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MONDAY, OCTOBER 20

** SOFIA - Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok meets his Bulgarian counterpart Rumen Radev in Sofia.

** REYKJAVÍK/OTTAWA/LONDON - German Defence Minister Pistorius travels to Iceland, Canada and Britain (To Oct. 23)

** VIENNA - Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen welcomes his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Vienna.

** LITHUANIA-LATVIA BORDER - Polish and Lithuanian presidents meet at the border to open a cross-border road, discuss defence and security and support to Ukraine. - 1020 GMT

** LJUBLJANA - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez travels to Slovenia for EU summit of south European countries. MED9 - 1030 GMT

** WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosts enhanced honor cordon and meeting with New Zealand Defense Minister Judith Collins at the Pentagon. - 1945 GMT

** LUXEMBORUG - Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will pay a working visit to Luxembourg.

** MUSCAT - President Duma Gideon Boko of the Republic of Botswana arrived here on Sunday evening on a three-day private visit to the Sultanate of Oman. (To Oct. 21)

LILONGWE - The First Minister of Scotland John Swinney is set to land in Malawi on Friday (Final day)

ASTANA - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will leave for Kazakhstan on a state visit at the invitation of President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokayev (To Oct 21).

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

** KUWAIT CITY - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visits Kuwait on the first leg of an official trip including stops in Qatar and Oman, with the situation in Gaza likely to feature high on the agenda.

** WARSAW - Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson travels to Poland to deepen the defence industrial cooperation between the two countries. Jonson will have a meeting with Polish Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, among others.

** STRASBOURG, France - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presents the EU's priorities for 2026 to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.

** VIENNA - Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen holds a press conference with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier. - 1000 GMT

LONDON - UK finance minister Rachel Reeves hosts regional investment summit in Birmingham, bringing together investors and local leaders to create jobs across Britain.

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

** DOHA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visits Qatar on the second leg of a Gulf trip, with the situation in Gaza likely to feature high on the agenda.

VATICAN CITY - Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla will meet Pope Leo at the Vatican city in a visit seen as a sign of closening ties between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion (to Oct 23).

JAKARTA/HANOI/KUALA LUMPUR - President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, will embark on a three-nation visit to Asia, include state visits to Indonesia and Vietnam, followed by the President's participation at the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit as a Guest of the Chair in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (To Oct. 28)

MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov will host his Kazakh counterpart Yermek Kosherbayev in Moscow.

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

** MUSCAT - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visits Oman on the final leg of a Gulf trip, after stops in Kuwait and Qatar, with the situation in Gaza set to be on the agenda.

** INNSBRUCK, Germany - Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier visit Innsbruck - 0830 GMT

** BERLIN - German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil holds news conference on the tax estimates - 1100 GMT

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 - U.S. President Donald Trump will visit Malaysia on October 26 and may facilitate a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit (To Oct. 27)

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

ANKARA - Pope Leo to visit Turkey in first trip abroad (To Oct. 30)

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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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2

LONDON - OPEC+ ministers from eight nations that have been gradually raising oil output will meet online on Sunday to decide whether to continue with output hikes for December or pause.

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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.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7

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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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10

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

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

** 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

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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