DIARY-Political and General News Events from January 21

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21

NAIROBI - The German Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Johann Wadephul is set to make a two-day official visit to Kenya as part of strengthening collaboration between the two countries.(To Jan. 22)

WARSAW - Poland's Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz will host Latvia's Defence Minister Andris Spruds in Warsaw for bilateral talks on security cooperation and regional defence issues. - 1100 GMT

ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will host his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun in Ankara.

BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa address European Parliament on topic of geopolitical tensions and the need for the EU to be stronger and more sovereign - 0800 GMT

NEW DELHI - Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Jose Manuel Albares will visit India (final day)

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)

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.

DAVOS, Switzerland - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi delivers a special address at the World Economic Forum. - 0830 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 - 0915 GMT

STRASBOURG, France - Portugal's President Marcelo REbelo de Sousa addresses EU Parliament in Strasbourg - 1130 GMT

DAVOS, Switzerland - US President Donald Trump takes part in meetings with foreign leaders and in a reception with business leaders. - 1445 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)

DAVOS, Switzerland - Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will make a working visit to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, where he will meet government leaders from various countries, and business, finance, and philanthropic leaders. (To Jan. 22)

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 22

NEW YORK - South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Min-seok will meet with top US officials to discuss pending issues in Washington and New York on a five-day trip to the United States (To Jan. 26)

DAVOS, Switzerland - Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will travel to Davos and participate in the signing ceremony of U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" charter

DAVOS, Switzerland - Polish President Karol Nawrocki speaks to Polish media at the World Economic Forum in Davos. - 0930 GMT

BRUSSELS - European Council President Antonio Costa is convening a special summit of leaders from the bloc's 27 member countries to discuss transatlantic relations following U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on goods from a list of EU countries over his demand to acquire Greenland. - 1600 GMT

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. - 0930 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

HAMBURG, Germany - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hosts the third international North Sea Summit in Hamburg, with several heads of state and government plus their energy ministers attending.

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 - 0900 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

MACTAN, Philippines - ASEAN Foreign Ministers hold a retreat in central Philippines to exchange views on regional and international issues and set the bloc's agenda for the year.

ATHENS - Greece hosts energy summit in Athens.

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 31

ISLAMABAD - World Bank President Ajay Banga to visit Islamabad.

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 - 0900 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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