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 (February 10): Hearing takes place in Boston in a federal challenge to Trump administration’s federal buyout plan; Two-day AI summit, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and attended by Vice President JD Vance, opens in Paris; Chinese countermeasures to US tariffs come into force.
Tuesday (February 11): Donald Trump hosts Jordan’s King Abdullah for White House talks; Fed Chair Jerome Powell begins two days of testimony on Capitol Hill with an appearance before the Senate Banking Committee; Alice Weidel, leader of Germany’s far-right AfD party, heads to Hungary for talks with Viktor Orban.
Wednesday (February 12): Senate is expected to vote to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as DNI; Consumer Price Index is released; Ukraine Defense Contact Group defense ministers meet in Brussels.
Thursday (February 13): Donald Trump hosts Indian PM Narendra Modi for White House talks; NATO defense ministers gather for first time since Pete Hegseth’s confirmation; France hosts international ministerial conference on Syria.
Friday (February 14): Munich Security Conference, lasting three days and attended by Volodymyr Zelesnkyy, JD Vance and Marco Rubio, begins in Germany; SNL50 Concert; Lovers mark St Valentine’s Day.
Saturday (February 15): Another group of hostages are due to be released under the Israel-Hamas agreement; DRC and Sudan likely to top agenda as two-day African Union summit begins in Ethiopia; Writers Guild of America Awards.
Sunday (February 16): SNL 50th anniversary show; NBA All-Star Game and DAYTONA 500; anniversary of Alexei Navalny death.
