WORLD AGENDA
JUNE 2021

1 Jun 11-13, UK: G7 leaders, plus guest nations Australia, India, South Korea and South Africa, meet for their first major in-person summit in almost
two years.
The meeting marks U.S. President Joe Biden’s first big moment on the world stage

2 Jun 18, Iran: Amid hard times, the ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi, current head of the
judiciary, is considered most likely to become Iran’s eighth president when voters elect a successor to the moderate Hassan Rouhani, who has served his second and final term

3 Jun 16, Switzerland: President Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin hold their first summit in Geneva. The potentially awkward meeting follows a NATO summit that will seek to repair transatlantic ties amid tensions with Russia

4 Jun 6, Peru: A presidential runoff pits conservative Keiko Fujimori against leftist teacher Pedro Castillo, who plans new taxes on the mining sector in the world’s No.2 copper producer

5 June, EU: A Europe-wide “vaccine passport” will provide evidence of a vaccine against Covid-19,
a recent test, or a recovery from the virus, easing travel conditions within the bloc in time for the vital summer holiday season

6 June, India: The state of Telangana starts testing drones to deliver Covid-19 vaccines to isolated communities amid the deadly surge in coronavirus cases, aiming to ferry 10,000 vials to primary health centres

7 Jun 23, UK: The racquet Roger Federer used in his epic tussle against Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon in 2007, and the shoes he wore to complete his career Grand Slam at Roland Garros in 2009, are star items auctioned in London to raise money for his educational projects

8 Jun 11, Europe: The UEFA European Championships, postponed for a year by Covid-19, get underway, hosted in 11 cities. Turkey and Italy play the opening match in Rome, and London’s Wembley Stadium stages the final on July 11


Sources: NewsAhead, Julie Mullins
Pictures: Getty Images
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