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THURSDAY, APRIL 24

** WASHINGTON D.C. - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte travels to Washington D.C. for a two-day visit.(to April 25)

** WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth receives NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the Pentagon - 0800 GMT

** ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan holds talks with Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide - 1000 GMT

** CHISINAU - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas will visit Moldova and hold a joint press conference with Moldova's President Maia Sandu - 1600 GMT

** WASHINGTON DC - German finance minister Joerg Kukies participates on debate on the global economy on the sidelines of International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings - 1900 GMT

** JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto received the Prime Minister of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, marking the first official visit from a leader of the country.

ANTANANARIVO - French President Emmanuel Macron kicked off a two-day visit in Madagascar Wednesday aiming to strengthen bilateral ties and consolidate France's presence in the Indian Ocean, despite ongoing colonial-era disputes.(final day)

WASHINGTON D.C. - Indian Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman will be on an official visit to USA (to April 25).

NEW DELHI - U.S. Vice President JD Vance will visit India (final day)

BEIJING - President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will pay a state visit to China (final day).

DHAKA – Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to undertake his first ever three-day high-level visit to Bangladesh. (final day).

PHNOM PENH - Prime Minister of Thailand Paetongtarn Shinawatra will pay an official visit to Cambodia at the invitation of Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia. (final day).

WASHINGTON DC - Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter and Economy Minister Guy Parmelin in Washington at IMF meetings, also hoping to engage with U.S. officials over tariffs (To Apr. 25)

WASHINGTON DC - G20 finance and central bank ministerial meeting (final day)

CAPE TOWN - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to make historic visit to South Africa. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to host Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday.

WASHINGTON DC - Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere and finance minister Jens Stoltenberg will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington.

WASHINGTON DC - G20 ministers to hold news conference on sidelines of IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings. - 1610 GMT

WINDHOEK - Namibia's new president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will deliver her first state of the nation address in parliament.

PRAGUE - Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala will host European Parliament president Roberta Metsola in Prague - 1530 GMT.

VIENTIANE – President of Vietnam Luong Cuong will pay a state visit to Laos (to April 25).

LONDON - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London and participates in the Summit on the Future of Energy Security.

BERLIN - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck presents the 2025 spring economic forecast - 1115 GMT

WASHINGTON D.C. - German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies and Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel speak in Washington D.C. on the sidelines of the IMF spring meetings - 1200 GMT

GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2025 (to April 30).

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FRIDAY, APRIL 25

** BELGRADE/ PODGORICA - Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides' working visit to Serbia and Montenegro

THIMPHU - Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida will pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Bhutan (to April 28).

MOSCOW - Russia's minister of energy Sergei Tsivilev holds commision with Iranian counterpart in Moscow.

WASHINGTON D.C., United States - Interview with German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies on the sidelines of the IMF spring meetings in Washington D.C. - 1300 GMT

GLOBAL - World Malaria Day.

WASHINGTON DC - World financial leaders gather for the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings (to April 26)

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SATURDAY, APRIL 26

LIMA - Indian Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman will be on an official visit to Peru (to April 30).

ISLAMABAD - Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev is scheduled to visit Pakistan (to April 27)

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SUNDAY, APRIL 27

** COPENHAGEN - Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen hold a joint press conference - 1230 GMT

** HANOI - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his spouse’s official visit to Vietnam (To April 29)

LONDON - 2025 London Marathon.

VENEZUELA - Venezuelan National Assembly Election.

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MONDAY, APRIL 28

** NUUK - Denmark's King Frederik X visits Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish island

** RIO DE JANEIRO - Meeting of foreign ministers from BRICS member countries (to April 29)

BAKU - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will visit Azerbaijan.

CANADA - Canadian House of Commons Election.

PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 27th anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania.

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - Trinidad and Tobago House of Representatives Election.

NEW YORK, United States - Economic and Social Council, Annual Economic and Social Council forum on financing for development follow-up, including the special high-level meeting of the Council with the World Bank, IMF, WTO and UNCTAD. (To April 29)

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TUESDAY, APRIL 29

** MANILA - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will travel to the Philippines for a two-day official visit (To April 30)

OSLO - Croatian President Zoran Milanovic visits Norway and meets with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, King Harald and parliament speaker Masud Gharahkhani (To Apr. 30)

LONDON – 14th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

CAYMAN ISLANDS - Cayman Legislative Assembly Election.

CAYMAN ISLANDS – Referendum Election.

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THURSDAY, MAY 1

VATICAN CITY – 14th anniversary of beatification ceremony of late Pope John Paul II.

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FRIDAY, MAY 2

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan – The day marks the 14th 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.

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SATURDAY, MAY 3

AUSTRALIA - Australian Senate election

AUSTRALIA - Australian House of Representatives election.

GLOBAL - World Press Freedom Day.

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SUNDAY, MAY 4

JERUSALEM - Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides is set to visit Israel

ROMANIA - Romanian Presidency Election.

