22 October 2024

Komarno, Slovakia - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic are set to meet to discuss strategies for strengthening the European Union’s borders and reducing illegal migration.

Kazan – The newly-expanded BRICS economic bloc opens its annual summit, with Russian President Vladimir Putin, UN Secretary General António Guterres and other leaders in attendance (until Thursday).

Strasbourg – The European Court of Human Rights will decide on the requirement for 107 NGOs, media entities, and individuals in Russia to register as "foreign agents."

Washington – US President Joseph Biden meets with the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Robert Golob.

Kuwait – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is visiting Kuwait.

Tallinn - New NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte travels to Estonia for meetings with President Alar Karis and Prime Minister Kristen Michal.

Gransee, Germany - The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, will be welcomed by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at his official retreat Schloss Meseberg.

Berlin - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meet with Finnish President Alexander Stubb.

Washington – Release of the annual report by the International Monetary Fund on the status of the global economy.

Washington – The International Monetary Fund and World Bank will hold their annual meetings through October 25.

Washington – The 2024 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will take place from 25-27 October in Washington, DC, US.

Geneva - International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.