REUTERS WORLD NEWS OUTLOOK

Following are some of the main world news events expected in the next week (all times GMT). Asterisks denote new listings.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 29 ** LAS VEGAS, NV - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to unveil his plan to reform the nation's immigration system. ** TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet is expected to approve a $1 trillion budget for the next fiscal year from April. ** BRUSSELS - The EU Commission will host a High-level Conference to bolster the efforts of the European Union and EU countries to broaden engagement in preventing violent extremism and support local leaders to build more resilient societies. ** WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton holds global TV 'town hall' (1430). ** UNITED NATIONS - U.N.-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi briefs U.N. Security Council on Syria.

BERLIN - Germany will host a Sudan investment conference. ** DOHA - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will meet the Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani. ** KIEV - IMF mission to visit Ukraine for loan talks (to Feb. 12). ** MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets Republic of Macedonia Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki (0700).

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30 ** BRUSSELS - European Council President Herman Van Rompuy meets Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban (1100). ** BRUSSELS - Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti meets European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (1230). ** BERLIN - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi meets German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler (1410). ** PARIS - French President Francois Hollande meets President of Cameroon Paul Biya (1400).

SEOUL - Preparatory Meeting for the Fourth Clean Energy Ministerial (to Jan. 31).

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia holds 22nd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of African Union.

TALLINN - Georgia's Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze visits Estonia.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 31

BRUSSELS - EU foreign ministers meet. ** BRUSSELS - European Council President Herman Van Rompuy meets with Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti (0730). ** BERLIN - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi meets German President Joachim Gauck.

NEW DELHI - Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2013 (to Feb. 2).

HAVANA - Colombia's official and FARC representatives gather for a new round of peace talks.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 ** BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (1400). ** MUNICH, Germany - Munich Security Conference (to Feb. 3). ** BUENOS AIRES - The International Monetary Fund's board is due to meet to discuss Argentina's progress in improving the quality of its economic data.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2

CAIRO - 12th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (to Feb. 7).

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3

CUBA - Parliamentary election.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4 ** BERLIN - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel. ** PRAGUE - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan meets Czech President Vaclav Klaus (1400).

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 ** BRUSSELS - The European Union to host an international meeting on Mali. ** BRUSSELS - French President Francois Hollande to address European Parliament. ** CAIRO - Turkish President Abdullah Gul to visit Egypt (to Feb. 8). ** BRATISLAVA - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan visits Slovakia (to Feb. 6).

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