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TUESDAY, MAY 6

BERLIN - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets Estonia's President Alar Kalis for talks at Bellevue Castle in Berlin. - 1400 GMT

STOCKHOLM - Iceland's President Halla Tomasdottir and members of the Icelandic government on state visit to Sweden (To May 8)

GLOBAL - World Asthma Day.

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MONDAY, MAY 7

** PARIS - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz travels to France to meet French President Emmanuel Macron on what is expected to be his first foreign visit after his nomination

JEJU, South Korea – APEC Senior Finance Officials’ Meeting (SFOM) (to May 9).

COPENHAGEN - Around 40 climate ministers from around the world meet in Copenhagen ahead of the COP30 negotiations in Brazil later this year (To May 8)

WARSAW – EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers – Gymnich. (to May 8)

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THURSDAY, MAY 8

GLOBAL - World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day.

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FRIDAY, MAY 9

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to hold talks in Moscow

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SUNDAY, MAY 11

ALBANIA - Albanian Parliament Election.

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MONDAY, MAY 12

GLOBAL - International Nurse's Day.

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.

WARSAW – EU Informal meeting of energy ministers. (To May 13)

PHILIPPINES - Philippine Senate Election.

PHILIPPINES - Philippine House of Representatives Election.

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TUESDAY, MAY 13

RIYADH/DOHA/ABU DHABI - US President Donald Trump will visit the Middle East next month on a three-country tour, he will travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (To May 16)

BASEL, Switzerland - 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. (To May 17)

BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.

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THURSDAY, MAY 15

GLOBAL - U.N. International Day of Families.

JEJU, Republic of Korea – APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade meeting. (To May 16)

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) meeting.

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FRIDAY, MAY 16

LISBON – 13th Anniversary of 78-billion-euro bail-out of Portugal by eurozone leaders.

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SATURDAY, MAY 17

GLOBAL - World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.

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SUNDAY, MAY 18

GLOBAL - International Museum Day.

PORTUGAL - Portuguese Assembly of the Republic Election

POLAND - Polish Presidency Election

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MONDAY, MAY 19

LONDON - EU-UK summit

LONDON - European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen visits London for a summit on closer post-Brexit cooperation with Britain.

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TUESDAY, MAY 20

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council and Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting

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THURSDAY, MAY 22

GLOBAL - International Day for Biological Diversity.

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SUNDAY, MAY 25

SURINAME - Surinamese National Assembly Election

VENEZUELA - Venezuelan National Assembly Election

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MONDAY, MAY 26

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) Meeting.

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TUESDAY, MAY 27

BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting.

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SATURDAY, MAY 31

GLOBAL - World No Tobacco Day.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 1

KATHMANDU - 24th anniversary of Nepal King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and eight other members of the royal family assassinated in royal family massacre.

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MONDAY, JUNE 2

VILNIUS - Leaders from NATO's eastern flank arrive in Vilnius for a meeting ahead of the Hague NATO summit later in June, including the Bucharest Nine - Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia - and the Nordics - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 3

South Korea - South Korean Presidency election

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4

CHILE – 14th anniversary of Chile's Puyehue volcano eruption, causing air traffic cancellations across South America, New Zealand, Australia.

SYDNEY - Sydney Film Festival 2025 (to June 15)

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THURSDAY, JUNE 5

GLOBAL - World Environment Day.

BURUNDI - Burundian National Assembly election

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FRIDAY, JUNE 6

SEOUL - South Korea marks the 70th anniversary of Memorial Day.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 7

MONACO - Monaco welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron for a state visit (to June 8)

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SUNDAY, JUNE 8

ITALY – Referendum election.

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MONDAY, JUNE 9

SPAIN – 33rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (to Jun 12).

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JUNE 12

GLOBAL - World Day against Child Labour ILO.

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JUNE 14

GLOBAL - World Blood Donor Day.

GAZA - 18th anniversary of Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip from Fatah.

GLOBAL - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD).

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SUNDAY, JUNE 15

KANANASKIS, Canada - Canada hosts the G7 Leaders' Summit in the Rocky Mountain resort town of Kananaskis, Alberta (To June 17)

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MONDAY, JUNE 16

LUXEMBOURG - EU energy and environment ministers meet in Luxembourg. (To June 17)

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TUESDAY, JUNE 17

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

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THURSDAY, JUNE 19

LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup meeting

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FRIDAY, JUNE 20

GLOBAL - World Refugee Day

LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting

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SATURDAY, JUNE 21

GLOBAL - International Yoga Day

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MONDAY, JUNE 23

LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting

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TUESDAY, JUNE 24

BERLIN - 77th 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.

LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council meeting

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Leaders of NATO countries gather in The Hague, Netherlands, for the annual NATO summit. (To June 26)

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25

LOS ANGELES - 16th death anniversary of pop star Michael Jackson.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 26

GLOBAL - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to June 27)

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SUNDAY, JUNE 29

PYEONGTAEK - South Korea observes the 23rd anniversary of an inter-Korean sea clash.

BEJING/TAIPEI - 15th Anniversary of signing of a landmark trade deal between China and Taiwan.

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