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THURSDAY, AUGUST 27
** BELFAST - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is making his first official visit to Northern Ireland.
** TEHRAN - Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran.
LONDON - Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar is visiting London. (To August 28)
TORONTO/NEW YORK- Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman embarks on a nine-day visit to Canada and the United States, with trade, investment and global economic cooperation at the centre of her agenda. The tour will take her to Toronto, Chicago, Asheville and New York, bringing together bilateral economic diplomacy, investor engagement and India's participation in the G20 Finance Track. (To September 2)
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 (To August 31)
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh International Book Festival (To August 30)
ABUJA/ADDIS ABADA - Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand and is scheduled to pay an official visit to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. (To August 29)
NEW DELHI - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed set to visit India with focus on sustainable development (To August 28)
NGERULMUD - Foreign Minister of Taiwan Lin Chia-lung will lead a delegation to Palau to attend the 55th Pacific Islands Forum and deepen partnerships with Pacific Island countries. (To September 3)
TALLINN - Lithuania’s New Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius to visit Estonia.
BERLIN - At the invitation of Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz, Finland Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will attend a meeting on the preparation of the EU's multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 in Berlin. The informal lunch meeting will also be attended by the Prime Ministers of the Netherlands and Denmark and the Federal Chancellor of Austria.
PRAGUE - European Council President Antonio Costa meets Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis in Prague. - 1230 GMT
BERLIN - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz receives Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store outside Berlin's chancellery. - 1820 GMT
BYDGOSZCZ, Poland - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Radosław Sikorski and European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas will visit Belma, the state-owned company that produce mines among other munitions - 2200 GMT
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28
WARSAW - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Radosław Sikorski and European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas will visit Belma, the state-owned company that produce mines among other munitions – 2200 GMT
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
** TASHKENT/BISHKEK – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a four-day trip beginning to Uzbekistan to bolster bilateral ties and to Kyrgyzstan for the annual summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). (To September 1)
ICELAND – Referendum Election.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30
** NUUK - EU Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen will visit Greenland (To August 31)
MONDAY, AUGUST 31
** ATHENS - Greece hosts Lebanese president Joseph Aoun in Athens. Aoun will meet counterpart Constantine Tassoulas and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. - 0800 GMT
BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of defence ministers (To September 1)
BISHKEK/CAIRO - Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, as part of a state visit there, followed by a visit to Egypt (To September 3)
BISHKEK - Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, alongside other leaders, attend the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a regional bloc including Russia, China, India, Iran, Pakistan and Central Asian countries. (to September 1)
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - G20 finance ministers and central bank governors gather in North Carolina (To September 1)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
NORTH OSSETIA, Russia - 22nd Anniversary of the terrorist attack at Beslan School
GYMNICH - EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers (To September 2)
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, U.S. - Finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
BANGKOK - Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong visits Thailand.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council (To September 4)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
MUNICH, Germany – 54th Anniversary of the attack on Israeli Olympic team by Palestinian gunmen, which killed 11 Israelis.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
INDIA/BANGLADESH – 15th anniversary of a pact to end a 40-year border demarcation dispute between India and Bangladesh.
LONDON - Seven OPEC+ countries will meet on Sunday to discuss their output policy.
