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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 TOKYO - Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to visit Japan for a four-day official trip. (Oct 29)

BEIJING - Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir will visit China at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (To Oct. 31) BEIJING - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will pay a state visit to China (To Oct. 31)

PRAGUE - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Slovak ‌Prime Minister Robert Fico meet in Prague and unveil new statue in government office's gardens, ahead of a Czech public holiday recognising the establishment of an independent Czechoslovakia in 1918 - 1525 GMT HELSINKI - Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo hosts Nordic prime ministers and the leaders of the Nordic autonomous territories in Helsinki on the sidelines of the Nordic Council session. Discussions will focus on protecting children and young people online, as well as strengthening Nordic cooperation and security - 0815 GMT

HELSINKI - Finnish President Alexander Stubb will address the Nordic Council and hold a discussion with council members on how changes in the international environment affect Nordic security and preparedness - 1250 GMT ISRAEL - Israeli Knesset Election

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MANILA - ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting with the United States - 0525 GMT SOFIA - Bulgaria defence ‌minister Dimitar Stoyanov meets his Turkish and Romanian counterparts in Sofia to discuss security after a series of deadly drone attacks on commercial shipping in the Black Sea. - 0800 GMT

EL SALVADOR - Peru's President Keiko Fujimori is scheduled to travel to El Salvador from Oct 28 to Oct 31 at the invitation of her right-wing counterpart, Nayib Bukele ( To Oct 31) - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 MONTREAL, Canada - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a speech on EU-Canada relations at the C.D. Howe Institute in Montreal

PRAGUE - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis will meet Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar in Prague, news conference at 1325 GMT - 1030 GMT MONTREAL, Canada - European Council President Antonia Costa gives a speech on EU-Canada relations at the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations. - 1530 GMT

SAN SALVADOR - Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori will be on an official visit to meet with El Salvador President ⁠Bukele and members of ​his cabinet to talk about security policies MANILA - ASEAN defense ministers hold an annual meeting ⁠with dialogue partners, dubbed as ADMM-Plus

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

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LONDON - Seven OPEC+ ministers meet on Sunday to set their output policy for December - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2 DUBLIN - Irish Finance Minister Simon Harris, EU Financial Services Commissioner Maria Luisa Albuquerque and Evelien Witlox, the ECB's Director of the Digital Euro also speak ⁠at Irish central bank conference

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LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom - His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands will pay a working visit to Liverpool in the United Kingdom, The King will be accompanied by Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation. Defence minister Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius and Vincent Karremans, Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, will join them for part of the programme. NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS - Northern Mariana ​Islands Governor Election

AMERICAN SAMOA - American Samoan House of Representatives Election NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS - Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives Election

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS - Northern Mariana Islands Senate Election Guam - Guamanian Legislature election

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 BRATISLAVA - Slovakia will host a summit of the presidents of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries - Slovakia, Czech ⁠Republic, Hungary and Poland. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will also attend the talks taking place (To Nov. 5)

TEHRAN – 47th anniversary of U.S. embassy takeover. In 1979 Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and captured 90 hostages; 52 were held captive for 444 days. - - - - - - - - -

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

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GLOBAL - International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment ⁠in ​War and Armed Conflict. - - - - - - - - -

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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BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting BRUSSELS - Economic and Financial Affairs Council

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

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 BRUSSELS - World Pneumonia Day

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YANGON, Myanmar – 16th Anniversary of release of Myanmar's detained opposition Leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, From House Arrest. MANILA - Leaders of ASEAN countries hold annual meetings in Manila (To Nov 15).

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GLOBAL - World Diabetes Day. - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 CABO VERDE - Cabo Verdean Presidency Election

GLOBAL - World Prematurity Day GLOBAL - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

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ST. JOHN, ⁠Antigua and Barbuda - International Day for Tolerance - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 GLOBAL - World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day

VUKOVAR, Croatia – 35th Anniversary of Vukovar Massacre 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) - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 ST. ⁠JOHN, Antigua and Barbuda - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

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MUMBAI, India - ⁠18th Anniversary of a series of devastating attacks on the Indian city by militants. The attacks, which began on Nov. 26, 2008 and lasted nearly three days, left 174 people dead, including nine gunmen - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 SPAIN - Spanish Congress of Deputies Election

SPAIN - Spanish Senate Election Switzerland – Referendum Election

TEHRAN, Iran – 15th Anniversary of an attack on the British Embassy by dozens of Iranian Students and Protesters angry over Britain's Unilateral Sanctions. LONDON - OPEC+ and OPEC are set to hold ministerial meetings on Sunday to decide on output policy.

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GAMBIA, THE - Gambian ‌Presidency Election - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 OTTAWA - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Canada (To Dec. 12)

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