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MONDAY, MAY 18

** GOTHENBURG, Sweden - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a keynote speech at the European Round Table for Industry's spring plenary meeting on Gothenburg.

** GENEVA - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez travels to the 79th World Health Assembly of the WHO, in Geneva. - 1700 GMT

** LONDON - Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya visits the United Kingdom. (To May 23)

** LONDON - Irish President Catherine Connolly on a three-day Britain visit, which is due to include a meeting with King Charles. (To May 20)

ROME/STOCKHOLM/AMSTERDAM/OSLO - Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, to visit Europe. (To May 20)

PARIS - Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette visits. (To May 20)

THE HAGUE - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is paying a two-day visit to the Netherlands. (final day)

BAKU - The Deputy Prime Minister of Albania, Albana Koçiu, will visit Azerbaijan to participate in the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku. (To May 22)

MOSCOW - Russia's Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov hosts Equatorial Guinea's Minister of Foreign Affairs Simeon Oyono Esono Angue for talks in Moscow.

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister holds meeting with UN Secretary General Guterres during his visit in Japan. - 0900 GMT

BERLIN - Press conference with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at the foreign ministry in Berlin. - 1430 GMT

BERLIN - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius meets his counterparts from Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg — Klaudia Tanner, Martin Pfister and Yuriko Backes — before they speak to reporters. - 0945 GMT

BERLIN - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and pro-Russian, eurosceptic Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev speak to reporters following their meeting at Berlin's chancellery. - 1600 GMT

VILNIUS, Lithuania - The Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will visit Lithuania and meet with the Lithuanian president.

OSLO, Norway - India's Prime Minister Modi visits Norway. Modi will meet Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere and King Harald as well as representatives of the Indian and Norwegian business communities at a business and research conference. (To May 19)

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) meeting.

GLOBAL - International Museum Day.

PARIS - France hosts a meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bankers. (To May 19)

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TUESDAY, MAY 19

** BEIJING - Russian President Vladimir Putin visits China and hold meetings with President Xi Jinping. (to May 20)

** BRUSSELS - EC President von der Leyen delivers the opening speech at the European Clean Tech Conference, via video message.

SEOUL - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hold a summit in Lee's hometown of Andong. The meeting will be their second this year, after Lee visited Takaichi's hometown of Nara in January. The two leaders will have summit meetings, joint statement, and banquet on May 19. (To May 20)

MANILA - Defence ministers of ASEAN countries hold a retreat.

OSLO - Indian PM Modi meets Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic and Swedish leaders while on a visit to Norway.

BERLIN - German Chancellor Merz will receive Swiss Federal President Guy Parmelin for an inaugural visit at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin. - 0900 GMT

PARIS - France hosts a meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bankers.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 20

** STRASBOURG, France - EC President von der Leyen participates in a European Parliament debate entitled "high time to deliver on the Single Market, providing certainty and predictability for EU businesses and quality jobs."

** PRAGUE - Israeli Foreign Minister Saar visits Prague for talks on economic cooperation, debate Middle East situation. - 0930 GMT

TOKYO - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres holds news conference in Tokyo during his visit to Japan. - 0630 GMT

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to hold a news conference in Brussels ahead of a Foreign ministers meeting, which will take place in Helsingborg, Sweden, on 21-22 May 2026. - 0700 GMT.

BERLIN - German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche is scheduled to speak at Humboldt Forum event entitled “Globale Asymmetries - Who owns today?” - 1100 GMT

SANTIAGO, Chile - El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele makes an official visit to Chile.

WARSAW, Poland - Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar travels to Poland on his first official visit.

Suzhou, People's Republic of China - APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting (To May 23)

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THURSDAY, MAY 21

REVINGE, Sweden - NATO Secretary-General Rutte and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson hold a press conference in southern Sweden. - 1210 GMT

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FRIDAY, MAY 22

** HELSINGBORG, Sweden - NATO foreign ministers meet in Sweden's Helsingborg to discuss the follow-up to last year’s new defence spending commitments agreed at the summit in The Hague, as well as continued support for Ukraine. - 0600 GMT

** NICOSIA - Euro zone finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Cyprus. - 0700 GMT

** BRUSSELS - EU trade ministers to discuss trade impact of Iran crisis and WTO impasse. - 0800 GMT

MEXICO CITY - EU-Mexico summit.

