DIARY-Political and General News Events from August 24

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EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 (To Aug. 31) EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh International Book Festival (To Aug. 30) BEIJING - At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will pay a state visit to China (Final day) BEIJING - Foreign Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to visit China. (Final day) WARSAW - Poland marks the 37th anniversary of the creation of the first post-Communist government in 1989

KYIV – 35th anniversary of Independence WASHINGTON, D.C. – 214th anniversary of the Burning of Washington, including the White House and the U.S. Capitol building, by the British troops during the War of 1812 - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 URUGUAY - Uruguay's Independence Day

PARIS – 82nd anniversary of the liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation in the Second World War - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 NEW DELHI - ‌UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed set to visit India with focus on sustainable development (to Aug 28) - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 ** BYDGOSZCZ, Poland - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Radosław Sikorski and European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas will visit Belma, the state-owned company that produce mines among other munitions - 2200 GMT - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 WARSAW - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Radosław Sikorski and European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas will visit Belma, the state-owned company that produce mines among other munitions – 2200 GMT

- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 ICELAND – Referendum Election. - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, AUGUST 31 BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of defence ministers (to September 1) BISHKEK - Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a state visit to Kyrgyzstan (to September 1) BISHKEK - Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, alongside other leaders, attend the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a regional bloc including Russia, China, India, Iran, Pakistan and Central Asian countries. (to September 1) ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - G20 finance ministers and central bank governors gather ⁠in North Carolina (To Sep. 1)

- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, ​SEPTEMBER 1 NORTH OSSETIA, Russia - 22nd Anniversary of the terrorist attack at Beslan School GYMNICH - EU Informal meeting ⁠of foreign affairs ministers (to September 2). ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, U.S. - Finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet.

- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 ** BANGKOK - Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong visits Thailand. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council (to September 4).

- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 MUNICH, Germany – 54th Anniversary of the attack on Israeli Olympic team by Palestinian gunmen, which killed 11 Israelis. - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 INDIA/BANGLADESH – 15th anniversary of a pact to end a 40-year border ⁠demarcation dispute between India and Bangladesh. LONDON - Seven OPEC+ countries will meet on Sunday to discuss their output policy. The seven include Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, Oman and Kazakhstan. - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 SAINT PAUL DE VENCE, France - French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will co-chair Cinema & Moving Image Summit in Saint-Paul de Vence (To Sep. 9) - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 LONDON - World Nuclear Association Annual Symposium (to Sept 11). - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ​10 BEIJING – APEC 16th Energy Ministers Meeting. (To Sept. 11) TORONTO, Canada - 51st Annual Toronto International Film Festival 2026 (to Sept 20). - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 UNITED STATES – 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon. - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 SWEDEN - Swedish Parliament election. - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 VIENNA - IAEA 70th General Conference (To Sept 18). MANILA - Economic and trade ministers of ASEAN countries hold high-level meetings in Manila (to September 22). - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 GLOBAL - International Day of Democracy. GUATEMALA – 205th Anniversary ⁠of ​Independence. EL SALVADOR - 205th Anniversary of Independence. COSTA RICA - 205th Anniversary of Independence. HONDURAS - 205th Anniversary of Independence. NICARAGUA - 205th Anniversary of Independence. - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting

BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers (to September 19). RUSSIA - Russian Federal Duma election. - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 MUNICH – 200th Munich Oktoberfest (to Oct 4). - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 MANILA - ASEAN energy ministers, senior officials hold meetings. (To Sep. 25) - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 MOROCCO - Moroccan Chamber of Representatives election. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau marks 53rd anniversary of independence from Portugal. WASHINGTON - Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the United States, US President Donald Trump has announced. - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 PARIS - Pope Leo visits France (To Sep. 28) - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 BERLIN – 52nd BMW Berlin Marathon. SWITZERLAND - Switzerland Referendum election. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE - Sao Tomean National Assembly ⁠election.

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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 September 29). - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

MANILA - ASEAN defense ministers hold annual meetings (to October 1). - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 LUXEMBOURG – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council. (To Oct. 2) - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, OCTOBER ⁠3 LATVIA - Latvian Parliament Election. - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 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. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8

LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup Meeting. - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9

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

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council. - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council. BANGKOK - Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and IMF, Annual meetings. (Oct. 18) - - - - - - - - -

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

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 ISRAEL - Israeli Knesset Election. - - - - - - - - -

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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