Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged fire across Lebanon border. Hezbollah has fired anti-tank rockets into northern Israel in response to an Israeli drone attack on Hezbollah in Beirut last week. Eurovision News Events will be offering live positions from Central Beirut. Live positiions from border or other areas can be arranged upon request .

One week ahead of general elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a pledge to annex the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank if elected. Netanyahu's vow was condemned by the Palestinians as well as Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Turkey. The EU said it would not recognize any change to Israel's borders unless agreed to by both sides. Netanyahu and his allies won a majority of seats in April polls, but failed to form a coalition and opted for a second election on 17 September.

The 63rd Annual Regular Session of the IAEA General Conference is being held from 16 to 20 September 2019 at the Vienna International Centre (VIC) in Vienna, Austria, where high-ranking officials and representatives from IAEA Member States will consider a range of issues. Eurovision Special Events will offer live positions from outside venue.

World leaders will travel to New York as the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly begins on Tuesday, 24 September. A youth Climate summit will take place on Saturday, September 21st followed by the main summit on September 23rd. Both will be attended by 16-year old activist Greta Thunberg along with various world leaders. Thunberg will arrive in New York after sailing across the Atlantic Ocean on a zero-emissions sail boat in a bid to raise awareness.

The 2019 Austrian legislative election will be held on 29 September and will elect the 27th National Council. This snap election was called in the wake of the collapse of the ruling ÖVP–FPÖ coalition and the announcement of Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache's resignation on 18 May 2019.

The European Council will take place on 17-18 October 2019 at the Europa building in Brussels.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed that Brexit will happen on 31 October at 23:00 GMT with or without a deal.

Chile will play host to the 21st APEC Summit with the leaders’ summit to be held November 16th and 17th in Santiago. Trade tensions between the U.S. and China will likely feature heavily. Member Economies include the United States; Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; The Philippines; Russia; Singapore; Republic of Korea; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; and Viet Nam.

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The European Council will take place on 12-13 December 2019 at the Europa building in Brussels.

The 70th Berlin International Film Festival kicks off on 20 February 2020. The award ceremony takes on Saturday, 29 February. With the Berlinale 2019, Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick bid farewell after 18 years as Festival Director. Carlo Chatrian as Artistic Director and Mariette Rissenbeek as Executive Director took office in June 2019.