WORLD AGENDA JUNE 2017

Jun 8, UK: Britons head to the polls for the third time in as many years (fourth for the Scots) after Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap election with hopes of increasing the Conservatives’ slim majority in parliament as she heads into complex negotiations on Britain’s exit from the EU

Jun 11-18, France: New president Emmanuel Macron needs a clear majority in National Assembly elections if his En Marche party is to pass legislation that furthers the centrist, pro-Europe vision that propelled him to the presidency

Jun 21, U.S.: New South Korean President Moon Jae-in visits the White House for a summit with President Donald Trump amid worries over North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile arsenal

Jun 15, EU: A ban on roaming charges for mobile phones comes into effect. Users will be charged the same as in their home country, so will no longer face huge bills when downloading data during European trips

June, U.S.: The trial of Bill Cosby for sexual assault gets underway in Pennsylvania. The embattled actor and comedian, 79, says he will not testify at his trial but denies any wrongdoing. Cosby was the first African-American to host a primetime TV show

Jun 19-21, Mexico: The Organization of American States meets in Cancun, with Venezuela’s plan to withdraw from the group complicating efforts to tackle growing anti-government unrest in the country

Jun 5-10, Middle East: Fifty years after Israel defeated Arab armies in the Six-Day War and began to occupy land beyond its borders, the negotiations that might have averted new conflict on the sensitive anniversary have run out of steam

Jun 29, U.S.: Ten years ago Steve Jobs launched the iPhone, the device that revolutionized the smartphone and shaped the industry


Sources: News Ahead, Julie Mullins 

Pictures: Associated Press, Getty Images

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