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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 WASHINGTON, DC - Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics visits the United States and attends the opening of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York and holds meetings in Washington, Los Angeles and San Diego focused on defense, technology and business cooperation. (Final day)

MUNICH – 200th Munich Oktoberfest (To Oct 04) PARIS - Pope Leo visits France (To Sept 28)

NEW YORK CITY - India's Minister of External Affairs ‌Subrahmanyam Jaishankar speaks at the Asia Society in New York. - 2200 GMT GLOBAL - World Rabies Day

SEOUL - South Korea marks the 76th anniversary of recovering Seoul from North Korea during the Korean War. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting.

BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of energy ministers (To Sept 29) - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 HELSINKI - Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna will visit Helsinki and meet Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen.

PRAGUE - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to visit the Czech Republic. MADRID - French President Emmanuel Macron visits Madrid, meets with Spain's Royals and Prime Minister Sanchez (To Sept 30).

LUXEMBOURG - Finland President Alexander Stubb and spouse Suzanne Innes-Stubb to pay a state visit to Luxembourg. (To Sept 30) - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 PRAGUE - Czech President Petr Pavel meets Romanian counterpart Nicusor Dan in Prague - 0830 GMT

DUBLIN - Informal meeting of EU health ministers (To Oct 01). MANILA - ASEAN defense ministers hold annual meetings (To Oct 01)

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GLOBAL - International Day of Older Persons ABUJA - Nigeria ⁠celebrates its 66th year of independence

CHINA - 77th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China LUXEMBOURG – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council (To Oct 02)

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HELSINKI – Helsinki Security Forum. (To Oct 4) HELSINKI, Finland - Moldovan President Maia Sandu pays a working visit to Finland at the invitation of Finnish President Alexander Stubb, holds talks in Helsinki and participates in the opening session of the Helsinki Security Forum.

MONACO - Italian President Sergio ⁠Mattarella visits Monaco for talks with Prince Albert II during the first state visit to the Principality by an Italian head of state (To Oct 03) GUINEA - 68th anniversary of independence from France

GLOBAL - International Day of Non-Violence - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 LATVIA - Latvian Parliament Election

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VIRTUAL - OPEC+ members Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman hold a monthly meeting to review global oil market conditions and compliance with voluntary production adjustments. BRAZIL - Brazilian Chamber of Deputies Election

BRAZIL - Brazilian Federal Senate Election BRAZIL - Brazilian Presidency Election

BOSNIA AND ​HERZEGOVINA - Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency Election BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Bosnia and Herzegovina House of Representatives Election

LONDON - The OPEC+ JMMC will meet to discuss market conditions and production data. The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) comprises Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Algeria and Venezuela.

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HELSINKI - The King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, accompanied by Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares, pay a state ⁠visit to Finland. (To Oct 07) GLOBAL - World Teachers' Day

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – 15th Death Anniversary of Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs. - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 MANILA - ASEAN energy ministers, senior officials hold meetings. (To Oct 09)

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GREECE - Greece hosts East Mediterranean gas forum in Athens. MOSCOW - 20th anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya

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GLOBAL - World Sight Day LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup Meeting

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GLOBAL - World Post Day LUXEMBOURG - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council

CZECH REPUBLIC - Czech Senate Election - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 GLOBAL - World Mental Health Day

GLOBAL - World Day Against Death Penalty FIJI – 56th anniversary of independence

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LUXEMBOURG – EU ⁠Foreign Affairs ​Council BALI – 24th anniversary of Bali bombings

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GLOBAL - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction SAN JOSE, Chile – 16th anniversary of rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped in a collapsed Andean mine.

LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council BANGKOK - Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and IMF, Annual meetings. (To Oct 18)

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BRUSSELS - European Council (To Oct 16) GLOBAL - World Handwashing Day

GLOBAL - International Day of Rural Women - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 GLOBAL - World Food Day

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GLOBAL - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 JERUSALEM – 15th anniversary of release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after more than five years of being held incommunicado by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

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WINDSOR, England - Oman's Haitham bin Tariq visits United Kingdom to headline a three-day state visit hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla (To October 22) TRIPOLI – 15th anniversary of capture and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

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BRUSSELS - ⁠EU Informal meeting of trade ministers. (To Oct 23) SAUDI ARABIA – 15th death anniversary of Sultan bin Abdulaziz, who served as crown prince of the Kingdom from 2005 until his demise in 2011.

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LIBYA – 15th anniversary of declaration of Libya's Liberation. VAN, Turkey – 15th anniversary of earthquake that killed more than 600 people and injured more than 4,000 others.

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SOFIA - Bulgaria holds a presidential election. - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 ISRAEL - ⁠Israeli Knesset Election

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MANILA - ASEAN defense ministers hold an annual meeting with dialogue partners, dubbed as ADMM-Plus. OTTAWA - EU-Canada summit (To Oct ⁠30)

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ATLANTA, United States - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosts a G20 foreign ministers' meeting. (To Oct 31) - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Guam - Guamanian Legislature election.

Guam - Guamanian Governor election. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 MADRID - Presidents, heads of state gather in Madrid for the Iberoamerican Summit. (To Nov 05)

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NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand holds a general election MONTEVIDEO - Pope Leo visits Uruguay (To Nov 08)

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BUENOS AIRES - Pope Leo embarks on an official visit to Argentina (To Nov 11). - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 LIMA - Pope Leo visits Peru (To Nov 17).

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MANILA - Leaders of ASEAN countries hold annual meetings in Manila (To Nov 15). - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 SHENZHEN, China - Russian President Vladimir Putin to lead a Russian ‌delegation at APEC Summit in Shenzhen.

SHENZHEN, China - China hosts the 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ‌Economic Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen. (To Nov 19) - - - - - - - - -

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