Events from Monday, October 5 to Sunday, October 18
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.
Events from Thursday, September 17 to Sunday, October 4
Thursday, September 17
United Kingdom - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with Britain's foreign minister Ed Miliband and defence minister Wes Streeting.
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
Nanjing, China - Taiwan Labor Minister Hung Sun-han to attend the APEC Human Resources Development Ministerial Meeting in Nanjing, marking the first visit to China by a minister-level official from President Lai Ching-te's administration.
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
Brussels - EU industry ministers gather in Brussels to discuss competitiveness.
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)
Tuesday, September 29
Madrid - French President Emmanuel Macron visits Madrid, meets with Spain's Royals and Prime Minister Sanchez. (To September 30)
Luxembourg - Finland President Alexander Stubb and spouse Suzanne Innes-Stubb to pay a state visit to Luxembourg. (To September 30)
Wednesday, September 30
Dublin - Informal meeting of EU health ministers. (To October 1)
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
Monaco - Italian President Sergio Mattarella visits Monaco for talks with Prince Albert II during the first state visit to the Principality by an Italian head of state. (To October 3)
Guinea - 68th anniversary of independence from France
Global - International Day of Non-Violence
Saturday, October 3
Latvia - Latvian Parliament Election
Sunday, October 4
Virtual - OPEC+ members Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman hold a monthly meeting to review global oil market conditions and compliance with voluntary production adjustments.
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.
Events from Tuesday, October 20 to Saturday, November 7
Tuesday, October 20
Windsor, England - Oman's Haitham bin Tariq visits United Kingdom to headline a three-day state visit hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla. (To October 22)
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.
Sunday, October 25
Sofia - Bulgaria holds a presidential election.
Tuesday, October 27
Israel - Israeli Knesset Election
Thursday, October 29
Manila - ASEAN defense ministers hold an annual meeting with dialogue partners, dubbed as ADMM-Plus.
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)
Tuesday, November 3
Guam - Guamanian Legislature election.
Guam - Guamanian Governor election.
Thursday, November 5
Madrid - Presidents, heads of state gather in Madrid for the Iberoamerican Summit. (To November 5)
Saturday, November 7
New Zealand - New Zealand holds a general election
Montevideo - Pope Leo visits Uruguay. (To November 8)
Events from Tuesday, September 15 to Wednesday, September 16
Tuesday, September 15
Cairo, Egypt - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Egypt for talks with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, with the two sides expected to discuss strengthening bilateral relations and regional and international developments of mutual interest.
Baku - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Azerbaijan where he is scheduled to hold bilateral and delegation-level talks with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, as well as meet with Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov. (To Sept. 16)
Beijing - The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov is on a working visit to the People's Republic of China to attend the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum.
Hanoi - King of Thailand Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Queen Suthida visit Vietnam. (To Sept. 16)
Bodø, Norway - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and his Norwegian counterpart Espen Barth Eide visit Bodo in northern Norway and talk European security, the High North and strategic partnership between counties. (Final day)
Bogota/Santiago — Singapore's Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Development Alvin Tan visits Colombia and Chile. (To September 17)
Toronto, Canada - 51st Annual Toronto International Film Festival 2026. (To September 20)
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)
Vienna - Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker and European Council President Antonio Costa hold a press conference. - 0900 GMT
Berlin - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz holds bilateral talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in Berlin. - 1310 GMT
Berlin - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi speak to reporters in Berlin as the deadline nears by which al-Zaidi wants to have disarmed Iran-backed Shi’ite militias in his country. - 1430 GMT
Seoul - Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visits South Korea for talks and attends the first Central Asia-South Korea Summit.
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
Beijing - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi visits China and meets Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Doha - Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore Vivian Balakrishnan will make a working visit to the State of Qatar. (To Sept. 17)
Seoul - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hosts leaders from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan at the Korea-Central Asia summit, Yonhap reports. (To September 17)
Brussels - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney attends European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union speech and addresses the European Parliament - 0700 GMT.
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.
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