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| - View events updated in real time on AFP Agenda For a selection of upcoming events and a preview of our top stories, sign up to our newsletter, AFP Agenda Highlights Please note that all times are in GMT. Major events are listed under 'Highlights'. For full details of our coverage of top stories, please see our regularly updated News Advisory (+) : Event added in the last 24 hours. (*) : Event updated in the last 24 hours. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2020 Highlights (*) WORLD - Muslims mark birthday of Prophet Mohammed VIDEO. (To 29) BULLHEAD CITY (United States) - Trump holds twin election rallies in swing state of Arizona (1900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BEIJING (China) - Plenary of Chinese Communist Party central committee, which should approve five-year plan (2021-25) (To 29) TANZANIA - General election VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Asia-Pacific MELBOURNE (Australia) - Lockdown ends VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MALÉ (Maldives) - US Secretary of State Pompeo visits PICTURE. VIDEO. JAKARTA (Indonesia) - US Secretary of State Pompeo visits PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 29) HANOI (Vietnam) - Pompeo addresses Asia business forum (1200 GMT) (*) SEOUL (South Korea) - Samsung Electronics announces Q3 earnings (2330 GMT) BEIJING (China) - China Fashion Week VIDEO. (To November 1) COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) - US Secretary of State Pompeo visits PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 28) (*) YONGIN (South Korea) - Burial ceremony of late Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee PATNA (India) - First day of voting in Bihar state election VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK, EU hold post-Brexit trade talks PICTURE. (+) PARIS (France) - Macron gives televised address on Covid strategy (1900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - Libya rivals hold virtual talks following ceasefire agreement (+) PARIS (France) - French government meets to set out tougher Covid-19 restrictions LISBON (Portugal) - Parliament votes on 2021 budget (+) PORTUGAL - Wearing a mask outdoors becomes mandatory VIDEO. PICTURE. ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank governor delivers quarterly inflation report (0700 GMT) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Heineken Q3 results (0700 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience with a limited public (0730 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) OSLO (Norway) - FM Søreide holds talks with Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovskaya (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (+) ANKARA (Turkey) - Erdogan addresses the AKP parliamentary group (0930 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Protest of event industry workers (1000 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Rally against government's anti-virus restrictions (1100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Economy minister Peter Altmaier takes questions at the Bundestag (1100 GMT) PARIS (France) - Verdict in case brought by 17 alleged victims of police violence, discrimination (1130 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Commission president von der Leyen holds press conference on Covid-19 (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel holds talks on the pandemic with premiers of Germany's 16 states (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) PARIS (France) - President Macron hosts Estonian PM Ratas for talks (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (+) BERN (Switzerland) - Government to announce new restrictions to fight Covid-19 (1300 GMT) (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Chancellor Merkel holds online chat with European think tanks (1400 GMT) CANNES (France) - 'Mini-version' of Cannes Film Festival LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To 29) ASHGABAT (Turkmenistan) - Annual Oil and Gas Conference (To 29) (+) RUSSIA - Masks becomes mandatory in crowded public spaces VIDEO. POLAND - One-day strike in protest against near-total abortion ban LIVE VIDEO. North America (+) WILMINGTON (United States) - Biden speaks about plans to combat Covid-19 PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate hearing with tech CEOs on Section 230 (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. NEW YORK (United States) - Boeing Q3 results (1430 GMT) PHOENIX (United States) - Kamala Harris campaigns in battleground state Arizona (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. VANCOUVER (Canada) - US extradition hearings resume for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 30) Middle East and North Africa NAQURA (Lebanon) - Second round of Lebanon-Israel maritime border talks GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of Yacine Mebarki sentenced to 10 years for 'inciting atheism' (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - Protest near the French embassy against the 'systematic insult' of Prophet Mohammad (1230 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - End of