DIARY-Political and General News Events from October 13

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 13

** CAIRO - United States President Donald Trump is set to receive Egypt’s highest state honour, the Order of the Nile, during his visit to the country to attend a Gaza peace summit

** SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - World leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni as well as representatives of Qatar, Egypt and Turkey gather in Sharm El-Sheikh for a peace summit which aims to establish a permanent ceasefire, secure the release of all hostages and restore full humanitarian access to Gaza - 1330 GMT

** ROME - President of Chile Gabriel Boric arrived in Italy to begin his tour, where he will meet with Pope Leo XIV

** WARSAW - Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel will hold a press conference in Warsaw to open the 34th Utrecht Conference, an annual forum for Polish-Dutch consultations. - 1140 GMT

TIRANA - Prime Ministers of the six Western Balkan countries and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen meet in Tirana to discuss economic cooperation between the bloc and non-EU countries in the Balkans.(To October 14)

ATHENS - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul meets Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis in Athens - 1245 GMT

DELHI - Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi of the Taliban government is set to visit India (To October 16).

LJUBLJANA - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visits Ljubljana and takes part in the 71st Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

BAKU - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk will visit the Azerbaijani capital Baku for talks on transport, logistics and energy issues with Azerbaijani deputy prime minister Shahin Mustafayev and Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Farzana Sadiq. (To Oct. 14)

GLOBAL - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction.

SAN JOSE, Chile – 15th anniversary of rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped in a collapsed Andean mine.

REYKJAVÍK - Japanese Princess Hisako of Takamado will make an unofficial visit to Iceland. (To Oct. 19).

YEREVAN - Queen Mathilde of Belgium will pay a working visit to Armenia as an advocate of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

LUXEMBORUG – EU Informal meeting of trade ministers meeting (to Oct. 14).

COPENHAGEN - Denmark hosts an informal meeting of the EU's trade ministers (to Oct. 14).

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14

** BEIJING - Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares visits China from October 14 to 15. Last month, China imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 62.4% on imports of EU pork products, of which Spain is the top exporter (To October 15).

** ATHENS - Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin meets Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis in Athens. The two ministers will make joint statements at 1400 local time. - 0900 GMT

** JERUSALEM - President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto will visit Israel.

BRUSSELS - Meeting of EU trade ministers, set to include discussions on EU-U.S. relations, economic security and ongoing trade negotiations - 0600 GMT.

WASHINGTON DC - The Institute of International Finance holds its annual meeting as financial leaders gather in Washington D.C. for the IMF-World Bank annual meeting. (To Oct. 17)

WASHINGTON DC, United States - U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Argentina's president Javier Miliei to the White House, according to Argentina's Foreign Ministry.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15

** WASHIGTON - Germany's Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil gives statement in Washington - 1430 GMT

GLOBAL - United Nation's world hand-washing day.

GLOBAL - International day of rural women.

BRUSSELS - Defence ministers from NATO countries will gather at NATO Headquarters in Brussels for an annual meeting chaired by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to discuss alliance security priorities.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16

** KUALA LUMPUR - Energy ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) holds a series of meetings on regional energy cooperation on the second day of the ASEAN Energy Ministers meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

GLOBAL - World food day.

ROME - Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi to visit Europe for meetings with Pope Leo XIV, European leaders and EU officials.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17

GLOBAL - International day for the eradication of poverty.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18

JERUSALEM – 14th anniversary of release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after more than five years of being held incommunicado by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19

BOLIVIA - Bolivian Presidency election

NORTHERN CYPRUS - Northern Cypriot Presidency election.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 20

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

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

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

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 - 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

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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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.

BELEM, Brazil - Brazil hosts the United Nations climate summit, COP30 in Belem (to November 7).

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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

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

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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