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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 MUNICH – 200th ​Munich Oktoberfest (To Oct 04)

PARIS - Argentine President Javier Milei begins a visit to Paris on Tuesday to preside ‌over the "Argentina Week" ​business forum and meet with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron (Final Day) DUBLIN - Informal meeting of EU health ministers (Final Day)

MANILA - ASEAN defense ministers hold annual meetings (Final Day) GUATEMALA CITY - Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung visits Guatemala for meetings with Foreign Minister Carlos Ramiro Martinez Alvarado and other government officials (to October 2)

MILWAUKEE, United States - US trade representative Jamieson Greer hosts the G20 Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee, Wisconsin REYKJAVIK - Joint Expeditionary Force defence ministers' meeting in Reykjavik (to October 2)

MUNSTER, Germany - NATO Secretary Mark Rutte, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Dutch Prime Minister ‌Rob Jetten speak to reporters during a visit of the so-called 1 German-Netherlands Corps, based in the German city of Muenster - 1150 GMT PRISTINA - President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen visits Kosovo on her tour of the Western Balkans

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 - Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys will visit Helsinki and meet Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen SKOPJE - President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen visits North Macedonia on her tour of the Western Balkans

HELSINKI – Helsinki Security Forum (To Oct 04) 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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SPLIT, Croatia - French President Macron attends the MED9 summit in Split, bringing together heads of state or government from EU countries to discuss regional priorities, European Council agenda, and adopt a joint declaration on resilience and security GREECE - Greece hosts East Mediterranean gas forum ⁠in Athens.

MOSCOW - 20th anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 LUXEMBOURG - Eurozone finance ministers to discuss high energy prices, the EU's savings and investment union - 1200 GMT

GLOBAL - World Sight Day LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup Meeting

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LUXEMBOURG - EU finance ministers meet in Luxembourg (0630 GMT). GLOBAL - World Post Day

LUXEMBOURG - EU Economic ​and Financial Affairs Council CZECH REPUBLIC - Czech Senate Election

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GLOBAL - World Mental Health Day GLOBAL - World Day Against Death Penalty

FIJI – 56th anniversary of independence - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council

BALI – 24th anniversary of Bali bombings - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 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) - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 BRUSSELS - European Council (To Oct 16)

GLOBAL - World Handwashing Day GLOBAL - International Day of Rural Women

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GLOBAL - World Food Day - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 GLOBAL - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

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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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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 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 Oct 22)

TRIPOLI – 15th anniversary of capture and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 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. - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 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. - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 SOFIA - Bulgaria holds a presidential election.

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ISRAEL - Israeli Knesset Election - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 MANILA - ASEAN defense ministers hold an annual meeting with dialogue partners, dubbed as ADMM-Plus.

OTTAWA - EU-Canada summit (To Oct 30) - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 ATLANTA, United States - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosts a G20 foreign ⁠ministers' meeting. (To Oct 31)

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

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

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand holds a general election

MONTEVIDEO - Pope Leo visits Uruguay (To Nov 08) - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 BUENOS AIRES - Pope Leo embarks on an official visit to Argentina (To Nov 11).

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LIMA - Pope Leo visits Peru (To Nov 17). - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 MANILA - Leaders of ASEAN countries hold annual meetings in Manila (To Nov 15).

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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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LONDON - ‌OPEC+ and OPEC are set to hold ministerial meetings on Sunday to decide on output policy. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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