campaign period for referendum on constitutional changes PICTURE. Latin America (+) LA PAZ (Bolivia) - President-elect Luis Arce receives formal approval from Electoral Court (1500 GMT) VIDEO. (+) HAVANA (Cuba) - Parliament debates economic strategy amid Covid-19 epidemic (1641 GMT) (To 30) Sports TURIN (Italy) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 2: Group G Juventus (ITA) v Barcelona (ESP) (2000 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 2: Group H Manchester United (ENG) v RB Leipzig (GER) (2000 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Vuelta Tour of Spain GRAPHIC. (To November 8) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2020 Highlights BROWARD COUNTY (United States) - Biden campaigns in battleground state of Florida PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - Results of referendums on legalising recreational cannabis, euthanasia BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU leaders hold talks via video link on virus surge (1730 GMT) Asia-Pacific CHINA - Fifth anniversary of end of one-child policy (*) MYANMAR - Over-60s start voting ahead of the November 8 election VIDEO. PICTURE. BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press conference (0700 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - UK, EU hold post-Brexit trade talks GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on Covid-19 (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - EU transport ministers hold talks (+) DENMARK - Face mask requirement comes into force in public spaces VIDEO. (+) MADRID (Spain) - Parliament debates state of emergency 6-month extension called by government LONDON (United Kingdom) - Administrative hearing in Julian Assange extradition case TOULOUSE (France) - Airbus Q3 results (0530 GMT) ZURICH (Switzerland) - Credit Suisse Q3 results (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - WPP Q3 results (0600 GMT) WOLFSBURG (Germany) - Volkswagen Q3 results (0630 GMT) OSLO (Norway) - Norwegian Air Shuttle Q3 results (0700 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Royal Dutch Shell Q3 results (0700 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel gives speech at the Bundestag ahead of EU talks on coronavirus pandemic (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - Top EU court rules on reimbursement of medical costs for treatment abroad on religious grounds (0830 GMT) HALLE (SAALE) (Germany) - University of Halle announces findings after holding concert to test Covid-19 infection risks (0900 GMT) (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Putin addresses VTB Capital investment forum (1000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. OSLO (Norway) - New restrictions against Covid-19 come into force (1100 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Inflation estimate for October (1300 GMT) BORDEAUX (France) - World Impact Summit on environmental solutions (1300 GMT) (To 31) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1330 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Press conference to close OECD ministerial meeting (1430 GMT) PARIS (France) - Grand Prix award for best novel by French Academy (1530 GMT) PICTURE. North America NEW YORK (United States) - New costume exhibition 'About Time: fashion and duration' opens at the Met PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Google owner Alphabet Q3 results (2030 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Apple Q4 results (2100 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Twitter Q3 results (2100 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Amazon Q3 results (2130 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Facebook Q3 results (2200 GMT) Middle East and North Africa AMMAN (Jordan) - Jordan to reopen borders with Saudi Arabia and Israel (To 31) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2020 Asia-Pacific (+) ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - Anti-Macron protest in Pakistan after Islam remarks VIDEO. (*) TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Taiwan same-sex soldiers to join miliary mass wedding for first time (0200 GMT) VIDEO. (+) DHAKA (Bangladesh) - Tens of thousands expected to protest in Bangladesh against French president Macron's comment on caricatures (0530 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (+) TOKYO (Japan) - Tokyo's Meiji Shrine celebrates 100th anniversary with lanterns, night-time worshippers (0800 GMT) VIDEO. Europe (*) ÉRAGNY (France) - Memorial for murdered teacher Samuel Paty (1600 GMT) MILAN (Italy) - Atlantia general assembly decides on selling Italian motorways BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU health ministers hold videconference on coronavirus VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Ex-interior minster Jorge Fernandez Diaz questioned in espionage trial PARIS (France) - Total Q1 results WARSAW (Poland) - Women rally against near-total abortion ban PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PORTUGAL - Restricted circulation around All Saints week-end (To November 3) DUSHANBE (Tajikistan) - President Emomali Rakhmon sworn in for new term after re-election (0400 GMT) VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - NatWest Q3 Results (0600 GMT) PARIS (France) - Air France-KLM 2019 annual results (0615 GMT) INGOLSTADT (Germany) - Audi Q3 results (0700 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - GDP Q3 first estimate (0700 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - IAG 3Q earnings 2020 (0700 GMT) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Novo Nordisk quarterly results (0700 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone October inflation, first estimate (0900 GMT) GRAPHIC. