The war in Ukraine has entered its second year with no end in sight while millions of Ukrainians have fled their country and tens of thousands of civilians have been killed. Eurovision News Events is offering live positions on Maidan Square with distribution via satellite, ENG cameramen and customized solutions.

Tensions in Gaza region rise after rocket attack on Saturday, 7 October. Several militants from Gaza have crossed the border into Israel during heavy rocket fire Saturday 7 October in the morning. Since the violence began, at least 3'785 Palestinians and 1'400 Israeli have died. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared "Citizens of Israel, we are at war."

The work of the Synod on Synodality will be continued on the subject "For a Synodal Church: communion, participation, and mission" at the Second Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which will convene from Wednesday, 2 October, to Sunday, 27 October 2024.

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The BRICS Summit will take place in Kazan, Russia, 22-24 October 2024. This year, Russia is the BRICS chair. It has declared that it would concentrate on "promoting the entire range of partnership and cooperation within the framework of the association on three key tracks – politics and security, the economy and finance, and cultural and humanitarian ties."

Georgia will hold parliamentary elections on October 26 amid a backdrop of heightened hostilities between pro-European and pro-Russian political factions over the past year.

The 2024 Republican White House nominee, former President Donald Trump, will challenge the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, in the general election in November.

After hosting APEC twice before in 2008 and 2016, Peru will host the conference once again in 2024. In light of the nation's accelerated process of globalization, this decision is in line with State policy to fortify ties with the Asia-Pacific area and enable a profitable entry.

COP29 will take place 11-12 November 2024 at the Baku Stadium in Azerbaijan's capital. Among the urgent environmental issues that could be tackled during the conference in Baku are the crisis of Azerbaijan's water resources and the loss of biodiversity worldwide.

The G20 Summit is scheduled for 18 and 19 November 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, with the presence of the leaders of the 19 member countries, plus the African Union and the European Union.

Trump's sentence has been postponed to September 18 2024 by Judge Juan Merchan after a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. The former US President had been scheduled to face sentencing on July 11 after being convicted on 34 charges on falsifying business records in a New York hush money trial. 

The new Laureates of Right Livelihood Award 2024 will be celebrating during an Award Presentation in Stockholm on Wednesday, December 4.

The 37th European Film Awards, which will be held in Switzerland for the first time, will present the prizes for the greatest European films of the year, taken on a year-long journey of discovery through an extensive supporting program featuring film screenings, discussions, and cultural events. The Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre (KKL Luzern) will host the award ceremony on 7 December 2024.

Inauguration Day occurs every four years on 20 January (or 21 January if 20 January falls on a Sunday). The inauguration ceremony takes place at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC. The next presidential inauguration is scheduled to be on 20 January, 2025.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting will take place from 20 to 24 January 2025 in Davos. It will be the first edition since WEF founder Klaus Schwab resigned from his managerial position at the organization that organizes the yearly conference in the Swiss alpine resort.