DIARY-Political and General News Events from January 16

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 16

WARSAW - Poland's Minister of National Defence and Lithuanian counterpart hold a bilateral meeting in Warsaw to discuss security and defence cooperation between the two NATO allies.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva meets EU's António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen in Rio.

MANAMA - Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari pays an official visit to Bahrain and holds a meeting with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, who is also the prime minister (final day).

BEIJING - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to China to talk trade, energy, agriculture and international security (To Jan. 17)

BEIJING - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pays an official visit to China and meets President Xi Jinping (to Jan. 17)

TOKYO - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to visit Japan to meet Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (to Jan. 17).

VILNIUS - Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys in Vilnius.

BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and his Austrian counterpart, Beate Meinl-Reisinger, speak to reporters in Berlin. - 1330 GMT

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 17

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Election of the new president of the Ivorian National Assembly.

MAR-A-LAGO, FLORIDA, United States - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida - 2030 GMT

SEOUL - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is visiting South Korea for a summit with President Lee Jae Myung. (to Jan. 19).

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 18

DOHA - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visits Qatar.

PORTUGAL - Portugal holds presidential election.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 19

MUNICH, Germany - German President Frank Walter Steinmeier meets Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok in Munich - 1430 GMT

PRAGUE - Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka will meet Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto in Prague, news conference to follow - 1615 GMT.

BERLIN - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is said to visit Berlin and meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

BRUSSELS - Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen to meet NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels to discuss Arctic security, along with Greenland's Motzfeldt.

BERLIN - German and French finance ministers speak in Berlin - 1000 GMT

VATICAN CITY - President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel and his wife Eva will visit the Vatican, where they will be received by Pope Leo. President Pavel will also meet the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 20

DAVOS, Switzerland - French President Emmanuel Macron visits the World Economic Forum in Davos.

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21

DAVOS, Switzerland - Polish President Karol Nawrocki and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte participate in a WEF panel titled "Can Europe Defend Itself?" alongside Finnish President Alexander Stubb, European Investment Bank President Nadia Calvino and Sanofi CEO Paul Hudson. - 0915 GMT.

MOSCOW - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will visit Moscow (To Jan. 22)

BRUSSELS - A meeting of NATO chiefs of defence takes place at alliance headquarters in Brussels. (To Jan. 22)

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 22

DAVOS, Switzerland - World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korean Minister of Trade Yeo Han-Koo attend a panel at the World Economic Forum. - 1400 GMT

DAVOS, Switzerland - Davos panel discussion on the Mideast economy. Speakers include Ali Ahmed Al Kuwari, Minister of Finance of the State of Qatar; Khalifa Abdullah Al-Ajeel AI-Askar, Minister of Commerce and Industry of Kuwait; Hisham Ezz-Al-Arab, Chief Executive Officer, Commercial International Bank, Egypt; Ahmed Kouchouk, Minister of Finance of Egypt. - 1515 GMT

DAVOS, Switzerland - Davos discussion with IMF's Georgieva on growth. Speakers include Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF. - 1515 GMT

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 23

DAVOS, Switzerland - Davos panel discussion on global economic outlook. Speakers include Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Minister of Finance of Saudi Arabia; Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund; Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank. - 1000 GMT.

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Press briefing in Geneva with Iran's Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghtchi. - 0730 GMT

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 24

LOME, Togo – World Day of the African Culture

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 25

NEW DELHI - The President of the European Council, Antonio Luis Santos da Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will be visiting India. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited the EU leaders to attend the 77th Republic Day celebrations as chief guests. (To Jan. 27)

EGYPT – 15th anniversary of beginning of the Egyptian revolution, a series of mass popular protests leading to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

MYANMAR - Myanmar to hold third phase of election voting

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MONDAY, JANUARY 26

BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28

VILNIUS - King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark will pay a state visit to Lithuania (to Jan. 29).

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 29

ATHENS - Greece hosts energy summit in Athens.

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 31

NEW YORK - 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

VENICE, Italy - Venice Carnival 2026 (to Feb. 17).

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1

LOS ANGELES - 68th Annual Grammy Awards

COSTA RICA - Costa Rican Presidency Election.

COSTA RICA – Costa Rican Legislative Assembly Election.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2

GLOBAL - World Wetlands Day.

NEW YORK - 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (to Feb 3).

OSLO - Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt to speak at conference about Arctic affairs. (To Feb. 5)

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4

GLOBAL - World Cancer Day.

SAPPORO, Japan – 2026 Sapporo Snow Festival (to Feb. 11).

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6

GLOBAL - International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8

THAILAND - Voting begins in Thailand’s national election.

TOKYO - President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, will visit Japan. (To Feb. 10)

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10

GLOBAL - Safer Internet Day 2026

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12

BERLIN – 76th Berlin International Film Festival (to Feb. 22).

BEIRUT - 18th anniversary of the death of Hezbollah commander Imad Moughniyah.

VIENNA - VIENNA Opera Ball 2026

BRUSSELS - NATO defence ministers will meet in the Brussels headquarters. The meeting will be chaired by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

BANGLADESH - Bangladeshi National Parliament Election

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13

GLOBAL - World Radio Day

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Carnival 2026 (to Feb. 21)

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14

GLOBAL - St. Valentine's Day

BEIRUT – 21st anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17

PRISTINA – 18th anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia

NEW ORLEANS - Mardi Gras 2026

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19

LONDON - London Fashion Week Winter 2026 (to Feb. 23).

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22

LONDON – EE British Academy Film Awards 2026

LAOS - Laotian National Assembly Election.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24

WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington.

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion).

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27

CARACAS – 37th anniversary of deadly Caracas riots.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28

LONDON - The BRIT Awards 2026

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