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| - Go to to consult AFP Agenda Contact us on contact-agenda@afp.com Please note that all times are in GMT. 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. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2020 Asia-Pacific (*) NAKHON RATCHASIMA (Thailand) - 10,000 Buddhist monks set to hold mass prayer a week after mass shooting VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe MUNICH (Germany) - Munich Security Conference PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 16) (+) UNITED KINGDOM - Storm Dennis set to hit UK VIDEO. (To 16) ERFURT (Germany) - Demonstration against fascism after Thuringia's State elections (1200 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) SWIDNICA (Poland) - Robert Biedron, openly gay leftist presidential candidate, holds convention (1230 GMT) MENTON (France) - Menton Lemon Festival (1300 GMT) (To March 3) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Women's fashion week autumn-winter 2020 PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 18) (+) WARSAW (Poland) - Incumbent Andrzej Duda's right-wing PIS party launches campaign for May 10 presidential election Middle East and North Africa MINYA (Egypt) - Unveiling of statues dedicated to Coptic victims of IS in Libya VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) TUNIS (Tunisia) - New cabinet ministers announced ahead of confidence vote in parliament VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (+) BISSAU (Guinea-Bissau) - Deadline set by electoral body to solve vote dispute DAKAR (Senegal) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 16) Latin America VENEZUELA - Military exercises in Venezuela's main cities called by President Maduro LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 16) SANTIAGO (Chile) - Rally in support of police and against possible new constitution (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - IMF delegation visits (To 19) Sports GLASGOW (United Kingdom) - Athletics: Indoor Grand Prix (1200 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. PERPIGNAN (France) - Rugby league: Israel Folau in Catalans Dragons squad for Castleford match following controversial transfer (1700 GMT) PICTURE. TUNJA (Colombia) - Cycling: Tour Colombia 2020 PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 16) ANTHOLZ (Italy) - Biathlon: IBU world championships PICTURE. (To 23) SWEDEN - Auto, WRC: Rally Sweden PICTURE. (To 16) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2020 Asia-Pacific KYOTO (Japan) - 15 years since Kyoto Protocol on global warming entered into force PYONGYANG (North Korea) - North Korea marks anniversary of birth of Kim Jong Il, father of current leader Kim Jong Un PICTURE. VIDEO. PAKISTAN - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visits (To 19) ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres climate change address VIDEO. Europe MUNICH (Germany) - International summit on Libya conflict (0800 GMT) VIDEO. GRAPHIC. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Prime Minister Viktor Orban gives annual state of nation address VIDEO. (+) RYTON (United Kingdom) - Communities rally to save the Britsh pub VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU leaders meet heads of Balkan countries (1800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Global Women's Forum Dubai 2020, speakers include Ivanka Trump, Theresa May (To 17) DOHA (Qatar) - Rights commission conference on social media freedom VIDEO. (To 17) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Hezbollah chief gives televised speech (1230 GMT) (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani holds press conference (1230 GMT) VIDEO. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2020 Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Top UN court holds hearings in France vs E.Guinea embezzlement row (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (To 21) (*) ROME (Italy) - Ending Clergy Abuse association and victims present global report a year after papal summit on the crisis (1000 GMT) VIDEO. KATOWICE (Poland) - Coal miners go on strike over wage dispute (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU European affairs ministers prepare special summit on first multiannual EU budget after Brexit VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg meets EU commissioners Margrethe Vestager, Vera Jourova and Thierry Breton VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Sentencing of 18-year-old youth who threw a French boy from a viewing platform at London's Tate Modern art gallery VIDEO. (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi meets EU leaders VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU foreign ministers meet (0730 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Extinction Rebellion co-founder Roger Hallam in court over Heathrow drone case (1000 GMT) (+) MADRID (Spain) - PM Sanchez meets opposition leader Pablo Casado (1100 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone finance ministers meet (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers meet (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 18) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US announces import rules for Chinese-made kitchen cabinets Middle East and North Africa ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - UAE updates progress on first nuclear power plant (0645 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits VIDEO. (To 18) YAOUNDÉ (Cameroon) - Trial of seven soldiers for murders of two women and their children which were filmed, posted online VIDEO. LUANDA (Angola) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits VIDEO. Sports BERLIN (Germany) - Laureus World Sports Awards PICTURE. