DIARY-Political and General News Events from January 20

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 20

NEW DELHI - Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Jose Manuel Albares will visit India (To Jan. 21)

TARAWA/NGERULMUD - New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters will visit Kiribati and Palau as New Zealand continues to deepen and build on its relationships across the Pacific (To Jan. 22)

DAVOS, Switzerland - Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will leave for a four-day visit to Switzerland (To Jan. 23)

PRAGUE - Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar holds a news conference with Czech Foreign Affairs Minister Petr Macinka - 1030 GMT

LONDON - Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomes Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to Downing Street

SIBIU, Romania - Lieutenant General Alexus Grynkewich, Nato's supreme allied commander Europe visits the Getica training center in Sibiu, Romania.

MEXICO CITY - Governor General of Canada, Mary Simon, meets with Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum.

DAVOS, Switzerland - World Economic Forum annual meeting. - 0900 GMT

ATHENS - Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz meets Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Athens to discuss bolstering defence cooperation -0930 GMT

LONDON - US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson addresses British parliament. - 1030 GMT

DAVOS, Switzerland - Interview with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos - 1445 GMT

DAVOS, Switzerland - French President Emmanuel Macron visits the World Economic Forum and gives a special address - 1400 GMT

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21

BAKU - NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Šekerinska will visit Azerbaijan (To Jan. 22)

DAVOS, Switzerland - U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Davos for the World Economic Forum.

STRASBOURG, France - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses the EU Parliament in Strasbourg - 0900 GMT

DAVOS, Switzerland - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi delivers a special address at the World Economic Forum. - 0930 GMT

DAVOS, Switzerland - WEF panel titled "Can India Become the Third Largest Economy in the World?" with speakers including India's Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, former IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath and Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal - 1015 GMT

STRASBOURG, France - Portugal's President Marcelo REbelo de Sousa addresses EU Parliament in Strasbourg - 1230 GMT

DAVOS, Switzerland - US President Donald Trump takes part in meetings with foreign leaders and in a reception with business leaders. - 1545 GMT

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

STOCKHOLM - Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen visits Sweden to talk Greenland and NATO's role in Arctic security.

DAVOS, Switzerland - U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in "Board of Peace" charter announcement and departs Davos. - 1030 GMT

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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TUESDAY, JANUARY 27

BERLIN, Germany - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius speaks at a conference of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) in Berlin - 1000 GMT

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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

BERLIN - German President Steinmeier receives Sloveniaian counterpart Musar in Berlin - 1000 GMT

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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