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.
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Leading the Week
Monday (December 16): Senate continues consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act (vote expected early this week); Bundestag vote of confidence in German Chancellor Olaf Scholz; EU foreign ministers meet to discuss the Middle East, Ukraine and Georgia.
Tuesday (December 17): UN Security Council discusses Syria; EU chief Ursula von der Leyen meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Wednesday (December 18): Federal Reserve interest rate decision; UN Security Council discusses Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Hearing in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking case.
Thursday (December 19): Vladimir Putin holds annual press conference and Direct Line; European Union leaders’ summit.
Friday (December 20): Deadline to fund government; Richard Allen sentenced over Deplhi double murders; Verdicts announced in Gisele Pelicot mass rape trial in France.
Saturday (December 21): Martin Short hosts SNL.
Sunday (December 22): Annual Spanish ‘El Gordo’ lottery.