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 26: Chelsea v Manchester United (2000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2020 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - European Chamber of Commerce in China briefing on impact of COVID-19 on businesses PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. YOKOHAMA (Japan) - Nissan holds extraordinary shareholders meeting (0100 GMT) PICTURE. HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam holds weekly press conference (0200 GMT) HONG KONG (China) - HSBC Q4 and 2019 results (0400 GMT) Europe ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes of leading civil society figure Osman Kavala BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Belgium court decides on European arrest warrant for Catalan separatist ex-leader Puigdemont LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Court hearing over Vivendi's efforts to block Mediaset from merging its Italian and Spanish units (*) MILAN (Italy) - Fashion week women's fall-winter 2020 PICTURE. (To 24) LONDON (United Kingdom) - BRIT Awards ceremony PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) POMPEII (Italy) - Reopening of three Roman houses, end of safety work on Pompeii's archaeological site (1100 GMT) VIDEO. (+) ROME (Italy) - Italian, Russian defence and foreign ministers meet (1100 GMT) ZAGREB (Croatia) - Leftist Zoran Milanovic sworn in as president (1100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - HSBC 2019 annual results (1400 GMT) (+) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Verdict due against Dane accused of defrauding social security service of 15 million euros (1500 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (*) ORAN (Algeria) - Appeal trial of Kaddour Chouicha, jailed deputy head of League for Defence of Human Rights BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Amnesty International press conference on human rights in the Middle East (0900 GMT) VIDEO. Sports MADRID (Spain) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 First Leg: Atletico Madrid (ESP) v Liverpool (ENG) (2000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. DORTMUND (Germany) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 First Leg: Borussia Dortmund (GER) v Paris SG (FRA) (2000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2020 Europe BONN (Germany) - Court ruling expected for two British ex-bankers in mass tax fraud case BONN (Germany) - Deutsche Telekom releases annual earnings data BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Commission unveils proposals for regulating AI VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - 40th anniversary of death of AC/DC singer Bon Scott LONDON (United Kingdom) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in court for remand hearing before his extradition trial PICTURE. ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Hearing in trial of Amnesty International's Turkey director (0700 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK inflation statistics for January (ONS) (0830 GMT) (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Victims of clerical abuse from Argentina hold press conference (0900 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel greets Finland's PM Marin with military honours, followed by press conference (1100 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. North America LAS VEGAS (United States) - Democratic party presidential hopefuls hold televised debate PICTURE. VIDEO. PHOENIX (United States) - Trump holds 'Keep America Great' campaign rally (2330 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits (To 21) Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Demonstration in front of Congress to demand the decriminalization of abortion (2200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. Sports LIÉVIN (France) - World Athletics Indoor Tour (1800 GMT) MILAN (Italy) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 First Leg: Atalanta (ITA) v Valencia (ESP) (2000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Last 16 First Leg: Tottenham (ENG) v RB Leipzig (GER) (2000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit on first post-Brexit longterm budget LIVE VIDEO. GRAPHIC. BERLIN (Germany) - Berlin International Film Festival PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To March 1) (+) ROME (Italy) - Italian, Argentine deaf victims of clerical sex abuse meet to exchange testimonies outside the Vatican (1200 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. FRANCE - Protests, strike over pensions