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International 7-Day News Agenda | Barron’s

Please note that all times are in GMT. Major events are listed under ‘Highlights’.

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PORT MORESBY (Papua New Guinea) – Pope Francis visits PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 9)

CERNOBBIO (Italy) – European House – Ambrosetti economic forum PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 8)

(*) HA LONG (Vietnam) – Super Typhoon Yagi hits Vietnam with strong winds VIDEO. PICTURE.

BEIJING (China) – Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez visits (0100 GMT) (To 12)

SEOUL (South Korea) – Japan PM Fumio Kishida visits VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

TIANJIN (China) – China and US commerce ministries hold working meeting

(+) BANGKOK (Thailand) – PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra chairs special cabinet meeting after sworn in VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

CERNOBBIO (Italy) – PM Giorgia Meloni addresses European House – Ambrosetti economic forum (0730 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

VENICE (Italy) – Venice Film Festival PICTURE. VIDEO.

DUBLIN (Ireland) – Britain’s PM Keir Starmer expected to meet Irish PM Simon Harris LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO.

FRANCE – Students rally against President Emmanuel Macron VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

LONDON (United Kingdom) – National protest in support of Palestinians (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

BELGRADE (Serbia) – Belgrade Pride March (1400 GMT)

(+) GRAZ (Austria) – Far-right party leader Herbert Kickl kicks off electoral campaign (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

BERLIN (Germany) – 100th International trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances IFA (To 10)

THESSALONIKI (Greece) – Thessaloniki International Fair opens PICTURE. VIDEO.

CAPE CANAVERAL (United States) – Launch window for SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, planning first private spacewalk (0733 GMT) VIDEO. (To 8)

MOSINEE (United States) – Ex-president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds rally (1800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

NEW YORK (United States) – New York Fashion Week PICTURE. (To 11)

TORONTO (Canada) – Toronto International Film Festival VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 15)

KHAN YUNIS (Palestinian Territories) – Khan Yunis humanitarian pause for Gaza polio vaccination VIDEO. (To 9)

ALGERIA – Presidential election VIDEO. PICTURE.

BEIRUT (Lebanon) – Hezbollah commemorates slain commander Fuad Shukr 40 days after Israeli strike near Beirut (1500 GMT) VIDEO.

JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) – Art Joburg, leading annual African art contemporary fair (To 8)

KAMPALA (Uganda) – Kampala Car Free Day

(+) KINSHASA (DR Congo) – Second mpox vaccination delivery

BRASÍLIA (Brazil) – President Lula da Silva takes part in Independence Day parade (1200 GMT) PICTURE.

SAO PAULO (Brazil) – Ex-president Jair Bolsonaro calls for a march on Independence Day (1700 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

(+) MEXICO CITY (Mexico) – Congress debates controversial judicial reform proposals VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 30)

NEW YORK (United States) – Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments – US Open VIDEO. (To September 8)

PARIS (France) – 2024 Paralympic Games VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GRAPHIC. (To September 8)

CAPE TOWN (South Africa) – Rugby Union: Rugby Championship, South Africa v New Zealand (1500 GMT) PICTURE.

DUBLIN (Ireland) – Football: UEFA Nations League – League B day 1: Group 2 Ireland v England (1600 GMT) PICTURE.

SANTA FE (Argentina) – Rugby Union: Rugby Championship, Regular season day 4: Argentina v Australia (1900 GMT) PICTURE.

SPAIN – Cycling: World Tour, Vuelta a Espana PICTURE. (To September 8)

BARCELONA (Spain) – Sailing: 2024 America’s Cup (To October 27)

COLOMBIA – Football: Women’s U-20 World Cup 2024 PICTURE. (To September 22)

LAMIA (Greece) – Rally: World Rally Championship (WRC), Rally Greece PICTURE. (To 8)

MISANO ADRIATICO (Italy) – Moto: MotoGP World Championship – San Marino GP PICTURE. (To 8)

(+) AT SEA – First of the four ‘Cluster’ satellites, named ‘Salsa’, reenters atmosphere over South Pacific

LIANYUNGANG (China) – 2024 Conference of Global Public Security Cooperation Forum (To 10)

ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) – Party of ex-PM Imran Khan hold demonstration VIDEO.

RUSSIA – Regional elections

BRIGHTON (United Kingdom) – Trades Union Congress (TUC) conference VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 11)

(*) PARIS (France) – Rally in support of the Palestinians (1300 GMT)

MARRAKESH (Morocco) – First anniversary of devastating Marrakesh earthquake VIDEO.

QUITO (Ecuador) – 53rd International Eucharistic Congress (To 15)

SANTIAGO (Chile) – March for human rights, commemorating 1973 military coup (1300 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

PARIS (France) – Paralympics: closing ceremony (1830 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

BERN (Switzerland) – Football: UEFA Nations League – League A day 2: Group 4 Switzerland v Spain (1845 GMT) PICTURE.

GAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories) – Northern Gaza humanitarian pause for polio vaccination (To 12)

ALEXANDRIA (United States) – Trial starts in US antitrust case against Google over its advertising business VIDEO. PICTURE.

