7-Day International News Agenda | Barron's

: The event was updated in the last 24 hours.

NEW DELHI (India) – General election dates announced (0930 GMT)

MOSCOW (Russia) – VIDEO about the presidential elections. LIVE VIDEO. PHOTO. (up to 17)

WORLD – The Muslim holy month of Ramadan PHOTOS. VIDEO. (until April 9)

MUMBAI (India) – Lakme Fashion Week PHOTO. (up to 17)

BEIJING (China) – Angolan President Joao Lourenco visits (on 17)

NAGAKUTE (Japan) – The remaining part of Ghibli Park 'Valley of the Witches' opens

(+) CARDIFF (United Kingdom) – The new leader of the Welsh Labor Party and the First Minister of Wales announced

PARIS (France) – World Tourism Fair VIDEO. (up to 17)

GERMANY – The environmental movement Letzte Generation plans actions in ten major cities VIDEO.

CARACAS (Venezuela) – The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) announces the candidate for the presidential elections PHOTO. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

CARDIFF (United Kingdom) – Rugby Union: Six Nations Championship, Day 5: Wales v Italy (1415 GMT) PHOTOS.

DUBLIN (Ireland) – Rugby Union: Six Nations Championship, Day 5: Ireland v Scotland (1645 GMT) PHOTOS. VIDEO.

DCINES-CHARPIEU (France) – Rugby Union: Six Nations Championship, Day 5: France v England (2000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

INDIAN WELLS (United States) – Tennis: ATP tournament 2024 – Indian Wells Masters (up to 17)

INDIAN WELLS (United States) – Tennis: WTA tournament 2024 – Indian Wells Masters (up to 17)

BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) – Badminton: World Tour All England Open PHOTO. (up to 17)

PONTE VEDRA BEACH (United States) – Golf: PGA Tour 2024 – The Players Championship 2024 (under 17)

ITALY – Cycling: World Tour, Milan – Sanremo 2024 PHOTOS.

WORLD – PHOTO of St. Patrick's Day. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

CANBERRA (Australia) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits Australia, New Zealand PHOTO. VIDEO. (up to 21)

SEOUL (South Korea) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (up to 18)

MUMBAI (India) – Indian opposition Congress holds rally in Mumbai (0630 GMT) VIDEO.

(+) BAKU (Azerbaijan) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visits Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia (until 19)

MADRID (Spain) – Farmers protest (1600 GMT) VIDEO.

WASHINGTON (United States) – Joe Biden delivers remarks at a White House St. Patrick's Day celebration VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) – Soccer: FA Cup – quarter-finals: Manchester United v Liverpool (1530 GMT) PHOTOS.

MILAN (Italy) – Football: Serie A – day 29: Inter Milan – Napoli (1945 GMT) PHOTOS.

MADRID (Spain) – Soccer: La Liga – Day 29: Atletico Madrid – Barcelona (2000 GMT) PHOTOS. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

SEOUL (South Korea) – Third Democracy Summit PHOTO. VIDEO. (up to 20)

TOURS (France) – Michelin Guide Star Award Ceremony (1530 GMT) PHOTOS. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

MOSCOW (Russia) – 10th anniversary of the annexation of Crimea by Russia VIDEO.

MOSCOW (Russia) – Sergei Lavrov meets with the secretary general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization VIDEO.

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Meeting of EU foreign ministers VIDEO. PHOTO.

MLAGA (Spain) – The Picasso Museum in Malaga unveils the new exhibition: 'Pablo Picasso: the structures of invention, the unity of a life's work' PHOTO. VIDEO.

BONN (Germany) – Adaptation Forum United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (until 19)

GENEVA (Switzerland) – Global Methane Forum 2024 (until 21)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Former top aide to Madagascar president found guilty of bribery in UK

LONDON (United Kingdom) – The Rwanda bill in the United Kingdom returns to parliament

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone inflation for February, second estimate (1000 GMT)

(+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen receives Swiss Confederation President Viola Amherd (1030 GMT) PHOTO.

(+) BERLIN (Germany) – Panel discussion with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on strengthening democracy (1130 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

GENEVA (Switzerland) – UN experts present report on human rights in Iran (1230 GMT) VIDEO.

KINGSTON (Jamaica) – 29th Session of the Assembly and Council of the International Seabed Authority (part 1) (to 29)

United Nations (United States) – UN Security Council meets on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation (1400 GMT)

BANJUL (The Gambia) – Second reading in Parliament of a bill repealing the ban on female genital mutilation (1000 GMT)

CONAKRY (Guinea) – The court considers the request to reclassify the facts of the 2009 Conakry stadium massacre as crimes against humanity

TOKYO (Japan) – Bank of Japan policy decision LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO.

MANILA (Philippines) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and Foreign Secretary PICTURE. VIDEO.

MILAN (Italy) – Launch of the Czanne, Renoir cross exhibition at the Palazzo Reale

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Ministers of EU affairs meet

BARCELONA (Spain) – Former referee Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira takes a stand in the case of corruption in Barcelona

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE (Germany) – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin will host the 7th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PHOTO.

(+) CARDIFF (United Kingdom) – Mark Drakeford resigns as First Minister of Wales

BERLIN (Germany) – President Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomes Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (0800 GMT) PHOTO.

