WORLD AGENDA
AUGUST 2024

1 Aug 19-22, U.S.: Democrats will nominate Vice President Kamala Harris at their National Convention in Chicago as their presidential candidate, to take on Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election

2 Aug 28-Sep 8, France: Paris to host the Paralympic Games for the first time. As many as 4,400 athletes will compete in 22 sports across various iconic venues in the city

3 Aug 5, China: The first of over 12,000 satellites from China’s G60 Starlink mega-constellation is set to launch on a Long March 6A rocket. The venture aims to provide global internet access, challenging U.S. projects such as SpaceX’s Starlink

4 Aug 28-Sep 7, Italy: Among the world premieres at the Venice International Film Festival is Oscar-winner Errol Morris' (right) documentary, Separated, about the separation of parents and children on the Mexico-U.S. border by the Trump administration. The film couldn't be more timely when Trump is promising mass deportations if re-elected president. Peter Weir and Sigourney Weaver will receive Lifetime Achievement awards
 
5 Aug, Niger: U.S. troops will completely withdraw from a critical drone base in the West African country ahead of a Sep 15 deadline set by the country's military rulers. They scrapped a cooperation deal with Washington in March after seizing power in a July 2023 coup

6 Aug 1, Albania: Two Italian migrant detention centres are set to open north of the capital Tirana, as part of a controversial deal signed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with Albania to curb migration to Italy

7 Aug 7-23, Italy: The Rossini Opera Festival will stage five of the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini’s works in his birthplace of Pesaro, which has been designated Italy’s Capital of Culture in 2024

8 Aug 17, Indonesia: Nusantara, the country’s new capital city on the island of Borneo, to be inaugurated on Independence Day. The $32 billion project is intended to ease the burden on traffic-ridden, polluted Jakarta

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Sources: NewsAhead, Emma Luck 
Pictures: Getty Images, Bridget Laudien, World History Publishing / Constance Mayer 
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