DILI (East Timor) – Pope Francis visits PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 11)

BEIJING (China) – Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Store visits (To 11)

BEIJING (China) – Inflation for August (0130 GMT)

ROME (Italy) – Trial opens of ex-Argentine officer Carlos Luis Malatto, accused of crimes under the G-1 dictatorship (1000 GMT)

SCHIPHOL (Netherlands) – Verdict in trial of two Pakistanis over calls to kill Geert Wilders

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Five mixed-race women appeal against Belgian state, which they accuse of crimes against humanity over orphanages in Belgian Congo (To 10)

BERLIN (Germany) – Ambassador Conference 2024 (To 12)

VIENNA (Austria) – UN nuclear watchdog IAEA holds quarterly Board of Governors meeting VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 13)

VIENNA (Austria) – IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi gives a press conference (1100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

GENEVA (Switzerland) – 57th session of the Human Rights Council PICTURE. VIDEO. (To October 9)

(+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Former ECB chief Mario Draghi presents report on Europe’s competitiveness with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Ruling due in Andrew Tate tax evasion case (0900 GMT)

VORONEZH (Russia) – New hearing for jailed ex-US marine Robert Gilman accused of punching prison staff (1130 GMT) VIDEO.

GENEVA (Switzerland) – Cluster Munitions Observatory report launched (1200 GMT)

CUPERTINO (United States) – Apple product event with expected release of new iPhone (1700 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

MEMPHIS (United States) – Federal trial of police officers charged over death of African-American Tyre Nichols during arrest VIDEO.

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on peacekeeping operations (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

TORONTO (Canada) – Sentencing of ex-fashion mogul Peter Nygard for sexual assault (1400 GMT)

EL PASO (United States) – Hearing in case of Sinaloa cartel co-founder Ismael Zambada (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

(+) BEIRUT (Lebanon) – Lebanese depositors protest amid ex-central bank chief’s detention (0630 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO.

NAIROBI (Kenya) – Aviation workers strike over airport deal

(+) KENYA – Three days of mourning after deadly blaze at primary school in central Kenya (To 11)

MOMBASA (Kenya) – Court hearings in manslaughter trial of cult leader accused of inciting hundreds of followers to starve themselves to death (To 12)

SAN JOSÉ (Costa Rica) – 19th meeting of UN Tourism’s Committee on Tourism and Sustainability (CTS) (To 10)

DÉCINES-CHARPIEU (France) – Football: UEFA Nations League – League A day 2: Group 2 France v Belgium (1845 GMT) PICTURE.

GENEVA (Switzerland) – WTO Annual Public Forum (To 13)

UNITED STATES – VP Kamala Harris, ex-president Donald Trump take part in election debate on ABC PICTURE. VIDEO.

AUSTRALIA – World Bank president Ajay Banga visits

PHNOM PENH (Cambodia) – Greater Mekong subregion environment ministers’ meeting (To 13)

BEIJING (China) – Trade figures for August (0300 GMT)

LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) – European Court of Justice ruling on Irish aid for Apple (0730 GMT)

LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) – European Court of Justice ruling on multi-billion-euro fine for Google for antitrust violations (0730 GMT)

(*) PARIS (France) – Yemenia Airways appeals manslaughter ruling over 2009 crash off Comoros (1130 GMT)

(+) LYON (France) – WorldSkills Competition starts (1600 GMT) VIDEO. (To 15)

WARSAW (Poland) – Finland’s President Alexander Stubb visits PICTURE.

DUNKIRK (France) – 25th European Energy Transition Conference (To 12)

WIESBADEN (Germany) – August inflation, final estimate (0600 GMT)

OSLO (Norway) – Trial begins for two sisters who went to Syria as teenagers and are accused of participating in a ‘terrorist’ organisation (0800 GMT)

VIENNA (Austria) – OPEC monthly report released (0900 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks at an event (1430 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi delivers news conference (1800 GMT)

(+) UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine (1900 GMT)

JORDAN – Parliamentary election PICTURE. VIDEO.

DERNA (Libya) – First anniversary of catastrophic floods VIDEO.

EGYPT – President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits (To 12)

TUNIS (Tunisia) – Judgment in appeal of lawyer Sonia Dahmani, convicted over ‘fake news’

NAIROBI (Kenya) – Supreme Court to rule on whether to annul 2023 finance act (To 11)

BOLOGNA (Italy) – Tennis: 2024 Davis Cup group stage PICTURE. (To 15)

GAINESVILLE (United States) – Golf: 2024 Solheim Cup (To 15)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Football: UEFA Nations League – League B day 2: Group 2 England v Finland (1845 GMT) PICTURE.

SINGAPORE (Singapore) – Pope Francis visits PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 13)

MELBOURNE (Australia) – Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition (To 13)

(+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds talks with parliament leaders VIDEO.

