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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14


** NEW DELHI - President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa on October 13 arrived in India for a four-day state visit marking the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries (To Oct. 16)


** ADDIS ABABA - Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi will travel to Ethiopia.


** ROME - Italian President Sergio Mattarella meets Pope Leo XIV during an official visit at the Quirinale Palace in Rome - 0830 GMT


** SARAJEVO - President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, visits Bosnia and Herzegovina to talk to state presidency members and the central government chairman about the country's progress on its path to the EU membership - 1530 GMT


TIRANA - Prime Ministers of the six Western Balkan countries and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen meet in Tirana to discuss economic cooperation between the bloc and non-EU countries in the Balkans.(Final Day)

DELHI - Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi of the Taliban government is set to visit India (To October 16).


BAKU - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk will visit the Azerbaijani capital Baku for talks on transport, logistics and energy issues with Azerbaijani deputy prime minister Shahin Mustafayev and Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Farzana Sadiq. (Final Day)


REYKJAVÍK - Japanese Princess Hisako of Takamado will make an unofficial visit to Iceland. (To Oct. 19).

LUXEMBORUG – EU Informal meeting of trade ministers meeting (Final Day).

COPENHAGEN - Denmark hosts an informal meeting of the EU's trade ministers (Final Day).

BEIJING - Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares visits China from October 14 to 15. Last month, China imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 62.4% on imports of EU pork products, of which Spain is the top exporter (To October 15).


ATHENS - Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin meets Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis in Athens. The two ministers will make joint statements at 1400 local time. - 0900 GMT

JERUSALEM - President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto will visit Israel.


BRUSSELS - Meeting of EU trade ministers, set to include discussions on EU-U.S. relations, economic security and ongoing trade negotiations - 0600 GMT.

WASHINGTON DC - The Institute of International Finance holds its annual meeting as financial leaders gather in Washington D.C. for the IMF-World Bank annual meeting. (To Oct. 17)

WASHINGTON DC, United States - U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Argentina's president Javier Miliei to the White House, according to Argentina's Foreign Ministry.


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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15


** BELGRADE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visits Serbia, meets President Aleksandar Vucic and Prime Minister Duro Macut.


** ANKARA - Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel visits Turkey.


WASHIGTON - Germany's Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil gives statement in Washington - 1430 GMT

GLOBAL - United Nation's world hand-washing day.


GLOBAL - International day of rural women.


BRUSSELS - Defence ministers from NATO countries will gather at NATO Headquarters in Brussels for an annual meeting chaired by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to discuss alliance security priorities.


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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16


** BEIJING - Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard will visit China (to Oct 17).


** BEIJING - Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand will visit China at the invitation of China's foreign minister (to Oct 17).


** VIENTIANE - Prime Minister of Thailand Anutin Charnvirakul will pay an official visit to the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) at the invitation of Sonexay Siphandone, Prime Minister of the Laos.


KUALA LUMPUR - Energy ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) holds a series of meetings on regional energy cooperation on the second day of the ASEAN Energy Ministers meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

GLOBAL - World food day.


ROME - Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi to visit Europe for meetings with Pope Leo XIV, European leaders and EU officials.


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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17


** WASHINGTON DC, United States - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, where the two would discuss Ukraine's air defence and long-range strike capabilities.


GLOBAL - International day for the eradication of poverty.


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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18


JERUSALEM – 14th anniversary of release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after more than five years of being held incommunicado by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.


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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19


BOLIVIA - Bolivian Presidency election


NORTHERN CYPRUS - Northern Cypriot Presidency election.


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MONDAY, OCTOBER 20

TRIPOLI – 14th anniversary of capture and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.


WASHINGTON DC - US President Donald Trump will meet Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Washington.


LUXEMBORUG - Foreign Affairs Council meeting.


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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21


LJUBLJANA - French President Emmanuel Macron visits Slovenia as part of Med9 summit.


INCHEON, Republic of Korea – APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) (to Oct. 22).


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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22


SAUDI ARABIA – 14th death anniversary of Saudi Arabia's Crown.


BRUSSELS - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to meet EU's Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa in first ever EU-Egypt summit docusing on bilateral relations, the situation in Middle East, Ukraine, trade and migration.


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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23


LIBYA – 13th anniversary of declaration of Libya's Liberation.


VAN, Turkey – 13th anniversary of earthquake that killed more than 600 people and injured more than 4,000 others.


BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to Oct. 24).


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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24


IRELAND - Irish Presidency election.


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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26


KUALA LUMPUR - Leaders from ASEAN and its dialogue partners convene in Kuala Lumpur for a series of high-level summits. (to October 28).

ARGENTINA - Argentinian Chamber of Deputies election.


ARGENTINA - Argentinian Senate election.


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MONDAY, OCTOBER 27


TOKYO - US President Donald Trump to visit Japan (to Oct 29)


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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28


BERLIN - German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche gives a speech and takes part in the opening panel at the Foreign Trade Day event focused on opportunities for German foreign trade amid geopolitical tensions - 0830 GMT.


RIGA - Denmark's King Frederik and Queen Mary begin their state visit to Latvia (To Oct. 29)


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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29


ZANZIBAR - Zanzibar House of Representatives election.


ZANZIBAR - Zanzibar Presidency election.


United Republic of Tanzania - Tanzanian Presidency election.


Netherlands - Dutch Second Chamber election.


United Republic of Tanzania - Tanzanian National Assembly election.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30


GYEONGJU, South Korea - South Korea hosts the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit. (To Nov. 1)


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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31


GYEONGJU, South Korea - Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit South Korea to attend the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit in Gyeongju (to November 1).


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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4


TEHRAN – 46th anniversary of U.S. embassy takeover. In 1979 Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and captured 90 hostages; 52 were held captive for 444 days.


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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6


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


BELEM, Brazil - Brazil hosts the United Nations climate summit, COP30 in Belem (to November 7).


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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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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10


BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.


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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11


IRAQ - Iraqi Council of Representatives election.


SWITZERLAND - Referendum election.


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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12


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

GLOBAL - World Prematurity Day.


BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council election.


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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18


JOHANNESBURG - South Africa is hosting the G20 for the first time. Why does its presidency matter and the implications of the USA disengaging. Leaders in Johannesburg will tackle slowing global economic growth, rising geopolitical tensions, reform of the global financial system and urgent climate finance needs.


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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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


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


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


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MONDAY, DECEMBER 1


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


CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Central African Presidency election.


CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Central African National Assembly election.


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