The seven include Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, Oman and Kazakhstan.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
SAINT PAUL DE VENCE, France - French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will co-chair Cinema & Moving Image Summit in Saint-Paul de Vence (To September 9)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
COLOMBO - Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is reportedly scheduled to undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka (To September 10)
LONDON - World Nuclear Association Annual Symposium (To September 11)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
BEIJING – APEC 16th Energy Ministers Meeting (To September 11)
TORONTO, Canada - 51st Annual Toronto International Film Festival 2026 (To September 20)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
UNITED STATES – 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
DUBLIN - US President Donald Trump is set to visit Ireland to attend the final rounds of the Amgen Irish Open at his golf resort in Doonbeg, County Clare, according to a White House official cited by the New York Post. (To September 13)
NEW DELHI - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will make his first visit to India for the BRICS Summit. (To September 13)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
SWEDEN - Swedish Parliament election
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
VIENNA - IAEA 70th General Conference (To September 18)
MANILA - Economic and trade ministers of ASEAN countries hold high-level meetings in Manila (To September 22)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
GLOBAL - International Day of Democracy
GUATEMALA – 205th Anniversary of Independence
EL SALVADOR - 205th Anniversary of Independence
COSTA RICA - 205th Anniversary of Independence
HONDURAS - 205th Anniversary of Independence
NICARAGUA - 205th Anniversary of Independence
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
STRASBOURG, FRANCE - EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers the State of the European Union address to the EU Parliament in Strasbourg – 0700 GMT
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting
BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers (To September 19)
RUSSIA - Russian Federal Duma election
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
MUNICH – 200th Munich Oktoberfest (To October 4)
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
MANILA - ASEAN energy ministers, senior officials hold meetings. (To September 25)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
MOROCCO - Moroccan Chamber of Representatives election
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau marks 53rd anniversary of independence from Portugal
WASHINGTON - Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the United States, U.S. President Donald Trump has announced.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
PARIS - Pope Leo visits France (To September 28)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
BERLIN – 52nd BMW Berlin Marathon
SWITZERLAND - Switzerland Referendum election
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE - Sao Tomean National Assembly election
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
GLOBAL - World Rabies Day
SEOUL - South Korea marks the 76th anniversary of recovering Seoul from North Korea during the Korean War
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting
BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of energy ministers (To September 29)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
MANILA - ASEAN defense ministers hold annual meetings (To October 1)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
GLOBAL - International Day of Older Persons
ABUJA - Nigeria celebrates its 66th year of independence
CHINA - 77th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China
LUXEMBOURG – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council (To October 2)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
GUINEA - 68th anniversary of independence from France
GLOBAL - International Day of Non-Violence
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
LATVIA - Latvian Parliament Election
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
BRAZIL - Brazilian Chamber of Deputies Election
BRAZIL - Brazilian Federal Senate Election
BRAZIL - Brazilian Presidency Election
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency Election
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Bosnia and Herzegovina House of Representatives Election
LONDON - The OPEC+ JMMC will meet to discuss market conditions and production data.
The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) comprises Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Algeria and Venezuela.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5
GLOBAL - World Teachers' Day
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – 15th Death Anniversary of Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7
MOSCOW - 20th anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
GLOBAL - World Sight Day
LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup Meeting
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
GLOBAL - World Post Day
LUXEMBOURG - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council
CZECH REPUBLIC - Czech Senate Election
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
GLOBAL - World mental health day
GLOBAL - World Day against death penalty
FIJI – 56th anniversary of independence
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12
LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council
BALI – 24th anniversary of Bali bombings
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13
GLOBAL - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
SAN JOSE, Chile – 16th anniversary of rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped in a collapsed Andean mine
LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council
BANGKOK - Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and IMF, Annual meetings (To October 18)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
BRUSSELS - European Council (To October 16)
GLOBAL - United Nation's world hand-washing day
GLOBAL - International day of rural women
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
GLOBAL - World food day
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
GLOBAL - International day for the eradication of poverty
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
JERUSALEM – 15th anniversary of release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after more than five years of being held incommunicado by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20
TRIPOLI – 15th anniversary of capture and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22
BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of trade ministers (To October 23)
SAUDI ARABIA – 15th death anniversary of Sultan bin Abdulaziz, who served as crown prince of the Kingdom from 2005 until his demise in 2011
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
LIBYA – 15th anniversary of declaration of Libya's Liberation
VAN, Turkey – 15th anniversary of earthquake that killed more than 600 people and injured more than 4,000 others.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27
ISRAEL - Israeli Knesset Election
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29
OTTAWA - EU-Canada summit (To October 30)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
ATLANTA, United States - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosts a G20 foreign ministers' meeting. (To October 31)
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