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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 8, 2021 Highlights (+) SAN DIEGO (United States) - FBI holds press conference on huge global sting involving encrypted phones (1700 GMT) PICTURE. (+) LONDON (Canada) - Vigil in memory of four members of Muslim family killed in truck attack (2300 GMT) VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - World Oceans Day Europe (*) BADHOEVEDORP (Netherlands) - Judges hear evidence against suspects in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine VIDEO. (To 10) PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya visits (To 10) VIENNA (Austria) - IAEA board of governors meeting LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To 11) (*) TBILISI (Georgia) - Top US diplomat for Europe Philip Reeker tours South Caucasus (To 13) North America (+) OTTAWA (Canada) - PM Trudeau delivers statement at House of Commons on truck attack that killed four members of Muslim family, followed by press conference NEW YORK (United States) - Auction of American coin worth an estimated $15 million (+) UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN Security Council makes recommendation on second term for Secretary General Antonio Guterres WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate hearings to examine Biden's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2022 (1500 GMT) PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies before Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Biden's 2022 budget request (1800 GMT) PICTURE. CUPERTINO (United States) - Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, held virtually PICTURE. (To 11) Middle East and North Africa (+) TEHRAN (Iran) - FM Mohammad Javad Zarif meets UN special envoy for Afghanistan Jean Arnault (1530 GMT) Latin America (*) EZEIZA (Argentina) - Flight from Russia with first batch of active ingredient to produce Sputnik V vaccines in Argentine lab arrives in Buenos Aires (1900 GMT) PICTURE. Sports UNITED STATES - Basketball: NBA playoffs 2021 (To July 22) (*) SAINT-DENIS (France) - Football: International friendly game: France v Bulgaria (1910 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BARRANQUILLA (Colombia) - Football: 2022 World Cup qualifiers - South America - day 8: Colombia v Argentina (2300 GMT) PARIS (France) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - Roland Garros PICTURE. (To June 13) STUTTGART (Germany) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - MercedesCup (To 13) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2021 Asia-Pacific MONGOLIA - Presidential election VIDEO. Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Court hearing extremism case against Navalny's organisation (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. KIEV (Ukraine) - New round of OSCE-brokered Ukraine, Russia conflict talks (+) ANKARA (Turkey) - Kyrgyz President Japarov visits (To 11) (*) BELGIUM - Cafes, restaurants allowed to serve indoors as Covid-19 curbs eased PICTURE. FRANCE - Cafes, restaurants allowed to serve indoors, with night curfew starting at 11:00 p.m. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. FRANCE - Colour-coded map laying out eased entry protocols enters into force FRANCE - Gyms reopen VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis holds weekly audience PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Skeleton of Viking warrior, killed during raid in England more than 1,000 years ago, arrives at national museum VIDEO. (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK-EU hold post-Brexit talks on Northern Ireland protocol VIDEO. WIESBADEN (Germany) - April foreign trade data (0600 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov addresses economic and foreign relations conference (0630 GMT) (+) STRASBOURG (France) - Result of MEPs' vote on Europe's digital Covid certificate (0700 GMT) PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya delivers speech at Czech senate (0800 GMT) (+) WARSAW (Poland) - Coal miners protest against government restructuring plans (0830 GMT) LISBON (Portugal) - European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) annual report (0900 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1100 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Finance Minister Scholz holds press briefing (1200 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - FM Heiko Maas hosts talks with Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba (1400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Berlin film festival hosts outdoor public screenings (1930 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. North America NEW YORK (United States) - Tribeca film festival opens VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - HRW press conference on police brutality against protesters in Colombia (1300 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate hearings to examine Biden's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2022 (1500 GMT) Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Hearing in trial on terrorism charges of political activists Ramy Shaath and Ziad Eleimy (+) CAIRO (Egypt) - WHO Eastern Mediterranean holds press conference (1200 GMT) Latin America (*) BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visits Argentina VIDEO. Sports ASUNCION (Paraguay) - Football: 2022 World Cup qualifiers - South