ASHGABAT - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit Turkmenistan to participate in a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

GLOBAL - International Day for Biological Diversity.

BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting.

BRUSSELS - Foreign Affairs Council (Trade).

LEFKOSIA, Cyprus - Informal meeting of EU economic and financial affairs ministers. (To May 23)

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SATURDAY, MAY 23

BEIJING - Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visits China and holds meetings with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang for several memoranda of understanding. (To May 25)

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SUNDAY, MAY 24

CYPRUS - Cypriot House of Representatives election.

ACERRA, Italy - Pope Leo visits Acerra in southern Italy's so-called "Land of Fires," an area long plagued by illegal toxic waste dumping and burning.

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TUESDAY, MAY 26

BEIJING - Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit China (To May 27).

TOKYO - President of Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., will make a state visit to Japan. (To May 29)

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27

GYMNICH, Germany - EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers. (To May 28)

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SUNDAY, MAY 31

GLOBAL - World No Tobacco Day.

Colombia - Colombian Presidency election.

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MONDAY, JUNE 1

KATHMANDU - 25th anniversary of the assassination of Nepal King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and eight other members of the royal family.

SANTO DOMINGO - Suriname's President, Jennifer Geerlings-Simons will make a two-day visit to the Dominican Republic. (To June 2)

GENEVA - International Labour Conference, 114th session. (To June 12)

ETHIOPIA - Ethiopian House of People's Representatives Election.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3

SYDNEY - Sydney Film Festival 2026 (to June 14).

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THURSDAY, JUNE 4

CHILE – 15th anniversary of Chile's Puyehue volcano eruption, causing air traffic cancellations across South America, New Zealand, Australia.

LUXEMBOURG - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council. (To June 5)

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FRIDAY, JUNE 5

TIVAT - EU-Western Balkans summit.

GLOBAL - World Environment Day.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 6

SEOUL - South Korea marks the 71st anniversary of Memorial Day.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 7

ARMENIA - Armenian National Assembly Election.

VIENNA – OPEC 66th JMMC Meeting.

LEFKOSIA – EU Informal meeting of defence ministers. (To June 8)

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9

TALLINN - The Prime Ministers of the Baltic States and Nordic countries will meet in Estonia.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10

BERLIN - International Air Show. (to June 14)

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THURSDAY, JUNE 11

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's Finance Minister John Mbadi to present the 2026-27 (July-June) fiscal budget to parliament. - 1100 GMT

LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup Meeting.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 12

GLOBAL - World Day against Child Labour.

LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 14

GLOBAL - World Blood Donor Day.

GAZA - 19th anniversary of Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip from Fatah.

GLOBAL - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.

SWITZERLAND – Referendum Election.

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MONDAY, JUNE 15

LUXEMBOURG - EU Foreign Affairs Council.

ATHENS - Greece hosts defence conference in Athens. (To June 16)

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France - G7 summit starts in Evian-les-Bains, France. (To June 17)

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TUESDAY, JUNE 16

LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17

GLOBAL - United Nation's World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 18

THE HAGUE - Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on state visit to the Netherlands.

BRUSSELS - European Council. (To June 19)

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SATURDAY, JUNE 20

GLOBAL - World Refugee Day.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 21

GLOBAL - International Yoga Day.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24

BRUSSELS - Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on state visit to Belgium.

BERLIN - 78th anniversary of beginning of The Berlin Blockade. Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the United States to organise a massive airlift.

MACAO SAR, People's Republic of China - APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting. (To June 28)

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THURSDAY, JUNE 25

LOS ANGELES - 17th death anniversary of pop star Michael Jackson.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 26

GLOBAL - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

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MONDAY, JUNE 29

PYEONGTAEK - South Korea observes the 24th anniversary of an inter-Korean sea clash.

BEJING/TAIPEI - 16th Anniversary of signing of a landmark trade deal between China and Taiwan.

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THURSDAY, JULY 2

ALGERIA - Algerian National People's Assembly.

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TUESDAY, JULY 7

ANKARA - Turkey hosts NATO summit. (To Jul 8)

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