World Agenda September 2017

1 Sep 24, Germany: Chancellor Angela Merkel looks likely to emulate her mentor, the late Helmut Kohl, by winning a fourth,term in office. The leader of the Christian Democrats has seen her ratings boosted by steady economic growth, low unemployment and, crucially, the slowing influx of migrants

2 Sep 3-5, China: The leaders of the five BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – meet in Xiamen “to amplify their voice on global
issues and restructure the world economic order”

3 Sep 12-13, U.S.: Apple is expected to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its iconic iPhone by revealing the iPhone 8

4 Sep 25, Iraq: A vote on the question of an independent Kurdistan is due to be held in regions including three claimed by Baghdad, as well as in the fiercely-disputed city of Kirkuk

5 Sep 29, Estonia: EU leaders meet in Tallinn to work on the integration of the Digital Single Market (DSM) into the bloc’s economy

6 Sep 12-20, India: Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for India’s first high speed rail line

7 Sep 18, Spain: A court hearing will begin determining whether tarot card reader Pilar Abel is the daughter of the late Salvador Dalí and the heir to a significant portion of the artist’s estate

8 Sep 6-11, Colombia: Pope Francis visits Bogota, Medellin and Cartagena
to try to shore up the still-fragile peace deal that ended half a century of conflict in the country

Pictures: AP, Getty Images, European Commission, BRICS             © GRAPHIC NEWS

Sources: News Ahead, Julie Mullins