Islamabad - Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide will travel to Pakistan on a two-day visit to discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation. (Final day)
Edinburgh, Scotland - Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 (To Aug. 31)
Canberra/Wellington - Vietnam's President To Lam will visit Australia and New Zealand to deepen economic and strategic cooperation with the two Indo-Pacific partners. (Final day)
Moscow - Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand is scheduled to pay a visit to Russia (To Aug. 15)
Alamein, Egypt - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan makes a trip to Egypt to meet his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty in Alamein for talks, followed by a joint press conference. (Final day)
Moscow - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hosts Thai counterpart Sihasak Phuangketkeow for talks in Moscow – 1300 GMT
Jakarta - Indonesia's president Prabowo Subianto delivers annual state speech, 2027 budget plan - 0130 GMT.
Islamabad – 79th anniversary of Pakistan independence from British rule
Lebanon - Hezbollah marks 20th anniversary of its "divine victory" - the end of its war with Israel
Tralee, Ireland - 2026 Rose of Tralee International Festival (To August 18)
Saturday, August 15
Edinburgh, Scotland - Edinburgh International Book Festival (To August 30)
Tokyo – 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two
New Delhi – 79th anniversary of India's Independence from British rule
Liechtenstein – 220th anniversary of Independence
Sunday, August 16
Beijing - At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Ecuador President Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin will pay a state visit. (to Aug. 23)
Monday, August 17
Riyadh/Muscat - Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu is scheduled to visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman. (to Aug. 22)
Canberra/New Delhi - Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will visit Australia and India for five days from Monday. (to Aug. 21)
Wednesday, August 19
Global - World Humanitarian Day
Moscow – 34th Anniversary of the failed Soviet coup against Mikhail Gorbachev, which accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union
Thursday, August 20
Bangkok - Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul travels to New Zealand to promote trade and investment between the two countries (To Aug. 23)
Dhaka - Bangladesh holds presidential election.
Friday, August 21
Damascus, Syria - 13th anniversary of nerve gas attack that killed hundreds of people in rebel-held neighbourhoods on the edge of Damascus
Sunday, August 23
Kazakhstan - Kazakh National Congress election
Baltic Way - 37th anniversary of the Baltic Way, a human chain of people in 1989 stretching from Vilnius to Tallinn to mark solidarity in the struggle for independence from the Soviet Union
Monday, August 24
Warsaw - Poland marks the 37th anniversary of the creation of the first post-Communist government in 1989
Kyiv – 35th anniversary of Independence
Washington, D.C. – 214th anniversary of the Burning of Washington, including the White House and the U.S. Capitol building, by the British troops during the War of 1812
Tuesday, August 25
Uruguay - Uruguay's Independence Day
Paris – 82nd anniversary of the liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation in the Second World War
Saturday, August 29
Iceland – Referendum election.
Monday, August 31
Brussels – EU Informal meeting of defence ministers (to September 1)
Bishkek - Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a state visit to Kyrgyzstan (to September 1)
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 Sep. 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.
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 Sep. 9)
Wednesday, September 9
London - World Nuclear Association Annual Symposium (to Sept 11).
Thursday, September 10
Beijing – APEC 16th Energy Ministers Meeting. (To Sept. 11)
Toronto, Canada - 51st Annual Toronto International Film Festival 2026 (to Sept 20).
Friday, September 11
United States – 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
Saturday, September 12
New Delhi - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will make his first visit to India for the BRICS Summit. (To Sep. 13)
Sunday, September 13
Sweden - Swedish Parliament election.
Monday, September 14
Vienna - IAEA 70th General Conference (To Sept 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.
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 Oct. 4).
Monday, September 21
Manila - ASEAN energy ministers, senior officials hold meetings. (To Sep. 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, US President Donald Trump has announced.
Friday, September 25
Paris - Pope Leo visits France (To Sep. 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
Luxembourg – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council. (To Oct. 2)
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.
Thursday, October 8
Luxembourg – Eurogroup meeting.
Friday, October 9
Czech Republic - Czech Senate election.
Tuesday, October 13
Bangkok - Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and IMF, annual meetings. (Oct. 18)
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