December 9-15: Netanyahu testimony in corruption trial, TIME Person of the Year, and new Georgian President chosen

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 (December 9): Joe Biden speaks at White House Tribal Nations Summit; Prosecution response due to Trump effort to have Stormy Daniels case dismissed; Golden Globe nominations announced.

Tuesday (December 10): Janet Yellen and Vivek Ramaswamy among speakers at WSJ CEO Council Summit; Benjamin Netanyahu due to begin testimony in corruption trial; UN Security Council discusses Gaza humanitarian situation.

Wednesday (December 11): Consumer Price Inflation; Antony Blinken at House hearing on Afghanistan withdrawal.

Thursday (December 12): TIME Magazine announces Person of the Year; Billboard Music Awards.

Friday (December 13): Last day of Gisele Pelicot mass rape trial in France ahead of verdicts; Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre release new album.

Saturday (December 14): Georgian lawmakers scheduled to choose new president despite protests over contested elections; Chris Rock hosts SNL.

Sunday (December 15): Pope Francis visits French island of Corsica.

Salome Zourabichvili — Alexandros Michailidis / Shutterstock

Also look out for

December 9

Tom Cotton speaks at WSJ CEO Council

Sentencing of polygamous sect leader Sam Bateman

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights holds end-of-year press conference

American Geophysical Union annual meeting begins

December 10

Senate hearing on mass deportations under Trump

Hearing in case of former Abercrombie and Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries

Ursula von der Leyen hosts Moldovan President

Jamie Foxx stand-up special airs on Netflix

December 11

Hearing in case of Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Routh

CFPB Director at Senate hearing on consumer protection

Olaf Scholz hosts Ukrainian Prime Minister

National Vigil for Victims of Gun Violence

December 12

DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee meets

Contempt hearing in Georgia election workers' defamation case against Rudy Giuliani

IAEA board meets at the request of Ukraine

UN Security Council discusses Afghanistan

December 13

Scheduled arraignment of off-duty pilot accused of trying to crash Horizon Air flight

Imran Khan supporters gather in Peshawar

Taylor Swift turns 35

December 14

Donald Trump expected at Army-Navy football game

Giorgia Meloni hosts Lebanese Prime Minister in Rome

Heisman Trophy winner announced

Key Statistics, reports and results

December 9

UNCCD Global Drought Snapshot

NOAA monthly national climate report

OECD report on Latin America

Japan Q3 GDP

China consumer price index

December 10

NOAA 2024 Arctic Report Card

EIA short-term energy outlook

OECD survey of adult skills

December 11

UNODC report on trafficking

WHO report on malaria

ILO report on social dialogue trends

Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women

Canada and Brazil interest rate decisions

Results from: Macy’s, Inditex

December 12

Producer price index

NOAA monthly global climate report

G20 GDP growth

IISS Armed Conflict Survey 2024

European Central Bank interest rate decision

Results from: Costco

December 13

US import and export price indexes

IEA report on geothermal energy

Russia Q3 GDP