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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. TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2021 Highlights MUNICH (Germany) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 1: Group F France v Germany (1900 GMT) PICTURE. JERUSALEM - Far-right groups expected to march through Jerusalem's Old City LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU-US summit during Biden visit to Europe VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific (*) NAYPYIDAW (Myanmar) - Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi goes on trial (To July 26) (+) HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam holds regular press conference (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) TOKYO (Japan) - Japan's vaccine minister Taro Kono holds press conference (0830 GMT) (*) MALAYSIA - Virus lockdown extended VIDEO. Europe (*) SHUSHA (Azerbaijan) - Erdogan visits Nagorno-Karabakh VIDEO. BONN (Germany) - Bonn Climate Change Conference, dubbed SB 52 (To June 17) (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Leader of biggest Arctic expedition undertaken by scientists presents their initial findings (0930 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Hearing in ex-president Sarkozy's trial for illegal campaign financing VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Serbia and Kosovo leaders to meet for EU-mediated talks FRANCE - Start of Covid-19 vaccine rollout for children over 12 VIDEO. LISBON (Portugal) - EU agriculture and fisheries ministers meet (0700 GMT) (*) KIEV (Ukraine) - President Zelensky, PM Shmyhal speak at 'Economy without oligarchs' forum (0730 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - Top EU court rules on role of national authorities in data privacy cases against Facebook (0730 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Interior Minister Seehofer holds press conference as domestic intelligence 2020 report is released (0800 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VERSAILLES (France) - Verdict in trial of Ikea France over spying on staff, clients (0800 GMT) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Report published into unsolved 1987 murder of Daniel Morgan, a private investigator probing police corruption (0815 GMT) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary faces MPs over the forced diversion of a flight to Belarus (0830 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Court hears Navalny's case against Kremlin spokesman (0845 GMT) VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Former BBC directors general face questions from MPs about the corporation's handling of a 1995 interview with princess Diana (0900 GMT) (+) PARIS (France) - Airbus online press conference (1100 GMT) UKRAINE - FM of Sweden, current OSCE chair, visits (*) KIEV (Ukraine) - Ukraine foreign minister holds press conference with OSCE chair Sweden counterpart (1115 GMT) (*) PARIS (France) - Retrial of former ETA leader Josu Ternera (1130 GMT) VIDEO. (To 16) FARO (Portugal) - Easyjet opens new base (1200 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Angela Merkel attends unveiling of Europe's most powerful quantum computer (1200 GMT) (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - TheCityUK Annual Conference 2021 (1215 GMT) PUURS (Belgium) - Canadian PM Trudeau and Belgian counterpart De Croo visit Europe's largest Pfizer vaccine production site (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Exiled Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovskaya to speak to UK parliament (1330 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Belgian parliament votes on resolution denouncing 'serious risk of genocide' against China's Uyghurs (1400 GMT) VIENNA (Austria) - South Korea President Moon Jae-in visits PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) WARSAW (Poland) - Parliament in fifth vote to find new ombudsman OSLO (Norway) - Start of vaccine rollout using J&J/Janssen jabs BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) - Supreme Court to rule on acquittal of suspects in 2018 murder of journalist (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - US President Joe Biden to meet Belgian king and prime minister VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) - GLOBSEC security forum for Central Europe (To 17) (*) MADRID (Spain) - South Korea's President Moon Jae-in visits VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 17) (+) PARIS (France) - Antarctic Treaty signatories hold annual meeting (To 25) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds two-day policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 16) UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN Security Council holds session behind closed doors on Ethiopia's Tigray crisis LOS ANGELES (United States) - All virus restrictions expected to be lifted in California VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MENLO PARK (United States) - Facebook makes remote work permanent as offices re-open NEW YORK (United States) - New York court considers Harvey Weinstein extradition (1800 GMT) (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Organization of American States holds emergency session on Nicaragua (1830 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Government spokesman Ali Rabiei holds press conference (0700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) DOHA (Qatar) - Arab foreign ministers meet VIDEO. (+) ISRAEL - Authorities to lift indoor