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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22

** JERUSALEM - U.S. Vice President JD Vance visits Israel and meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a welcoming ceremony at the PMO.

** WASHINGTON DC, United States - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosts Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. The meeting is happening behind the closed doors.

JERUSALEM - U.S. Vice President JD Vance visits Israel. (Final day)

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

INCHEON, Republic of Korea – APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) (Final day).

GENEVA, Switzerland - UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Business, Spain, Carlos Cuerpo, the Secretary-General, United Nations Trade and Development, Rebeca Grynspan and Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Li Junhua, will give a news conference on the sideline of the UNCTAD conference. - 1400 GMT

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

** JAKARTA - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visits Indonesia where he will hold bilateral talks with President Prabowo Subianto and meet businessmen from Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

** BANGKOK - The defence ministers of Thailand and Cambodia will seek agreement on additional terms of a ceasefire agreement to be signed this weekend in the presence of Donald Trump, who brokered the deal three months ago.

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva makes a state visit to Indonesia ahead of his and President Prabowo's attendance in the ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Kuala Lumpur. (To Oct 24)

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

** JAKARTA - Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will welcome H.E. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, on the occasion of the President's visit to the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat.

LONDON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy travels to London to attend a meeting of the "coalition of the willing".

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visits Brussels to sign an Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation agreement with the EU. Uzbekistan, the second largest former Soviet republic by population, is implementing amibitious economic reforms even as politics remains tightly controlled.

HANOI - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will make an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. (To Oct 25)

IRELAND - Irish Presidency election.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25

** KUALA LUMPUR - Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will undertake an official visit to Malaysia and attend the 47th ASEAN Summit and related Summits (To Oct. 28)

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Ivory Coast holds presidential election.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26

LUXEMBOURG - Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Luxembourg on Sunday for a two-day trip to attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on cross-regional security and connectivity. (To Oct 28)

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

** ASTANA - President of Finland Alexander Stubb will an official visit to Astana on October 28-29 at the invitation of the Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (To Oct. 29)

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

** 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

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

** 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

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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