justice and Development (AK) Party's group meeting.

ANKARA - Latest developments following Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane that violated Turkish airspace.

SPECIAL REPORT:

Turkey, Russia close economic ties may face strain

By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum

ANKARA - The downing of a Russia fighter by Turkish forces on Tuesday could strain close economic ties between the two countries.

EUROPE

GERMANY

BERLIN - German Chancellor Merkel to address parliament, where she is expected to make remarks on the ongoing refugee crisis and NATO-Russia tensions.

FRANCE

STRASBOURG - European Commission President Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk to take part in debates on the Paris attacks and the refugee crisis.

STRASBOURG - Members of European Parliament to vote on measures to prevent the radicalization and recruitment of EU citizens as fighters by extremist organizations, and the adoption of the EU budget for 2016.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - The UN Conference on Trade and Development's (UNCTAD) to release annual report on least-developed countries.

GENEVA - The World Meteorological Organization to release provisional statement on the status of global climate in 2015.

SPAIN

MADRID - Turkish football team Galatasaray to face off Spanish Atletico Madrid in an away game during the fifth week of UEFA Champions League.

BRITAIN

SPECIAL REPORT:

Russia has long history of airspace violations

by Andrew Jay Rosenbaum and Zaki Shaikh

LONDON (AA) - Russia has a long history of violating airspace and territorial waters as a means of applying pressure to achieve political aims.

MIDDLE EAST

SPECIAL REPORTS:

Detained Palestinian minors face grim conditions

By Kaamil Ahmed

JERUSALEM - Arrest of hundreds of Palestinian minors in recent weeks has flooded Israel's prison system and raised concerns about the conditions young detainees are subject to.

Egypt: Suez Canal upgrade may not live up to promise

By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum

ANKARA - The improvement of the Suez Canal may not provide the results expected by the Egyptian government, experts tell Anadolu Agency.

Netanyahu wrecking two-state solution: PLO’s Erekat

By Anees Barghouti

JERUSALEM – In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, leading Palestine Liberation Organization figure Saeb Erekat says Israel’s right-wing government prefers apartheid to peace.

AFRICA

SPECIAL REPORTS:

Kenyan government takes steps to support economy

By Magdalene Mukami

NAIROBI, Kenya - The Kenyan government is taking steps to support the country's economy, having admitted for the first time that growth is slowing in the country.

African Development Bank: Africa to grow at about 3 percent

By Addis Getachew

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - In an interview with Anadolu Agency, African Development Bank President Akinwumi A. Adesina has said that he expected the African economy to grow at about the rate of 3 percent this year.

SOUTH ASIA

SPECIAL REPORT:

War-torn Afghanistan struggles with inflation

KABUL - A staggering decline in value of Afghanistan's currency is leading to skyrocketing commodity prices in the country, which is already facing a chronic security crisis.

SE ASIA-PACIFIC

AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE - Australian foreign minister urges Russia and Turkey to show restraint day after Russian fighter jet shot down near Syria-Turkey border.

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL – New nuclear treaty goes into effect that opens possibility of country gaining ability to enrich uranium to produce non-weapons grade nuclear fuel.

THAILAND

BANGKOK – Thailand slammed in new report that says new constitution would give soldiers license to kill.