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Advance US News Diary

April 21-27: Scott Bessent at IMF Spring Meetings, Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits South Africa and NFL Draft

April 18, 2025
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A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. Delivered to your inbox on Fridays.

Leading the week 

Monday (April 21): Plea hearing in case of 2019 El Paso shooting suspect Patrick Crusius; JD Vance meets Narendra Modi at start of India visit; White House Easter Egg Roll. 

Tuesday (April 22): Opening statements in Karen Read retrial; IAEA head Rafael Grossi speaks at CFR and CEIP events in Washington DC; IMF’s World Economic Outlook released. 

Wednesday (April 23): Deadline for government lawyers to respond in contempt proceedings over deportation flights; Hadi Matar sentenced over attempted murder of Salman Rushdie; Scott Bessent among speakers at IIF Global Outlook Forum. 

Thursday (April 24): Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits South Africa; G20 finance ministers meet in Washington DC; NFL Draft begins. 

Friday (April 25): Former Congressman George Santos sentenced for wire fraud; high-level political speakers expected at NRA-ILA Leadership Forum in Georgia; UN Security Council discusses Syria.

Saturday (April 26): White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. 

Sunday (April 27): Illinois Governor JB Pritzker addresses New Hampshire Democrats’ dinner; final debate between Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton ahead of Australian elections; ‘God’s influencer’ Carlo Acutis canonized as first millennial saint.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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Also look out for...

April 21

Mitch McConnell delivers remarks at Kentucky Federalists Society event

Emmanuel Macron visits Mayotte

Evidentiary hearing begins in antitrust case against over Google’s alleged search engine monopoly

Boston Marathon

April 22

Oral arguments in appeal over Trump administration’s transgender military ban 

Ceasefire announced by Myanmar’s junta in wake of earthquake expires 

Emmanuel Macron visits Réunion

CDC's annual Epidemic Intelligence Service conference begins in Georgia

April 23

Robert Crimo III sentenced over Highland Park shooting

Hearing in case of Columbia activist Mohsen Mahdawi arrested in Vermont

WTO Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks at CFR

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Demi Moore among speakers at TIME 100 Summit

April 24

Emmanuel Macron expected at Indian Ocean Commission summit in Madagascar

Israeli President Isaac Herzog takes part in International March of the Living in Poland 

Kristalina Georgieva holds press conference at IMF Spring Meetings

Snoop Dogg hosts TIME 100 Gala; Blake Lively among speakers

April 25

Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman speaks at the Atlantic Council

Emmanuel Macron visits Mauritius

World’s first sperm racing competition in Los Angeles 

North Korea marks Military Foundation Day

April 26

US-targeted date for signing of US-Ukraine agreement on minerals

Annual Angola Prison Rodeo in Louisiana 

‘Naki-zumo' Japanese baby crying festival 

April 27

Dutch ‘Koningsdag' celebration of King’s birthday 

Key statistics, reports and results

April 21

China Loan Prime Rate announcement 

April 22

Global Financial Stability Report 

Results from: Tesla, Halliburton, Verizon, Capital One 

April 23

NCHS provisional report on births in 2024 

IMF Fiscal Monitor

Beige Book 

Indonesia interest rate decision 

Results from: Boeing, IBM, AT&T, GE Vernova, Heathrow 

April 24

Durable Goods orders 

Existing-Home Sales 

South Korea Q2 GDP 

Results from: Aplhabet (Google), BNP Paribas, Procter and Gamble, PepsiCo, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, Renault, Roche, Gilead, Nokia, Comcast, Unilever, Nestle 

April 25

USDA Food Price Outlook 

Russia interest rate decision 

Results from: Colgate-Palmolive, Nomura 


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