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Also, Ukraine is set to rain on Russia’s Victory Day parades, and Turkey goes to the polls for a crucial election
Transport is a strong theme for earnings reports this week while the UK holds local elections and a coronation
A round of diplomatic meetings, economic reports and an earnings season in full flourish make for a busy diary
Plus, Dominion’s lawsuit against Fox News kicks off and Earth day raises environmental awareness
Joe Biden visits Belfast to mark Good Friday Agreement, and the IMF and World Bank start their spring gatherings
US-China relations tested by Taiwan president’s visit, French protesters plan more action and UK strikes abound
Ballot to decide Scotland’s first minister and Hungary’s parliamentarians weigh up whether to back Finland’s Nato membership bid
Presidents Xi and Putin reunite, MPs grill Johnson over ‘partygate’ and IMF set to approve $2.9bn Sri Lanka rescue package
The EU unveils its green deal while UK Budget watchers can expect further help to mitigate rising British fuel bills
UK and French leaders meet, Turkey talks Nato with Finland and Sweden, and NHS employers hold pay talks with unions
A glimmer of hope for the next seven days amid the more sobering events
Joe Biden visits Poland while industrial unrest in the UK rumbles on
Nato defence ministers meet Ukrainian counterpart while the UK wrestles with the Northern Ireland Protocol and industrial unrest
US-China relations back in the deep freeze, no let up on UK strikes, and Beijing lifts more travel restrictions
Also, peak Big Tech among earnings and UK strike action spreads
Plus, the Czech presidential election concludes and David Lammy sets out Labour’s foreign policy plans
Mid-January brings supposed depression, but the week ends in celebration
A first for the British space industry and a return for the Golden Globes
This year is unlikely to end as experts predict, but here is a map of events to chart 2023
Publication of the committee report on the US Capitol attacks and the new King’s Speech
Walkouts reach a peak in the UK but football offers a distraction — and there is hope in a novel satellite launch
Plus, China pays its respects to Jiang Zemin, EU defence, and plummeting UK house prices
Winter in Ukraine sets the tone for Nato foreign ministers’ meeting, and Rishi Sunak’s Mansion House speech
Plus, the UK Supreme Court expected to rule on IndyRef2
Plus, both the G20 and Apec nations gather for summits and the UK government attempts to fill its ‘fiscal hole’
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