mask requirement as Covid-19 cases drop LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Lebanon activists hold nation-wide protest VIDEO. RABAT (Morocco) - Borders reopen for air travel CASABLANCA (Morocco) - New hearing in case of journalist Omar Radi (*) CASABLANCA (Morocco) - New hearing in case of journalist Soulaimane Raissouni Sports BRAZIL - Football: Copa America 2021 PICTURE. VIDEO. (To July 10) OMAHA (United States) - Swimming: US Olympic trials (To 20) BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 1: Group F Hungary v Portugal (1600 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Fever-Tree Championships (To 20) BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Birmingham Classic (To 20) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Wax statue of German player Joshua Kimmich unveiled VIDEO. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2021 Highlights GENEVA (Switzerland) - Biden-Putin summit VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) IN SPACE - NASA flight engineer Shane Kimbrough, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet conduct spacewalk Asia-Pacific (+) INDIA - Taj Mahal, other monuments reopen as India eases Covid-19 restrictions VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Court rules on challenge to inquest verdict from family of French-Irish teen (0900 GMT) VIDEO. Europe (*) BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Turkish President Erdogan visits VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Swearing-in ceremony for new ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LEEDS (United Kingdom) - Fifth anniversary of murder of Labour politician Jo Cox by neo-Nazi sympathiser PARIS (France) - Startups and innovation event Vivatech (To 19) (*) LISBON (Portugal) - EU Commission chief von der Leyen visits Portugal and Spain, approves first national recovery plans PICTURE. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - May inflation data (0600 GMT) PARIS (France) - France's highest court hears appeal by Equatorial Guinea's vice-president against corruption conviction (0700 GMT) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Brexit minister David Frost answers questions from MPs about difficulties with the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol (0830 GMT) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Health experts face questions from MPs about the Delta variant of the coronavirus (0830 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - Eurostat releases latest excess mortality data for Europe (0900 GMT) BARCELONA (Spain) - South Korea's President Moon Jae-in visits (1730 GMT) PICTURE. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve issues press statement following two-day policy meeting (1800 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Powell holds press conference after two-day meeting (1830 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Supreme leader delivers speech ahead of presidential election (1430 GMT) TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani addresses weekly cabinet meeting (0600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia) - Launch of Saudi Cinema Nights, showcasing local filmmakers (0600 GMT) (To 17) (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli holds press conference ahead of presidential election (1030 GMT) VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa SOWETO (South Africa) - 45th anniversary of Soweto uprising against apartheid VIDEO. Latin America (+) SAN MIGUEL DE COZUMEL (Mexico) - First cruise arrives in Mexico after pandemic VIDEO. (+) CIUDAD JUÁREZ (Mexico) - US-Mexican border opens for families of both sides, for first time since the beginning of pandemic VIDEO. Sports SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 2: Group B Finland v Russia (1300 GMT) PICTURE. BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 2: Group A Turkey v Wales (1600 GMT) PICTURE. ROME (Italy) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 2: Group A Italy v Switzerland (1900 GMT) PICTURE. THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021 Highlights (*) JIUQUAN (China) - China expected to launch 'Shenzhou 12', first crewed mission to its new space station VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) - Ex-president Laurent Gbagbo returns after 10-year exile GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE REPORT. LIVE VIDEO. Europe CHESSY (France) - Disneyland Paris reopens VIDEO. (+) SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Euro 2020 host Saint Petersburg tightens virus restrictions THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - European Medicines Agency briefing on coronavirus vaccines (1400 GMT) VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Belarus FM Makei visits VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 18) ATHENS (Greece) - Dior cruise collection show LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - Eurozone finance ministers meet VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. WARSAW (Poland) - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel holds online dialogue with scientists on Germany's digital future LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - Eurozone inflation for May, 2nd estimate (1000 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank to decide interest rate (1100 GMT) (+) MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Manchester Arena Inquiry publishes its first report into security arrangements before the 