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THURSDAY, APRIL 30

VIENNA - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visits Austria as part of an official visit.

WASHINGTON D.C., - Taiwan economy minister, Kung Ming-hsin to visit U.S. for major investment summit.

BISHKEK - At the invitation of President Sadyr Zhaparov, Togolese Prime Minister Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé will make an official visit to Kyrgyzstan. (Final day)

BEIJING - At the invitation of Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, President of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Annalena Baerbock will visit China. (Final day)

NEW DELHI - Ecuador's Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld arrived in New Delhi for three-day visit to India aimed at strengthening the bilateral ties. (To May 1)

ASTANA - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Kazakhstan. (Final day)

BEIJING - Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Prevot will visit China (To May 1)

GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2025 (Final day)

BEIJING - President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari is set to visit China where he will hold meetings with senior Chinese leadership (To May 1)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Britain's King Charles will visit the United States. (Final day)

BEIJING - Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong will visit China (Final day)

VIENNA – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will travel to Austria for a two-day visit to discuss bilateral issues and global developments, including the war between Russia and Ukraine and the crisis in the Middle East (Final day)

PRAGUE - Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Andrej Babiš, is scheduled to pay an official visit to Uzbekistan (Final day)

KURESSAARE, Estonia - The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Baltic States and Nordic countries (NB8) will meet in Estonian island of Saaremaa. (Final day)

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson travels to Reykjavik, Iceland, for the Nordic-Baltic governors' meeting at the World Bank.

HAMILTON - Britain's King Charles visits Bermuda for a trip. (To May 2)

SEOUL - South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyunl meets his Australian counterpart, Penny Wong, for talks in Seoul.

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA - Antiguan and Barbudan House of Representatives Election.

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FRIDAY, MAY 1

HANOI - Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae will pay an official visit to Vietnam (To May 3)

VATICAN CITY – 15th anniversary of beatification ceremony of late Pope John Paul II.

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SATURDAY, MAY 2

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan - 29th ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting.

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan – The day marks the 15th year since Al-Qaeda Chief Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. special forces raid, ending a near decade-long worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks.

NIUE - Niuean Assembly election

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SUNDAY, MAY 3

COLOMBO - The President of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on May 3 on an invitation extended by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (to May 5).

CANBERRA - Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese will welcome the Prime Minister of Japan, Her Excellency Sanae Takaichi, to Australia (To May 5)

GLOBAL - World Press Freedom Day

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MONDAY, MAY 4

YEREVAN/ROME - President of the Swiss Confederation Guy Parmelin attends European Political Community summit in Armenia and pays visit to Italy and the Holy See.

PRAGUE - Finland President Alexander Stubb will pay an official visit to the Czech Republic. (To May 5)

ARMENIA - EU-Armenia Meeting. (To May 5)

BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting

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TUESDAY, MAY 5

GYUMRI, Yerevan- The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, will be in Gyumri.

NEW DELHI - State visit of To Lam, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to India (TO MAY 7)

BERLIN - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz receives Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro outside Berlin's chancellery before they speak to reporters’ moments later. - 1620 GMT

BAKU - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to visit Azerbaijan.

BAKU - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is scheduled to travel to Baku.

YEREVAN - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will host the President of the European Council, António Costa, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in Yerevan, focusing on strengthening bilateral ties between Armenia and Brussels.

GLOBAL - World Asthma Day

BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6

STOCKHOLM - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits Sweden and meets Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

GABORONE - Rwanda's President Paul Kagame will undertake a state visit to Botswana to advance bilateral relations. (To May 7)

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THURSDAY, MAY 7

HELSINKI - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will meet Finnish President Alexander Stubb.

WALES (part of the United Kingdom) - Welsh National Assembly election

SCOTLAND (part of the United Kingdom) - Scottish Parliament election

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FRIDAY, MAY 8

GLOBAL - World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

MACTAN, Philippines - The Philippines hosts the annual ASEAN Summit of the regional bloc (To May 9)

NAPLES, ITALY - Pope Leo marks the first anniversary of his election with visits To Pompeii and Naples, beginning his Italy tour at the Marian pilgrimage shrine in Pompeii.

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SATURDAY, MAY 9

MANILA - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos holds a press conference at the conclusion of the 48th ASEAN Summit.

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SUNDAY, MAY 10

BRUSSELS - Informal meeting of ministers for European Affairs (To May 11)

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MONDAY, MAY 11

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council.

NAIROBI - Kenya and France are hosting the "Africa Forward" Summit, the first time the meeting will be held outside a Francophone African country. The meeting will discuss the reform of the international financial architecture, energy transition, green industrialisation, blue economy, artificial intelligence, sustainable agriculture and health.