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone Q3 growth first estimate (0900 GMT) GRAPHIC. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone unemployment in September (0900 GMT) GRAPHIC. (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Economy minister Altmaier presents updated growth projections (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - First Muslim prayer at ancient Orthodox church Holy Saviour in Chora after mosque conversion (0953 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Bundesbank chief Weidmann holds online forum with youths (1430 GMT) North America HOUSTON (United States) - Last day of early voting in Texas (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Georgieva holds conversation on fund's crisis response (1515 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa NAIROBI (Kenya) - Sentencing hearing for two men found guilty of conspiracy with Al-Shabaab over Westgate attack LIVE VIDEO. LIBREVILLE (Gabon) - Places of worship to reopen Sports BELLINZONA (Switzerland) - Verdict in TV rights corruption trial of FIFA ex-number 2 Jerome Valcke and beIN media chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi (1230 GMT) PICTURE. ARGENTINA - Argentine football legend Diego Maradona turns 60 VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. GHANA - Football championship resumes RAWALPINDI (Pakistan) - Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in first ODI of the tour (0430 GMT) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2020 Highlights BERLIN (Germany) - Berlin Brandenburg Airport scheduled to open after nine-year delay VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. IVORY COAST - Presidential election PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Asia-Pacific AUSTRALIA - Queensland state elections TOKYO (Japan) - Tokyo International Film Festival 2020 VIDEO. GRAPHIC. (To November 9) CHIANG MAI (Thailand) - Yee Peng lantern festival VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Gay Pride parade (0500 GMT) VIDEO. Europe TBILISI (Georgia) - Parliamentary elections (0400 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) SLOVAKIA - Slovakia launches nationwide screening for coronavirus (0600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To November 1) BERLIN (Germany) - 100th anniversary of birth of American photographer Helmut Newton (0900 GMT) Middle East and North Africa SHARM EL SHEIKH (Egypt) - Fifth anniversary of bomb attack that downed Russian charter over Sinai Sports LLANELLI (United Kingdom) - Rugby: Wales v Scotland in 2020 Six Nations Championship (1415 GMT) PICTURE. ROME (Italy) - Rugby: Italy v England in 2020 Six Nations Championship (1645 GMT) PICTURE. SAINT-DENIS (France) - Rugby: France v Ireland in 2020 Six Nations Championship (2000 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2020 Highlights ALGIERS (Algeria) - Referendum on constitutional reforms PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Worldwide (+) WORLD - Christians mark All Saints' Day Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - China officially begins household census-taking for its once-a-decade tally of the world's largest population (+) BANGKOK (Thailand) - Ceremony with Thai King to change the gold seasonal costume of the Emerald Buddha (+) TOKYO (Japan) - Tokyo's Meiji Shrine holds ceremony to celebrate 100th anniversary (0100 GMT) VIDEO. Europe MOLDOVA - Presidential election (0500 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Ryanair shuts Frankfurt hub after pilots refuse pay cuts VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint Peter's square (1000 GMT) PICTURE. North America CANADA - Borders reopen to all countries except the US Middle East and North Africa JERUSALEM - Israel begins its first clinical trials of a novel coronavirus vaccine Sports IMOLA (Italy) - Auto: Formula One - Grand Prix Emilia Romagna 2020, Grand Prix (1210 GMT) RAWALPINDI (Pakistan) - Pakistan v Zimbabwe in second ODI of the tour (0430 GMT) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2020 Highlights UNITED STATES - Final day of campaigning on eve of presidential election PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific (+) KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Parliament session begins HONG KONG (China) - China central bank chief speaks about central banks in digital economy (0155 GMT) Europe CHISINAU (Moldova) - OSCE election observers hold press conference PORTUGAL - National mourning day to honour the victims of Covid-19 LONDON (United Kingdom) - CBI annual conference (To 4) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Ryanair Q2 results (0600 