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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5


** BEIJING - Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will undertake a four-day working visit to the People's Republic of China (to Nov 7).

** MADRID - Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq meet at Moncloa Palace in Madrid – 1000 GMT

** ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright – 1600 GMT

CAIRO – President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov will pay an official visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. (Final Day)


COLOMBO - Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Holy See, will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka (to November 8).


ABU DHABI - ADIPEC 2025 in Abu Dhabi brings together global energy leaders — including energy ministers from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, and CEOs of ADNOC, ExxonMobil and others — to shape the future of energy, technology, and sustainability. (To Nov. 6)

DOHA - Nepal's President Ramchandra Paudel is leading a 12-member delegation to the Second World Summit for Social Development, where he will address the Plenary Meetings and the High-Level Roundtable, and hold meetings with world leaders, including the UN Secretary General and the Amir of Qatar (to November 6).


CAIRO - President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov will make the first official visit to Egypt in the history of Kyrgyz-Egyptian relations (Final day).


BEIJING - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Margus Tsahkna will visit China (to November 6).


DOHA - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is set to visit Qatar next month, where he will meet Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (To Nov. 6)


HELSINKI - Turkey's foreign minister Hakan Fidan visits Helsinki and will meet with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen among others.


BANGKOK – Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul gives a speech at economic forum - 0200 GMT


BRASÍLIA/ MEXICO CITY - French President Emmanuel Macron visits Brazil and Mexico (to November 7)


BRATISLAVA - Polish President Karol Nawrocki to visit Slovakia.


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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6


** BEIJING - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Maka Botchorishvili will pay an official visit to China (to Nov. 8)

** VATICAN CITY - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets Pope Leo at Vatican – 0930 GMT

BANGKOK - Thai Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas speaks at economic forum - 0130 GMT


GLOBAL - International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7


STOCKHOLM - Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson holds press conference with Ukraine's Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal in Sweden's capital Stockholm - 0930 GMT


WASHINGTON DC - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will meet U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss a path to a U.S.-Russia meeting and seek exemption from U.S. energy sanctions, Orban's chief of staff said.


MEXICO CITY - President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Mexico to discuss the repatriation of ancient Mexican codices.


ROME- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Rome.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8

NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia – Princess Anne, sister of King Charles III, will visit Australia for four days. (To Nov. 11)

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9


BAGHDAD - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will pay a visit to Iraq.


SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA - The CELAC-EU Summit will take place in Santa Marta, Colombia, on November 9-10, bringing together leaders from 33 Latin American and Caribbean nations and 27 EU member states to strengthen bi-regional cooperation, Colombian government announced. (to Nov 10)


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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10


** WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House.


BEIJING - King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain make a state visit to China. (To Nov. 13)


CAIRO - Egyptian House of Representatives election.

HAMBURG, Germany - German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil sits down with DIE ZEIT newspaper to discuss the government's budget, plans for defence spending and compulsory military service, as well as other domestic and international topics. - 1900 GMT

BELEM, Brazil - Brazil hosts the United Nations climate summit, COP30 in Belem (to November 21)


BEIJING - King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain make a state visit to China. (To Nov. 11)

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11


ONTARIO, Canada - Indian External affairs minister S Jaishankar to visit Canada for a meeting of the foreign ministers of the intergovernmental forum G7 in the scenic Niagara region of the province of Ontario (To Nov. 12)


ONTARIO - G7 foreign ministers gather in Ontario, Canada for meeting. (To Nov 12)

IRAQ - Iraqi Council of Representatives election.

SWITZERLAND - Referendum election.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12


MOSCOW - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visits Russia.

BRUSSELS - World Pneumonia Day.

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13

YANGON, Myanmar – 15th Anniversary of release of Myanmar's detained opposition Leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, From House Arrest.

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14

GLOBAL - World Diabetes Day.

GLOBAL - World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day.

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Budget) meeting.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16

ST. JOHN, Antigua and Barbuda - International Day for Tolerance.

CHILE - Chilean Chamber of Deputies election.

CHILE - Chilean Senate election.

CHILE - Chilean Presidency election.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17

ASTANA - On the invitation of the Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Estonian President Alar Karis will be visiting Kazakhstan in hopes of boosting cooperation between the two countries in the economic, educational and digital spheres. (Till Nov. 19).


GLOBAL - World Prematurity Day.

BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council election.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18

BELEM, Brazil - Brazil hosts the United Nations climate summit, COP30 in Belem.

VUKOVAR, Croatia – 34th Anniversary of Vukovar Massacre.

GLOBAL - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20

BRUSSELS - EU foreign affairs ministers meet in Brussels.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21


PARIS, France - French President Macron will make an official visit to Mauritius on the sidelines of his participation in the G20 summit. (To Nov. 22)


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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22

JOHANNESBURG - Leaders gather for two-day G20 summit in South Africa (to Nov. 23).

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23

Guinea-Bissau - Bissau-Guinean Presidency election.

Guinea-Bissau - Bissau-Guinean People's National Assembly election.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24

LUANDA - Angola hosts EU-African Union summit. Marking 25 years of EU-AU partnership, the summit comes as Angola holds the rotating African Union presidency. The leaders of 27 EU countires and 55 African union countires are expected to focus on strengthening cooperation in key areas such as peace and security, economic integration, trade, multilateralism, green development, digitalisation, migration, mobility and human development. (To Nov. 25)

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) election.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25

ST. JOHN, Antigua and Barbuda - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26

MUMBAI, India - 17th Anniversary of a series of devastating attacks on the Indian city by militants. The attacks, which began on Nov. 26, 2008 and lasted nearly three days, left 174 people dead, including nine gunmen.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27

ANKARA - Pope Leo will visit Turkey (To Nov. 30)

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29

TEHRAN, Iran – 14th Anniversary of an attack on the British Embassy by dozens of Iranian Students and Protesters angry over Britain's Unilateral Sanctions.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30

SWITZERLAND - Referendum election.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras holds presidential election.

BEIRUT - Pope Leo will visit Lebanon (To Dec. 2)

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 1


LEBANON - Pope Leo XIV visit to Lebanon (to Dec 2).

BRUSSELS, Belgium - EU defence ministers meet in Brussels.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3

WINDSOR CASTLE, UK – President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier, accompanied by the First Lady of Germany, Elke Büdenbender, will be greeted by His Majesty and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle (to Dec 5).

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SUNDAY, DECEMEBER 7

HONG KONG - Hong Kong Legislative Council election.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28


CONAKRY, Guinea - Guinea will hold its first presidential election since a coup in 2021, which allowed coup leader Mamady Doumbouya to seize power.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Central African Presidency election.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Central African National Assembly election.

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