(+) BERLIN (Germany) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz takes questions at the opening of the Europe 2024 conference organized by several media groups (0800 GMT)

GENEVA (Switzerland) – The World Meteorological Organization publishes the global climate report for 2023 (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

SPRINGFIELD (United States) – Illinois Democratic presidential primary

SPRINGFIELD (United States) – Republican presidential in Illinois

WASHINGTON (United States) – Federal Reserve holds two-day policy meeting (up to 20)

MONTREAL (Canada) – State funeral for former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney PHOTO. VIDEO. (up to 23)

LAUSANNE (Switzerland) – IOC Executive Board Meeting (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (up to 20)

AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) – Soccer: UEFA Women's Champions League – Quarter-final first leg: Ajax (NED) – Chelsea (ENG) (1745 GMT)

LISBON (Portugal) – Soccer: UEFA Women's Champions League – Quarter-final first leg: Benfica (POR) – Lyon (FRA) (2000 GMT) PHOTOS.

WASHINGTON (United States) – Fed Chairman Jerome Powell holds press conference at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting (1830 GMT)

WORLD – International Day of Happiness

WORLD – International Francophonie Day

CAN THO (Vietnam) – World Bank President visits Mekong Delta for rice methane reduction project VIDEO.

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Annual Summit of Airlines for Europe (A4E).

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Inflation for February (0700 GMT)

FRANKFURT (Germany) – ECB President Christine Lagarde speaks at a forum (0845 GMT)

OSLO (Norway) – Abel Mathematics Prize winner announced (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

(+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) – The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen receives the Secretary General of the United Nations Antnio Guterres. (1130 GMT) PHOTOS.

(+) BERLIN (Germany) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses parliament ahead of an EU summit (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

PRAGUE (Czech Republic) – Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski visits (1600 GMT)

QUITO (Ecuador) – EU Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius visits Ecuador over EU law banning imports from deforested areas (1730 GMT) (Until 22)

CHENNAI (India) – Cricket: Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 (0330 GMT) (Until May 30)

MONTREAL (Canada) – Figure Skating: World Figure Skating Championships PHOTOS. (up to 23)

MIAMI (United States) – Tennis: ATP tournament 2024 – Miami Masters (up to 31)

MIAMI (United States) – Tennis: 2024 WTA tournament – Miami Open (up to 31)

BRASLIA (Brazil) – Supreme Court of Justice considers Italy's request to have ex-footballer Robinho serve sentence in Brazil for Italian rape conviction (1700 GMT) VIDEO.

GOTHENBURG (Sweden) – Soccer: UEFA Women's Champions League – Quarter-final first leg: Gothenburg FC (SWE) v Paris SG (FRA) (1745 GMT)

SAINT-DENIS (France) – Paris-2024: Olympic football tournament draw (1900 GMT) VIDEO. PHOTO.

Soccer: UEFA Women's Champions League – Quarter-final first leg: Brann Bergen (NOR) v Barcelona (ESP) (2000 GMT)

WORLD – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

WORLD – International Day of Forests

WORLD – World Down Syndrome Day

MANILA (Philippines) – Philippine President Marcos Forum with Foreign Press (0100 GMT) PHOTO. VIDEO.

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – PHOTO of the EU summit. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (up to 22)

BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan) – Launch of the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft to the ISS VIDEO.

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Nuclear energy summit, jointly organized by the IAEA and Belgium PHOTO. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

PRAGUE (Czech Republic) – Foreign ministers of the Visegrad Group meet

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone Flash Composite PMI for March (0900 GMT)

LONDON (UK) – Bank of England rate decision (0900 GMT)

LISSE (Netherlands) – Flower show opens as Keukenhof garden celebrates 75 years (1400 GMT) PHOTOS. VIDEO.

United Nations (United States) – UN Security Council meets on Syria (1400 GMT)

CARACAS (Venezuela) – Candidate filing period for presidential elections PHOTOS. VIDEO. (up to 25)

KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) – Former finance minister Daim Zainuddin appears in court accused of failing to disclose assets (0100 GMT) PHOTOS.

KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) – Na'imah Abdul Khalid, wife of former finance minister Daim Zainuddin, appears in court accused of failing to declare her assets (0100 GMT) PHOTO.

BERLIN (Germany) – S&P Global Ratings updates its rating

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Fitch updates its rating

BUCHAREST (Romania) – Court ruling to seize assets of self-described misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate (0630 GMT)

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

SAN FRANCISCO (United States) – Tencent Games unveils strategy (0100 GMT)

MELBOURNE (Australia) – Auto: Formula 1 – Australian Grand Prix PHOTOS. (up to 24)

HOBART (Australia) – Tasmanian state election

SHANGHAI (China) – Pet Fashion Weekend (0100 GMT) VIDEO. (up to 25)

SLOVAKIA – Presidential elections PHOTOS.

BERN (Switzerland) – The Swiss People's Party elects a new leader

BAGHUZ (Syria) – 5th anniversary of the loss of the so-called caliphate of the Islamic State

LE MANS (France) – Rugby Union: Women's Six Nations Championship, Day 1: France v Ireland (1415 GMT)

CARDIFF (United Kingdom) – Rugby Union: Women's Six Nations Championship, Day 1: Wales v Scotland (1645 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Soccer: International Friendly – England v Brazil (1900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

SENEGAL – VIDEO about the presidential elections. PHOTO. LIVE VIDEO.