GMT) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - High court ruling in Johnny Depp libel case against News Group Newspapers (1000 GMT) Latin America MEXICO - Day of the Dead PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Court of Arbitration for Sport rules on Russia competition ban (0800 GMT) (To 5) PARIS (France) - Tennis: ATP tour 2020 - Paris Masters PICTURE. (To 8) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020 Highlights UNITED STATES - Presidential election PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Jimmy Lai and Joshua Wong hearing at Wanchai District Court PATNA (India) - Second phase of voting in Bihar state election BEIJING (China) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam visits (0200 GMT) (To 6) SYDNEY (Australia) - Reserve Bank of Australia board meeting (0330 GMT) Europe (+) NICOSIA (Cyprus) - Rival Cypriot leaders to meet on November 3 VIDEO. GRENOBLE (France) - 70th anniversary of Air India's 'Malabar Princess' plane crash MILAN (Italy) - Ferrari Q3 results ROME (Italy) - International contest for new Pompeii site director ends PICTURE. ZURICH (Switzerland) - Adecco Q3 results (0600 GMT) LEVERKUSEN (Germany) - Bayer Q3 results (0600 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Largest coup-related trial resumes (0600 GMT) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Securitas quarterly results (1200 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurogroup finance ministers meet (1400 GMT) North America JACKSON (United States) - Mississippi votes on new design to replace flag with confederate symbol VIDEO. PICTURE. SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - California votes on whether Uber and Lyft must reclassify drivers as employees PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict expected at appeal trial of businessman Ali Haddad TIPASA (Algeria) - Former Algiers governor Abdelkader Zoukh goes on trial for corruption RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Aramco Q3 results (0500 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - Trial of ousted president Bashir resumes VIDEO. PICTURE. Sports RAWALPINDI (Pakistan) - Pakistan v Zimbabwe in third ODI of the tour (0500 GMT) SALZBURG (Austria) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 3: Group A Salzburg (AUT) v Bayern Munich (GER) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. MADRID (Spain) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 3: Group B Real Madrid (ESP) v Inter Milan (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. BERGAMO (Italy) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 3: Group D Atalanta (ITA) v Liverpool (ENG) (2000 GMT) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2020 Europe (*) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Turkey research vessel Oruc Reis's mission expires ATHENS (Greece) - Council of Europe foreign ministers meet BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers meet ROME (Italy) - 70th anniversary of European Convention on Human Rights OSLO (Norway) - Supreme Court hears NGO case against oil exploration in the Arctic (+) COLOGNE (Germany) - European Union Aviation Safety Agency EUASA holds annual conference (To 5) HERZOGENAURACH (Germany) - Adidas Q3 results (0600 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - BMW Q3 results (0630 GMT) (*) PLOCK (Poland) - Three activists on trial for allegedly offending religious sentiment by depicting the Madonna with a rainbow halo (0700 GMT) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Danske Bank quarterly results (0700 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience with a limited public (0730 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Berlin airports and Qatar Airways hold press conference (1000 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Marks and Spencer first half earnings (1000 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 5) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trade data for September (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEL AVIV (Israel) - 25th anniversary of assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin ALGERIA - Secondary schools reopen Sports ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 3: Group H Büyüksehir Bld. Spor (TUR) v Manchester United (ENG) (1755 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 3: Group E Chelsea (ENG) v Rennes (FRA) (2000 GMT) LEIPZIG (Germany) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 3: Group H RB Leipzig (GER) v Paris SG (FRA) (2000 GMT) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - China International Import Expo (CIIE) (To 10) TOKYO (Japan) - Nintendo Q2 results (0600 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Commission autumn economic forecasts LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England publishes monetary policy report FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Lufthansa Q3 results (0600 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial orders data for September (0700 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of ex-policeman Toufik Hassani and Mohamed Hellal afp
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