MOSCOW (Russia) – Inflation for August

MOSCOW (Russia) – Pre-trial detention ends for head of ‘Kazakh diaspora’ NGO over ‘fakes’ about the army

CAGLIARI (Italy) – G7 labour ministers meeting (To 13)

MADRID (Spain) – Inditex results (0600 GMT)

(+) BERLIN (Germany) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers speech to MPs at Bundestag (0700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

(*) BARCELONA (Spain) – Pro-independence march during Catalan Day, the “Diada” (1400 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

(*) BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan) – Launch of Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft with NASA astronaut legend Donald Pettit on board (1523 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

NEW YORK (United States) – President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris mark September 11th anniversary PICTURE. VIDEO.

REDMOND (United States) – Microsoft holds cybersecurity summit in wake of CrowdStrike outage

WASHINGTON (United States) – US consumer price index (1230 GMT)

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council votes whether to renew sanctions against Sudan (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

ETHIOPIA – Ethiopian New Year PICTURE.

KAMPALA (Uganda) – Hearing for 36 members of an opposition party charged with ‘terrorism’

SANTIAGO (Chile) – Commemoration of the 51st anniversary of Pinochet’s coup (1900 GMT)

(+) GUATEMALA CITY (Guatemala) – Court rules on extradition request to US of Guatemalan accused of deaths of 53 migrants (2000 GMT)

SOUTHAMPTON (United Kingdom) – Cricket: England v Australia 1st T20 (1730 GMT) PICTURE.

BEIJING (China) – Xiangshan defence forum VIDEO. (To 14)

KIRIBATI – Parliament sits after election, elects new speaker

PARIS (France) – IEA publishes monthly oil report (0800 GMT)

MOSCOW (Russia) – Court hearing for pediatrician Nadezhda Buyanova accused of giving ‘false information’ about the Russian army (1100 GMT) VIDEO.

PARIS (France) – Decision in defamation trial of two women over false claim that Brigitte Macron is a trans woman (1130 GMT)

FRANKFURT (Germany) – ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1245 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

(+) GENEVA (Switzerland) – Trial hearing in the case of former Guatemalan police chief Erwin Sperisen (1400 GMT)

(*) POTSDAM (Germany) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz awards Polish PM Donald Tusk and Kosovar President Vjosa Osmani with M100 Media Award 2024 (1600 GMT) PICTURE.

NEWMARKET (Canada) – Court appearance for Kenneth Law, accused of selling online ‘suicide kits’

WASHINGTON (United States) – US Producer Price Index (1230 GMT)

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on Yemen (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

CASABLANCA (Morocco) – Trial starts for head of Morocco’s Wydad AC football club over drug trafficking charges

ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) – 50th anniversary of Derg military junta’s overthrow of emperor Haile Selassie

LONDON (United Kingdom) – London Fashion week PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 17)

HUNGARY – Eurozone finance ministers meet (Eurogroup)

ROME (Italy) – Verdict due in Greenpeace case against Italian energy giant ENI

PRAGUE (Czech Republic) – NATO Military Committee meets (To 15)

PARIS (France) – Inflation for August (0645 GMT)

MOSCOW (Russia) – Central bank meeting on rate decision (1030 GMT) VIDEO.

KINSHASA (DR Congo) – Verdict in trial over ‘attempted coup’ of 19 May VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

NAIROBI (Kenya) – Second anniversary of William Ruto becoming president after August 2022 election

RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) – Rock in Rio Festival 2024, first week (To 15)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Athletics: Diamond League – Finals PICTURE. (To 14)

BAKU (Azerbaijan) – Auto: Formula One – Azerbaijan Grand Prix PICTURE. (To 15)

CARDIFF (United Kingdom) – Cricket: England v Australia 2nd T20 (1730 GMT) PICTURE.

KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) – Malaysian comedian Nigel Ng organises a gathering of fans dressed as “Uncle Roger” at a mall in Kuala Lumpur VIDEO. PICTURE.

HUNGARY – EU finance ministers meet (Ecofin) PICTURE.

WARSAW (Poland) – Nationalist opposition protests against pro-EU government’s ‘unpatriotic’ policies

PALERMO (Italy) – Trial resumes of Deputy PM Matteo Salvini over migrant rescue ship stand-off

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers exhibition opens at the National Gallery

BRIGHTON (United Kingdom) – Liberal Democrats annual conference (To 17)

THE HAGUE (Netherlands) – XR protesters block A12 highway in climate march (1000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

TUNIS (Tunisia) – Start of campaigning for presidential elections

LAS VEGAS (United States) – Boxing: super-middleweight title fight, Canelo Alvarez v Edgar Berlanga

WORLD – International Day of Democracy

WORLD – Muslims worldwide mark “al-Mawlid al-Nabawi”, the birthday of Prophet Mohamed PICTURE. (To 16)

BEIJING (China) – Mid-Autumn Festival VIDEO. (To 17)

PARIS (France) – 50th anniversary of grenade attack at drugstore

LOS ANGELES (United States) – 76th Emmy Awards PICTURE. VIDEO.

TEHRAN (Iran) – 2nd anniversary of protests sparked by death of Mahsa Amini arrested for alleged breach of Iran’s strict dress code (To 16)

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