February 3-9: Trump hosts Bibi, Rubio on the road, and Super Bowl LIX

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 3): Negotiations due to begin on second phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement; Hearing on TRO request in challenge to Trump administration freeze on grants and loans; Marco Rubio continues first foreign trip to Central America (through Thursday).

Tuesday (February 4): Donald Trump expected to host Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House; Alphabet (Google) results.

Wednesday (February 5): QUALCOMM results.

Thursday (February 6): Hearing in multi-state challenge to birthright citizenship EO; Deadline for federal workers to apply for buyout offer; Amazon results.

Friday (February 7): Hearing in Massachusetts challenge to birthright citizenship EO; Monthly employment figures released.

Saturday (February 8): Further group of Israeli hostages due to be released; European right-wing groups hold ‘Make Europe Great Again’ rally in Spain.

Sunday (February 9): Kansas City Chiefs defend their title against the Philadelphia Eagles at Super Bowl LIX.

Chiefs and Eagles helmets — Steve Cukrov / Shutterstock

Also look out for

February 3

Hearing in Blake Liveley’s suit against Justin Baldoni

Informal meeting of EU leaders

Friedrich Merz addresses CDU congress

WHO Executive Board meets following US withdrawal

February 4

Alabama Governor delivers state of the state

EU trade ministers meet for the first time following Trump inauguration

Further hearing in Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment trial

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships begin

February 5

Maryland Governor delivers state of the state address

Texas scheduled to execute Steven Nelson

Cynthia Erivo honored as Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

February 6

Sentencing for Shohei Ohtani’s translator Ippei Mizuhara

Alabama due to execute Demetrius Frazier using nitrogen gas

Ursula von der Leyen leads EU Commissioners’ trip to Poland

New York Fashion Week begins

February 7

Sentencing for Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer

General election in Turks and Caicos

Critics’ Choice Awards

February 8

Boy Scouts of America renamed to Scouting America

Friedrich Merz addresses CSU conference

Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens

Invictus Games open in Vancouver

February 9

Olaf Scholz and Friedrich Merz hold debate ahead of German elections

Elections in Ecuador, Kosovo and Liechtenstein

Referendum in Switzerland on environmental initiative

Key Statistics, reports and results

February 3

ISM Manufacturing Report on Business

Euro area inflation

Hong Kong Q4 GDP

February 4

Results from: Alphabet, UBS, AMD, Spotify, Mondelez, Pfizer, BNP Paribas, Panasonic, Snap

February 5

NCHS report on maternal mortality in the US

US International Trade in Goods and Services

ADP National Employment Report

Results from: QUALCOMM, TotalEnergies, Novo Nordisk, Ford, Toyota, Disney, New York Times, News Corp, Credit Agricole

February 6

Weekly unemployment insurance claims

NCHS report on US health insurance coverage estimates

UK interest rate decision

Results from: Amazon, Nippon Steel, ConocoPhillips, Societe Generale, AP Moller-Maersk, Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca

February 7

US consumer sentiment index

Russia Q4 GDP

India interest rate decision

February 9

China consumer price index