November 18-24: G20 leaders gather in Rio, FEMA chief grilled, and Zelenskyy addresses European Parliament

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 (November 18): G20 Summit begins in Rio de Janeiro; UK Foreign Secretary chairs UNSC sessions on the Middle East and Ukraine; SpaceX plans sixth Starship test flight.

Tuesday (November 19): Ruling due on whether to set aside Donald Trump’s guilty verdicts in New York case over Stormy Daniels payments; FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell testifies in the House; Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses European Parliament marking 1,000th day of war.

Wednesday (November 20): DHS, FBI and NCTC testify in House on threats to the homeland; FEMA chief at Senate hearing on disaster funding needs; Recount begins in Pennsylvania Senate race.

Thursday (November 21): DHS, FBI and NCTC testify in Senate on threats to the homeland; Apalachee High School shooting suspect and father due in court; Lloyd Austin attends ASEAN defense ministerial in Laos.

Friday (November 22): Final day of COP29.

Saturday (November 23): Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Sunday (November 24): Presidential runoff in Uruguay; Presidential election in Romania.

Also look out for

November 18

Defense expected to begin in Daniel Penny trial over NYC subway death

Hearing in Steve Bannon border wall case

EU foreign ministers meet in Brussels

UNRWA chief holds press conference in Geneva

November 19

Joe Biden meets Brazil's Lula as G20 Summit concludes

House Democrats hold leadership elections

Senate hearing on UFOs

Sentencing in landmark Hong Kong democracy activists’ case

November 20

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi holds press conference at start of Vienna board meeting

Lula hosts Xi Jinping for summit in Brazilian capital

Jimmy Lai trial resumes in Hong Kong

Alec Bladwin film Rust premieres at Polish film festival

November 21

Nancy Pelosi and Kellyanne Conway among speakers at Washington Post Global Women’s Summit

Hakeem Jeffries appears on Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Alabama inmate Carey Grayson scheduled to be executed using nitrogen gas

Shohei Ohtani among finalists for MLB MVP awards

November 22

WHO emergency committee meeting on Mpox

Gladiator II released in cinemas

Lebanon marks national day

November 23

Harvard v Yale (The Game)

Key Statistics, reports and results

November 18

NAHB/Wells Fargo housing market index

OECD Health at a Glance

Greenpeace report on oil and gas taxation

November 19

US-China Economic and Security Review Commission annual report

Annual report on US toy safety

New residential construction

EU inflation

Results from: Walmart, Lowe’s, Medtronic, Imperial Tobacco

November 20

WWA report on climate change and hurricanes

Landmine Monitor Report

UK inflation

China Loan Prime Rate announcement

Results from: Nvidia, Target

November 21

Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey

Existing home sales

Results from: BJ’s Wholesale Club, Gap Stores, Mitie

November 22

Germany Q3 GDP (final)