America - day 8: Paraguay v Brazil (0030 GMT) PICTURE. RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Brazil reveals squad for Copa America 2021 THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2021 Europe COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - WHO Europe holds online media briefings on Covid-19 (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. CYPRUS - Covid restrictions eased, with end to curfew and nightclubs reopening MOSCOW (Russia) - Messaging platform Telegram in court ATHENS (Greece) - Public, private sector workers go on strike VIDEO. LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU environment ministers meet BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel holds press conference after meeting with state premiers PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - OPEC monthly oil report (+) WARSAW (Poland) - Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger visits MARSEILLE (France) - Rolling Stones immersive exhibition 'Unzipped' VIDEO. PICTURE. (To September 5) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Partial solar eclipse visible in parts of northern Europe LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Anti-Fraud Office holds press conference on 2020 annual report (0830 GMT) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Health Secretary Matt Hancock answers questions from lawmakers about government's handling of pandemic (0830 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. FRANKFURT (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1230 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly unemployment benefits claims (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before House Judiciary Committee in oversight hearing (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa MOROCCO - Virus state of emergency set to end DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Round table with IATA's Director General (0730 GMT) RABAT (Morocco) - Trial opens of journalist Maati Monjib, charged with 'harming state security' (0900 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa (*) UGANDA - Uganda re-imposes tough measures to combat rising Covid cases BULAWAYO (Zimbabwe) - NYT's freelance correspondent in Zimbabwe appears in court VIDEO. Sports FLORENCE (Italy) - Diamond League athletics meeting PICTURE. GROS-ISLET (Saint Lucia) - Cricket: First Test Match between West Indies and South Africa (To 14) CANASTOTA (United States) - Induction ceremony to International Boxing Hall of Fame for US champions Hopkins and Mosley (To 13) SANTIAGO (Chile) - Chile unveils football squad for Copa America 2021 VIDEO. FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021 Highlights Europe - Football: Euro 2020 VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. (To July 11) CARBIS BAY (United Kingdom) - G7 summit PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GRAPHIC. (To 13) NEW YORK (United States) - Pulitzer prize 2021 winners to be announced (1700 GMT) Asia-Pacific (+) HONG KONG (China) - Court hearing for 20 activists charged with 'unlawful assembly' over 2020 Tiananmen vigil (0630 GMT) (+) HONG KONG (China) - Second anniversary of start of Hong Kong's huge pro-democracy protests (2200 GMT) Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - 30th anniversary of Boris Yeltsin's election as president of the Russian Federation (+) ATHENS (Greece) - Southern European foreign ministers of MED7 Group meet LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU energy ministers meet PARIS (France) - Christie's auctions famous Mona Lisa replica (To 18) LONDON (United Kingdom) - GDP April data (0600 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya holds press conference (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Greens hold online party congress (1400 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 13) Latin America (*) LATACUNGA (Ecuador) - Indigenous communities hold protest over rise in fuel prices (1400 GMT) Sports ROME (Italy) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 1: Group A Turkey v Italy (1900 GMT) PICTURE. SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2021 Highlights ALGIERS (Algeria) - Parliamentary elections PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Fashion week VIDEO. (To 14) (*) KENT (United States) - Winner is announced of online auction for seat alongside space crew in Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Worldwide WORLD - World Day Against Child Labour Europe (+) LEIPZIG (Germany) - A nightclub reopens, the first in the country VIDEO. North America ORLANDO (United States) - Fifth anniversary of nightclub mass shooting in which 49 people were killed SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - E3 video game show, held online Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Third and final televised debate between Iran presidential candidates (1530 GMT) Sports LE MANS (France) - EWC: 24 Hours Motos in Le Mans PICTURE. (To 13) BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 1: Group A Wales v Switzerland (1300 GMT) PICTURE. SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 1: Group B Belgium v Russia (1900 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2021 Highlights (+) JERUSALEM - Israel lawmakers to vote on anti-Netanyahu government VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WINDSOR (United Kingdom) - US President Biden and his wife visit Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. BRAZIL - Football: Copa America 2021 PICTURE. (To July 10) Worldwide WORLD - International Albinism Awareness Day Europe FINLAND - Local elections VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Hard-left party Podemos to choose its new leader PICTURE. SWITZERLAND - Swiss vote on pesticide-free farming, an anti-terrorism law, and a law giving Bern powers to impose Covid curbs PICTURE. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Launch of new UK news channel GB News (*) MADRID (Spain) - Protest over government move to pardon Catalan separatists convicted over failed 2017 independence bid (1000 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa (+) CAIRO (Egypt) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire visits Latin America SANTIAGO (Chile) - Second round of regional elections Sports OMAHA (United States) - Swimming: US Olympic trials (To 20) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 1: Group D England v Croatia (1300 GMT) PICTURE. BUCHAREST (Romania) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 1: Group C Austria v Macedonia (1600 GMT) PICTURE. AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 1: Group C Netherlands v Ukraine (1900 GMT) PICTURE. MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021 Highlights TOKYO (Japan) - US men linked with Ghosn's escape to face trial PICTURE. NAYPYIDAW (Myanmar) - Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi goes on trial (To July 26) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO leaders summit PICTURE. (*) SAN ISIDRO (Argentina) - Diego Maradona's doctor and six other caregivers are questioned over his death VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - World Blood Donor Day Europe LISBON (Portugal) - Covid-19 curbs eased, with end to mandatory teleworking and spectators' return to sports venues (+) BELFAST (United Kingdom) - Paul Givan takes up post as N.Ireland First Minister Sports Football: Copa America 2021 - 1st round day 1: Group B Colombia v Ecuador (0000 GMT) GLASGOW (United Kingdom) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 1: Group D Scotland v Czech Republic (1300 GMT) PICTURE. SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 1: Group E Poland v Slovakia (1600 GMT) PICTURE. SEVILLE (Spain) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 1: Group E Spain v Sweden (1900 GMT) PICTURE. (*) RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - 1st round day 1 : Group A Argentina v Chile (2100 GMT) TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2021 Highlights BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU-US summit during Biden visit to Europe PICTURE. Europe FRANCE - Start of Covid-19 vaccine rollout for children over 12 BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) - Supreme Court to rule on acquittal of suspects in 2018 murder of journalist PICTURE. BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) - GLOBSEC security forum for Central Europe (To 17) WIESBADEN (Germany) - May inflation data (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Monthly unemployment data (0600 GMT) VERSAILLES (France) - Verdict in trial of Ikea France over spying on staff, clients (0800 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Court hears Navalny's case against Kremlin spokesman (0845 GMT) WARSAW (Poland) - Constitutional Court expected to rule on validity of EU law in Poland (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Retrial of former ETA leader Josu Ternera (1130 GMT) (To 16) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - IBM and Fraunhofer Institute give virtual presentation of quantum computer, with Angela Merkel attending (1200 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds two-day policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 16) LOS ANGELES (United States) - All virus restrictions expected to be lifted in California NEW YORK (United States) - New York court considers Harvey Weinstein extradition (1800 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (+) RABAT (Morocco) - Borders reopen for air travel Sports GOIANIA (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - 1st round day 1: Group A Paraguay v Bolivia (0000 GMT) BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 1: Group F Hungary v Portugal (1600 GMT) PICTURE. MUNICH (Germany) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 1: Group F France v Germany (1900 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2021 Highlights GENEVA (Switzerland) - Biden-Putin summit Europe LEEDS (United Kingdom) - Fifth anniversary of murder of Labour politician Jo Cox by neo-Nazi sympathiser THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Swearing in of new ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan PARIS (France) - Startups and innovation event Vivatech (To 19) 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) Middle East and North Africa (+) JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia) - Launch of Saudi Cinema Nights, showcasing local filmmakers (0600 GMT) (To 17) Sub-Saharan Africa SOWETO (South Africa) - 45th anniversary of Soweto uprising against apartheid Sports SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Football: Euro 2020 - 1st round day 2: Group B Finland v Russia (1300 GMT) PICTURE. afp
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