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07/10/2023 - 30/04/2024

Israel – Gaza conflict

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL

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."

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14 - 19/03/2024

2024 Russian presidential election

MOSCOW, RUSSIA

Presidential elections in Russia will be held on 15–17 March 2024. They will be the eighth presidential election in the country. If no candidate receives more than half the vote, a second round will take place exactly three weeks later, on 7 April 2024. The winner of the election is scheduled to be inaugurated on 7 May 2024.

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19/03 - 19/04/2024

Biochar from Grass

GERMANY

Creating biochar from woody biomass – even from grass – can help improve soil, generate energy, and help store carbon emissions for years. The Go-Grass project brings together 23 partners – research centers, SMEs and industry representatives – from eight countries. Since 2019 they have been developing small-scale bio-based solutions to unlock the overlooked potential of grassland across Europe and create new business opportunities for rural areas.

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24 - 31/03/2024

Holy Week 2024 - Papal Events

VATICAN CITY , HOLY SEE

Pope Francis presided over the Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square on March 24 to kick off the liturgical celebrations. On Good Friday, three days ahead of Easter Sunday, the Via Crucis is held in the Colosseum.   Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square and his "Urbi and Orbi" benediction (to the city and the globe) from St. Peter's Basilica's central balcony will conclude the week's celebrations.

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25/03/2024

Trump Criminal Trial - Hush Money

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES

Former President Donald Trump’s first criminal trial will start March 25 with jury selection.

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03 - 04/04/2024

Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

Allied Foreign Affairs Ministers will meet at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 3-4 April 2024.  

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16/04/2024

Olympic Torch Lighting Ceremony

OLYMPIA, GREECE

According to ancient tradition by the rays of the sun in Olympia, Greece, the Olympic Flame will arrive in France after crossing the Mediterranean Sea.  In Marseille, on 8 May 2024, the Flame from the Paris 2024 Torch will open the celebrations.

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05 - 13/05/2024

Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Malmo

MALMO, SWEDEN

The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place in the Malmö Arena on Saturday 11 May with Semi-Finals on Tuesday 7 and Thursday 9 May.

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12 - 13/05/2024

Lithuania Presidential Election

VILNIUS, LITHUANIA

Presidential elections are due to be held in Lithuania on 12 May 2024, alongside a referendum on allowing multiple citizenships. A second round will be held two weeks later if no candidate receives an absolute majority of the vote.

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14 - 25/05/2024

Cannes Film Festival 2024

CANNES, FRANCE

The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival is due to take place from 14 to 25 May 2024. American filmmaker and actress Greta Gerwig will serve as jury president for the main competition.

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29/05/2024

South Africa General Election

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA

On May 29, there will be provincial and national elections in South Africa. It is expected that it would be difficult for Ramaphosa's African National Congress (ANC) party to hold onto its legislative majority in the nation's eighth democratic election since the apartheid regime was abolished in 1994.

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05 - 07/06/2024

D-day 80th anniversary

VARIOUS, FRANCE

Normandy will forever be marked by the D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy that led to the liberation of France and Europe. 2024 will mark the 80th Anniversary of this historic event, and with it, a momentous occasion to celebrate peace, liberty and reconciliation.

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06 - 10/06/2024

European Parliament elections

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

The elections the European Parliament, every five years, will take place from June 6 to 10, at the Brussels headquarters of the European Parliament.  The formation of the new Parliament in early summer following election results is just the beginning of a much larger transformation: the selection of the EU's new leadership. Through a series of possibly contentious hearings, Parliament will nominate a new Commission president and confirm her or his team of Commissioners.

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10 - 12/06/2024

Ukraine Recovery Conference

BERLIN, GERMANY

After Lugano in 2022 and London in 2023, the next Ukraine Recovery Conference will take place in Berlin on 11 June 2024. The conference was originally planned as a Ukraine Reform Conference, with a first edition on 2017 in Vilnius, to discuss advances on reforms in Ukraine.

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13 - 15/06/2024

50th G7 Summit - Italy

ITALY

The 50th G7 summit is set to be held from 13 to 15 June 2024 in the city of Fasano in Apulia. The choice of Fasano as the headquarters of the G7 was announced by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in November 2023. All G7 member states will participate in the summit, as well as representatives of the European Union. The President of the European Commission has been a participant at all meetings since 1981.

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16 - 21/06/2024

World Biodiversity Forum 2024

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND

The third World Biodiversity Forum will take place as an in-person event, from 17 to 20 June 2024 in Switzerland.

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08 - 12/07/2024

NATO 75th Anniversary Summit

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES

Next year marks 75 years since NATO was founded, in 1949, formed after World War II to protect partner nations from invasion. The summit will take place in Washington, D.C. on 9-11 July 2024.

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14 - 18/07/2024

Republican National Convention 2024

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

The 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, WI, will be held on 15-18 July 2024. The official selection of the party's presidential and vice presidential nominees takes place over several days at the Republican National Convention, when delegates participate.

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26/07 - 11/08/2024

Paris Olympics 2024

PARIS, FRANCE

The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France, with Paris as the main host city and 16 other cities spread across metropolitan France, plus one subsite in Tahiti.

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18 - 23/08/2024

Democratic National Convention 2024

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES

The Democratic National Convention will take place on 19-22 August 2024. It is expected to draw 5 000 to 7 000 delegates and alternates and attract up to 50 000 visitors to Chicago.  

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01 - 07/11/2024

2024 US Elections

VARIOUS CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES

The race for the 2024 Republican White House nomination is heating up. Several big-name and dark-horse contenders have joined an increasingly crowded field in recent weeks. All are seeking to unseat the current front-runner, former President Donald Trump, who continues to dominate in national opinion polls. The eventual winner will challenge the presumptive Democratic nominee, President Joe Biden, in the general election of November next year.

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18 - 19/11/2024

G20

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

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

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