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TUESDAY, MAY 12

GLOBAL - International Nurse's Day

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)

BAHAMAS - Bahaman house of assembly election.

BRUSSELS - Informal meeting of EU energy ministers (To May 13)

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THURSDAY, MAY 14

VILNIUS, Lithuania - Finland's President Alexander Stubb will meet the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda.

BEIJING - United States President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing for a highly anticipated meeting between leaders of the two countries. (To May 15)

NEW DELHI - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is planning to visit New Delhi (To May 15)

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FRIDAY, MAY 15

ROME/STOCKHOLM/AMSTERDAM/OSLO - Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to visit Europe (To May 20)

GLOBAL - U.N. International Day of Families

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SATURDAY, MAY 16

LISBON – 15th Anniversary of 78-billion-euro bail-out of Portugal by eurozone leaders

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SUNDAY, MAY 17

GLOBAL - World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

CABO VERDE - Cabo Verdean National Assembly election

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MONDAY, MAY 18

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) meeting

GLOBAL - International Museum Day

PARIS - France hosts a meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bankers in Paris (To May 19)

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 20

Suzhou, People's Republic of China - APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting (To May 23)

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FRIDAY, MAY 22

ASHGABAT - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit Turkmenistan to participate in a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

GLOBAL - International Day for Biological Diversity

BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting

BRUSSELS - Foreign Affairs Council (Trade)

LEFKOSIA, Cyprus - Informal meeting of EU economic and financial affairs ministers (To May 23)

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SUNDAY, MAY 24

CYPRUS - Cypriot House of Representatives election

ACERRA, Italy - Pope Leo visits Acerra in southern Italy's so-called "Land of Fires," an area long plagued by illegal toxic waste dumping and burning.

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TUESDAY, MAY 26

TOKYO - President of Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., will make a state visit to Japan (To May 29)

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27

GYMNICH, Germany - EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers (To May 28)

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SUNDAY, MAY 31

GLOBAL - World No Tobacco Day

Colombia - Colombian Presidency election

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MONDAY, JUNE 1

KATHMANDU - 25th anniversary of the assassination of Nepal King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and eight other members of the royal family

SANTO DOMINGO - Suriname's President, Jennifer Geerlings-Simons will make a two-day visit to the Dominican Republic (To June 2)

GENEVA - International Labour Conference, 114th session (To June 12)

ETHIOPIA - Ethiopian House of People's Representatives Election.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3

SYDNEY - Sydney Film Festival 2026 (to June 14)

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THURSDAY, JUNE 4

CHILE – 15th anniversary of Chile's Puyehue volcano eruption, causing air traffic cancellations across South America, New Zealand, Australia.

LUXEMBOURG - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council. (To June 5)

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FRIDAY, JUNE 5

GLOBAL - World Environment Day

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SATURDAY, JUNE 6

SEOUL - South Korea marks the 71st anniversary of Memorial Day

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SUNDAY, JUNE 7

ARMENIA - Armenian National Assembly Election.

VIENNA – OPEC 66th JMMC Meeting.

LEFKOSIA – EU Informal meeting of defence ministers (To June 8)

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10

BERLIN - International Air Show (to June 14)

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THURSDAY, JUNE 11

LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup Meeting.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 12

GLOBAL - World Day against Child Labour

LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 14

GLOBAL - World Blood Donor Day

GAZA - 19th anniversary of Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip from Fatah

GLOBAL - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

SWITZERLAND – Referendum Election.

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MONDAY, JUNE 15

LUXEMBOURG - EU Foreign Affairs Council.

ATHENS - Greece hosts defence conference in Athens (To June 16)

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France - G7 summit starts in Evian-les-Bains, France (To June 17)

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TUESDAY, JUNE 16

LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17

GLOBAL - United Nation's World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

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THURSDAY, JUNE 18

BRUSSELS - European Council (To June 19)

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SATURDAY, JUNE 20

GLOBAL - World Refugee Day

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SUNDAY, JUNE 21

GLOBAL - International Yoga Day

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24

BERLIN - 78th anniversary of beginning of The Berlin Blockade. Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the United States to organise a massive airlift

MACAO SAR, People's Republic of China - APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting (To June 28)

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THURSDAY, JUNE 25

LOS ANGELES - 17th death anniversary of pop star Michael Jackson

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FRIDAY, JUNE 26

GLOBAL - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

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MONDAY, JUNE 29

PYEONGTAEK - South Korea observes the 24th anniversary of an inter-Korean sea clash

BEJING/TAIPEI - 16th Anniversary of signing of a landmark trade deal between China and Taiwan

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