2017 attack that killed 22 (1300 GMT) MONACO (Principality of Monaco) - Grand Ball of Princes and Princesses charity event (1700 GMT) North America OTTAWA (Canada) - UN host international donors' conference in solidarity with Venezuelan refugees and migrants WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly unemployment benefit claims (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Guardian Council spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodaee holds press conference ahead of presidential election (0530 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports SAN DIEGO (United States) - Golf: PGA Tour 2021 - PGA Tour - US Open 2021 (To 20) BUCHAREST (Romania) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 2: Group C Ukraine v Macedonia (1300 GMT) PICTURE. COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 2: Group B Denmark v Belgium (1600 GMT) PICTURE. AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 2: Group C Netherlands v Austria (1900 GMT) PICTURE. GOIANIA (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - 1st round day 2: Group B Colombia v Venezuela (2100 GMT) VIDEO. FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 Highlights IRAN - Presidential election FILE PICTURE. PICTURE. Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Start of vaccination campaign for 18,000 Tokyo Olympics workers HONG KONG (China) - Verdict in trial of eight men accused of attacking pro-democracy protesters in Yuen Long (0130 GMT) (+) AUCKLAND (New Zealand) - New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern to receive first Covid-19 vaccination jab (0200 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel hosts Macron for working dinner (1730 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU finance ministers meet VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - The UN refugee agency publishes its annual Global Trends report with fresh refugee and other forced displacement figures for 2020 VIDEO. MILAN (Italy) - Milan Fashion Week Men's (To 21) LISBON (Portugal) - Socialist Party of PM Antonio Costa elects new secretary general (To 19) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Tesco Q1 results (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK monthly retail sales data (0600 GMT) RENNES (France) - Court hearing in Navalny case against cosmetics firm Yves Rocher, accused of slander (0700 GMT) MONACO (Principality of Monaco) - Monte-Carlo Television Festival (0700 GMT) PICTURE. (To 22) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel gives speech at national aviation conference (0830 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Government meeting on Covid-19 curbs (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Sentencing of former English National Ballet dancer convicted of sex assaults (1200 GMT) North America QUEBEC CITY (Canada) - Suspect accused of Halloween sword attack appears in court (1330 GMT) Sports LE CASTELLET (France) - Auto: Formula One - French Grand Prix PICTURE. (To 20) SACHSENRING (Germany) - Moto world championship German Grand Prix (To 20) RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - 1st round day 2: Group B Brazil v Peru (0000 GMT) VIDEO. SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 2: Group E Sweden v Slovakia (1300 GMT) PICTURE. GLASGOW (United Kingdom) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 2: Group D Croatia v Czech Republic (1600 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 2: Group D England v Scotland (1900 GMT) PICTURE. CUIABÁ (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - 1st round day 2: Group A Chile v Bolivia (2100 GMT) VIDEO. SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Kremlin's United Russia party holds congress ahead of parliamentary polls VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Women protest Turkey's withdrawal from domestic violence treaty STRASBOURG (France) - Conference on the Future of Europe holds inaugural plenary session (+) WARSAW (Poland) - Covid-19 jabs offered in fan zone for Spain-Poland match PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Extinction Rebellion protest (To 20) (+) WARSAW (Poland) - Gay Pride parade (1200 GMT) PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa ACCRA (Ghana) - ECOWAS leaders' summit VIDEO. Sports GROS-ISLET (Saint Lucia) - Cricket: Second Test Match between West Indies and South Africa (0000 GMT) (To 22) (+) AUCKLAND (New Zealand) - Super Rugby Trans-Tasman: final, Blues v Highlanders (0700 GMT) BRASÍLIA (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - 1st round day 2: Group A Argentina v Uruguay (0000 GMT) VIDEO. BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 2: Group F Hungary v France (1300 GMT) PICTURE. MUNICH (Germany) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 2: Group F Portugal v Germany (1600 GMT) PICTURE. SEVILLE (Spain) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 2: Group E Spain v Poland (1900 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2021 Highlights (+) IN SPACE - NASA flight engineer Shane Kimbrough, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet conduct new spacewalk WORLD - World Refugee Day Asia-Pacific JAPAN - Emergency virus measures scheduled to end (date subject to change) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe ARMENIA - Parliamentary elections PICTURE. VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - 30 years since Berlin became capital of a reunified Germany FRANCE - Regional and local elections, first round VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - End of 'non-working' week to fight virus cases MOSCOW (Russia) - Monument unveiled to doctors who worked during the pandemic VIDEO. North America MIAMI (United States) - President Guillermo Lasso visits to undergo operation in lower back area (To 30) Middle East and North Africa ISMAILIA (Egypt) - Start of new hearings in MV Evergiven ship compensation claim (1100 GMT) CASABLANCA (Morocco) - 40th anniversary of food riots in Casablanca ANNABA (Algeria) - Appeal trial of journalist Mustapha Bendjama JERUSALEM - International conference on cannabis research (1300 GMT) (To 25) Sports LE CASTELLET (France) - Auto: Formula One - French Grand Prix, Grand Prix OSLO (Norway) - Norwegian Football Federation examines possible boycott of Qatar World Cup ROME (Italy) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 3: Group A Italy v Wales (1600 GMT) PICTURE. BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 3: Group A Switzerland v Turkey (1600 GMT) PICTURE. RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - 1st round day 3: Group B Venezuela v Ecuador (2100 GMT) VIDEO. MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - International Day of Yoga Asia-Pacific INDIA - Rollout of free Covid-19 vaccines begins SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Further easing of virus curbs expected Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Putin meets State Duma deputies CZECH REPUBLIC - Ban on arrivals from EU countries, Serbia set to be lifted ITALY - Ban on arrivals from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka set to be lifted FRANCE - Fete de la Musique annual music festival VIDEO. MILAN (Italy) - Giorgio Armani collection presented to public (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Mario Draghi meets Angela Merkel for talks ahead of EU summit CANNES (France) - Cannes Film Market held online (To 25) GENEVA (Switzerland) - UN Human Rights Council 47th session (To July 15) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Final procedural hearing before trial of suspected jihadists for March 2016 Brussels bombing (0700 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) DOHA (Qatar) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani among speakers at 'Looking towards Peace in Afghanistan after US-NATO Withdrawal' conference (To 23) DOHA (Qatar) - Qatar Economic Forum (To 23) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of 'poet' of pro-democracy movement Mohamed Tadjadit Sub-Saharan Africa ETHIOPIA - Legislative and regional elections VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports GOIANIA (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - 1st round day 3: Group B Colombia v Peru (0000 GMT) VIDEO. AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 3: Group C Macedonia v Netherlands (1600 GMT) PICTURE. BUCHAREST (Romania) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 3: Group C Ukraine v Austria (1600 GMT) PICTURE. SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 3: Group B Finland v Belgium (1900 GMT) PICTURE. COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 3: Group B Russia v Denmark (1900 GMT) PICTURE. CUIABÁ (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - 1st round day 3: Group A Uruguay v Chile (2100 GMT) VIDEO. TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2021 Asia-Pacific (+) YOKOHAMA (Japan) - Nissan shareholders' meeting (0100 GMT) (+) HONG KONG (China) - Court of Appeal to rule on no jury trial for city's first national security accused (0330 GMT) Europe CATANIA (Italy) - G20 labour and education ministers meet (To 23) PARIS (France) - Paris Fashion Week Menswear (To 27) RUSSIA - 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion of USSR MADRID (Spain) - Ban on arrivals from South Africa, Brazil set to be lifted LONDON (United Kingdom) - Public sector financial data (0600 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Democratic primary for mayoral election NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing of US Congress rioter Brendan Hunt for threatening Democrat lawmakers (1300 GMT) Sports BRASÍLIA (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - 1st round day 3: Group A Argentina v Paraguay (0000 GMT) VIDEO. GLASGOW (United Kingdom) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 3: Group D Croatia v Scotland (1900 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 3: Group D Czech Republic v England (1900 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2021 Asia-Pacific BANGKOK (Thailand) - Hearing in trial of two Uyghurs over Erawan shrine bombing (0200 GMT) (To July 2) Europe BERLIN (Germany) - New round of Libya peace talks UNITED KINGDOM - Fifth anniversary of Britain's vote to leave the European Union SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - International Maritime Defence Show VIDEO. (To 27) PARIS (France) - Iconic department store La Samaritaine reopens after 16 years VIDEO. VIENNE (France) - Vienna Jazz Festival (To July 10) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Christie's auctions off collection of Roger Federer's tennis rackets, T-shirts and shoes VIDEO. North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - Britney Spears to appear in Los Angeles court for guardianship case Middle East and North Africa TUNISIA - Five-year state of emergency expires Sub-Saharan Africa (+) MAPUTO (Mozambique) - SADC summit on Mozambique's Islamist insurgency afp
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