reform VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GRAPHIC. BERLIN (Germany) - Berlin International Film Festival opening ceremony PICTURE. (*) VIENNA (Austria) - Court hearing in case brought by Rothschild family member against city of Vienna, accusing it of plundering the family's foundation after WWII BERLIN (Germany) - Verdict expected in trial of four men charged over giant gold coin heist VIDEO. VIENNA (Austria) - Vienna Opera Ball PICTURE. LISBON (Portugal) - Parliament debates several draft bills on euthanasia DUBLIN (Ireland) - Parliament reconvenes after general election PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Air France-KLM 2019 annual results (0615 GMT) GRAPHIC. NUREMBERG (Germany) - German consumer confidence data (0700 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - BAE systems earnings (1200 GMT) (+) PARIS (France) - Julian Assange's father John Shipton and his lawyers hold press conference (1345 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Lloyds Banking Group 2019 results (1600 GMT) North America (*) COLORADO SPRINGS (United States) - Trump addresses 'Keep America Great' rally in Colorado (2200 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa KAMPALA (Uganda) - Africa Climate Week (To 24) Sports LISBON (Portugal) - Football: Europa League - Last 32 First Leg: Sporting Lisbon (POR) v Büyüksehir Bld. Spor (TUR) (1755 GMT) PICTURE. WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v India 1st Test (2200 GMT) PICTURE. (To 25) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2020 Asia-Pacific BANGKOK (Thailand) - Constitutional Court rules on Future Forward Party's dissolution over loan from its billionaire leader (0800 GMT) VIDEO. Europe (+) HAMBURG (Germany) - Greta Thunberg and Fridays for Future's protest VIDEO. MUNICH (Germany) - Allianz releases 2019 financial results (0600 GMT) BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT (France) - Court hears bid by ex-Renault chief Carlos Ghosn to recover part of retirement pay (0800 GMT) VIDEO. (*) SLOVAKIA - Nationwide protests marking two years since murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak (1600 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. North America (+) NEW YORK (United States) - ECB chief economist Philip Lane gives speech (2300 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - General election PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. TUNIS (Tunisia) - Deadline for forming a government MUSCAT (Oman) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Oman SANAA (Yemen) - Five years ago, President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi fled the country Sub-Saharan Africa COMOROS - Second round of parliamentary and local elections VIDEO. Latin America RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Rio Carnival PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 29) Sports SYDNEY (Australia) - Cricket: Women's T20 World Cup (0200 GMT) PICTURE. (To March 8) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2020 Asia-Pacific LHASA (China) - 80 years since Dalai Lama was enthroned Europe PARIS (France) - International Agricultural Show trade fair LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To March 1) FESSENHEIM (France) - Closure of Fessenheim 1 nuclear plant (0000 GMT) GRAPHIC. VIDEO. (*) KAZAKHSTAN - Opposition holds nationwide protests VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US visa curbs on citizens of Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan, Tanzania come into force LAS VEGAS (United States) - Democrats in Nevada choose candidate for president in state caucuses PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ALGERIA - First anniversary of Algeria's protest movement PICTURE. VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of opposition journalist arrested during protests (2300 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa LOME (Togo) - Presidential election VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. JUBA (South Sudan) - Deadline for South Sudan rivals to form unity government VIDEO. Sports LAS VEGAS (United States) - Boxing: World heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder defends title against Tyson Fury PICTURE. ENGLAND (United Kingdom) - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship, day 3 (To 23) ROME (Italy) - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship, day 3: Italy v Scotland (1415 GMT) CARDIFF (United Kingdom) - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship, day 3: Wales v France (1645 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 27: Chelsea v Tottenham (1230 GMT) PICTURE. LEICESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 27: Leicester v Manchester City (1730 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2020 Asia-Pacific SYDNEY (Australia) - State memorial service for victims of bushfires in New South Wales (0000 GMT) PICTURE. Europe PARIS (France) - Street art piece 'Rubik Mona Lisa' by Invader goes under hammer PICTURE. BARI (Italy) - Pope Francis meets bishops from countries on the Mediterranean Sea (0630 GMT) PICTURE. afp
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