May 12-18: Diddy trial begins, Trump visits the Gulf, and Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration

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 (May 12): Opening arguments expected in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial; Donald Trump makes ‘earth-shattering’ announcement; New Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the press.

Tuesday (May 13): Donald Trump begins visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE; Hearing scheduled in challenge over ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs; Consumer Price Index released.

Wednesday (May 14): Robert F. Kennedy Jr testifies at House and Senate hearings; Deadline for detained Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk to be transferred to Vermont; NATO foreign ministers meet in Turkey.

Thursday (May 15): SCOTUS hears Trump administration appeal over birthright citizenship EO preliminary injunctions; Scheduled arraignment of Wisconsin judge accused of impeding immigration investigation; US PGA Championship begins.

Friday (May 16): Hadi Matar sentenced for attempted murder of Salman Rushdie; WNBA season begins.

Saturday (May 17): Iraq hosts League of Arab States summit; Preakness Stakes; Eurovision Song Contest grand final.

Sunday (May 18): Inauguration of new Pope Leo XIV; Elections in Romania, Poland and Portugal; Final round of US PGA Championship.

Also look out for

May 12

Plenary sessions begin at SelectUSA Investment Summit

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visits China

Israeli President visits Germany

NBA Draft lottery

May 13

Senate hearing on natural disasters and the insurance industry

Verdict in case of Gérard Depardieu accused of sexual assaults

German President visits Israel

Cannes Film Festival opens

May 14

Sean Duffy, Kristi Noem and ICE Acting Director appear at US House committee hearings

Senate hearing on aviation safety

Ruling in NYT case over texts between Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO

Results for Daimler Truck Holding AG

May 15

Sean Duffy at Senate hearing

Lee Zeldin, Lori Chavez-DeRemer and CBP Acting Commissioner at House hearings

Former CIA official sentenced over leak of Israeli plans to attack Iran

EU Trade Ministers meet to discuss EU-US trade relations

May 16

Albania hosts European Political Community summit

New Pope Leo XIV meets with heads of diplomatic missions

FAO releases Global Report on Food Crises

Jane Fonda delivers USC Annenberg commencement address

May 17

Snoop Dogg delivers USC Marshall commencement address

Scarlett Johansson hosts season finale of Saturday Night Live

Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

May 18

Dr. Cornel West delivers Morehouse College commencement address

Formula One: Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Key Statistics, reports and results

May 12

WHO State of the World's Nursing report

OECD report on export restrictions on industrial raw materials

NOAA monthly global climate report

Results from: Fox

May 13

EBRD growth forecasts for emerging economies

Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID)

Results from: Honda, Nissan, Tata Motors (Jaguar Land Rover), Bayer AG, SoftBank, Olympus, E.ON

May 14

IEA Global Electric Vehicle Outlook 2025

OPEC monthly oil markets report

Results from: Daimler, Porsche, Cisco Systems, Tencent Holdings, Sony, Foxconn Technology

May 15

Advance monthly retail sales

Producer price index

US manufacturing and trade: inventories and sales statistics

ISM semi-annual economic forecast

NAHB/Wells Fargo housing market index

Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey

Flash estimate EU and euro area GDP

OECD report on life for children in the digital age

Forbes highest-earning athletes

Results from: Walmart, Alibaba, Metro AG, Deere & Company, AMAT, ThyssenKrupp, Take-Two Interactive, RWE, Siemens, Birkenstock

May 16

US import and export price indices

US consumer sentiment index

New residential construction

Japan Q1 GDP

Volkswagen AGM

Results from: Swiss Re

May 18

Israel Q1 GDP