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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, OCTOBER 13, 2020 JOHNSTOWN (United States) - Trump holds second campaign rally since Covid hospitalization (2230 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate confirmation hearings on Supreme Court nominee Coney Barrett PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 15) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF and World Bank annual meetings VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 18) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020 Highlights Naqoura (Lebanon) - Lebanon and Israel begin maritime border talks VIDEO. (To November 14) (+) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Dutch bars, restaurants and coffeeshops close to fight coronavirus surge (2000 GMT) VIDEO. DES MOINES (United States) - Trump holds election rally in Iowa's largest city (2230 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Schools, places of worship shut as new virus restrictions come into force (To 28) (*) SHENZHEN (China) - President Xi delivers speech marking 40th anniversary of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, at the Hong Kong border BANGKOK (Thailand) - Protesters gather at Democracy Monument to demand PM's resignation VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Preliminary Q3 GDP data (0000 GMT) (+) QINGDAO (China) - Covid-19 testing in the entire city after six virus cases (To 16) BEIJING (China) - National People's Congress Standing Committee meets (To 17) BEIJING (China) - 23rd Beijing Music Festival (To 20) Europe (+) CZECH REPUBLIC - Bars, restaurants shut in virus fight FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Frankfurt Book Fair PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 18) BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan) - Cosmonauts blast off for International Space Station (0530 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) PARIS (France) - Televised interview with President Macron on Covid-19 (1755 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Verdict in trial of activists over attempt to seize African funeral staff from Quai Branly museum (0700 GMT) (+) NICOSIA (Cyprus) - Health minister, experts meet as Covid cases spike (0730 GMT) VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience with a limited public (0730 GMT) PICTURE. (*) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Two Italian priests go on trial in sex abuse case (0730 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Joint Economic Forecast for Autumn 2020 (0800 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB chief Lagarde delivers online speech during UN Environment Programme round table (0800 GMT) (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Health Minister Jens Spahn, Robert Koch Institute chief Lothar Wieler hold press conference on flu vaccination amid Covid-19 pandemic (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) ATHENS (Greece) - Greek PM meets Bulgarian President Rumen Radev (0930 GMT) (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov hosts talks with Italian counterpart (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. KIEV (Ukraine) - Nationalists hold march to mark Defender of Ukraine Day (1100 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Slovenian Foreign Minister Anze Logar visits (1130 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Energy Intelligence Forum (To 15) LONDON (United Kingdom) - London Film Festival (To 18) CANNES (France) - 3rd Cannes International Series Festival, focused on TV PICTURE. (To 14) FRANCE - Extinction Rebellion week of action VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 19) BELARUS - Military exercises between ex-Soviet allies VIDEO. (To 16) LILLE (France) - World Forum for a Responsible Economy (To 15) North America (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - PAHO media briefing on Covid-19 in the Americas (1500 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - 30th anniversary of American composer Leonard Bernstein's death (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - PAHO holds press conference on Covid-19 across the Americas VIDEO. (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF publishes its Fiscal Monitor report (1200 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Georgieva holds press conference (1415 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - World Bank chief David Malpass holds press conference (1445 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Georgieva talks to Melinda Gates about economic recovery plans (1630 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Pompeo holds news conference (1430 GMT) VIDEO. (+) NEW YORK (United States) - Trump presents economic agenda in virtual address to Economic Club of New York (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ORAN (Algeria) - Verdict due in trial of 26 demonstrators after a rally in Oran ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict in case of woman who claimed to be ex-president Bouteflika's daughter RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - G20 finance ministers, central bank governors meet online (0800 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - 71st International Astronautical Congress (To 16) Sports HELSINKI (Finland) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League B day 4: Group 4 Finland v Ireland (1600 GMT) PICTURE. BERGAMO (Italy) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 4: Group 1 Italy v Netherlands (1845 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 4: Group 2 England v Denmark (1845 GMT) PICTURE. ZAGREB (Croatia) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 4: Group 3 Croatia v France (1845 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League B day 4: Group 3 Russia v Hungary (1845 GMT) PICTURE. TALLINN (Estonia) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League C day 4: Group 2 Estonia v Armenia (1845 GMT) MILAN (Italy) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tour d'Italie 2020 PICTURE. (To 25) (+) SAN DIEGO (United States) - Major League Baseball American League Championship Series Houston Astros v Tampa Bay Rays (To 17) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2020 Highlights SEOUL (South Korea) - BTS's managing agency Big Hit Entertainment makes stock market debut BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 16) (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate Judiciary Committee expected to vote on Supreme Court nominee Coney Barrett (1300 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GREENVILLE (United States) - Trump holds election rally in swing state of North Carolina (1700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific BANGKOK (Thailand) - PM Prayut Chan-o-cha hosts Chinese FM Wang Yi for talks VIDEO. INDIA - Cinemas, swimming pools reopen as coronavirus lockdown eases further VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) HONG KONG (China) - Procedural hearing for activists prosecuted for Tiananmen vigil (0630 GMT) Europe (+) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - WHO Europe holds online press conference on Covid-19 in the region (0900 GMT) VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on Covid-19 (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (+) ATHENS (Greece) - Court to mull sentences for neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn (*) PARIS (France) - President Macron meets with police unions (0630 GMT) TALLINN (Estonia) - Bocuse d'Or Europe semi-finals (To 16) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Deadline for EU states to submit virus recovery plans to Commission FRANCE - Hospital staff go on strike to demand better working conditions LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis hosts world leaders at 'Reinventing the Global Educational Alliance' congress VIDEO. (To 18) (+) STANYTSIA LUHANSKA (Ukraine) - Ukraine closes checkpoint with occupied Lugansk (0600 GMT) (To 31) PARIS (France) - Inflation data (0645 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Georgieva, ECB's Lagarde join debate on world economy (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Saudi FM addresses US thinktank amid thaw between Gulf Arabs and Israel (1700 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict due in trial of opposition figure Fodil Boumala PICTURE. BEIRUT (Lebanon) - President Aoun begins parliamentary consultations to name new premier VIDEO. CAIRO (Egypt) - 50th anniversary of Anwar Sadat's presidential inauguration (+) RABAT (Morocco) - French Interior Minister Darmanin visits (1000 GMT) (To 16) Sub-Saharan Africa LUANDA (Angola) - New parliament session opens VIDEO. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 Highlights (*) WORLD - World Food Day GRAPHIC. PHILADELPHIA (United States) - Biden in televised town hall event after debate with Trump cancelled (0000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) OCALA (United States) - Trump holds election rally in key state of Florida (2000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific (+) GUJRANWALA (Pakistan) - First in series of anti-government rallies held by opposition parties PHUKET (Thailand) - Phuket vegetarian festival VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 25) Europe PARIS (France) - EU new vehicle registrations data for September (0600 GMT) SOFIA (Bulgaria) - Major demonstration planned to mark 100 days of anti-government protests (1400 GMT) VIDEO. North America (+) MACON (United States) - Trump holds election rally in southern state of Georgia (2230 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports UNITED STATES - NBA Draft (+) SOUTH KOREA - Spectators allowed to return to stadiums under eased virus controls ALCAÑIZ (Spain) - Aragon MotoGP PICTURE. (To 18) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2020 Highlights NEW ZEALAND - National election VIDEO. PICTURE. Worldwide WORLD - International Day for Eradication of Poverty Europe BERLIN (Germany) - Debate between three contenders to replace Merkel VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. FRANCE - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty PARIS (France) - Protest march in support of asylum seekers North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Nationwide women's marches against Trump filling Supreme Court seat VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa (+) LEBANON - First anniversary of anti-government protest movement VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeals verdict for head of auto group Sovac accused of corruption (2000 GMT) RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Virtual Misk Global Forum (2001 GMT) (To 20) Sports BRISTOL (United Kingdom) - Rugby: European Champions Cup, Final: Racing 92 v Exeter (1545 GMT) PICTURE. SYDNEY (Australia) - Racing - The Everest, the world's richest turf race SÖLDEN (Austria) - Alpine skiing - World Cup Soelden (To 18) OUDENAARDE (Belgium) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tour des Flandres 2020 (2200 GMT) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2020 Highlights GUINEA - Presidential election PICTURE. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific (+) KARACHI (Pakistan) - Anti-government rally held by opposition parties (0500 GMT) Europe (+) NICOSIA (Cyprus) - Second round of presidential election in breakaway northern Cyprus (0600 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint Peter's Square (1000 GMT) PICTURE. (*) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB chief Lagarde takes part in panel discussion at IMF/World Bank meetings (1305 GMT) North America UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN arms embargo on Iran expiration date Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict in trial of 11 anti-government protesters Sub-Saharan Africa OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso) - Constitutional Council receives provisional list of presidential candidates Latin America BOLIVIA - General election VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. SANTIAGO (Chile) - Protests mark anniversary of social uprising VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020 Asia-Pacific SEREMBAN (Malaysia) - Inquest into the death of Franco-Irish teen Nora Quoirin VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 23) Europe TALLINN (Estonia) - Three Seas Virtual Summit and Business Forum (To 20) PARIS (France) - Twitter hearing over inaction against online hate (0730 GMT) PARIS (France) - Russian in court over huge online extortion racket (0900 GMT) (To 22) PARIS (France) - Trial of Josu Ternera, ex-head of Basque separatist group ETA (1130 GMT) (To 20) North America DES MOINES (United States) - Primary school funded by Jeff Bezos opens VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate reconvenes for final session before elections PICTURE. VIDEO. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020 Worldwide IN SPACE - US probe to touch down on asteroid Bennu Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Parliament debate on Digital Services Act STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Volvo Group Q3 results ZURICH (Switzerland) - UBS Q3 results (0445 GMT) PARIS (France) - Danone Q3 results (0530 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Trial of two far-right suspects over murder of CDU politician Walter Luebcke (0700 GMT) PICTURE. North America (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Georgieva, Federal Reserve Chair Powell participate in panel discussion (1200 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Netflix Q3 results (2200 GMT) Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Parliament meets to discuss general amnesty law Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - Trial of ousted president Bashir resumes VIDEO. PICTURE. Latin America (+) BOGOTA (Colombia) - Two-day protest against the government of Ivan Duque (To 21) Sports MADRID (Spain) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Vuelta Tour of Spain (To November 8) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020 Asia-Pacific BUSAN (South Korea) - Busan International Film Festival (To 30) ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - Supreme Court hearing in appeal over acquittal of four men over killing of US journalist Daniel Pearl (0130 GMT) Europe FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB president Lagarde, chief economist Lane strategy speech PARIS (France) - Paris Chocolate Fair VIDEO. (To 25) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Banksy's 'Show me the Monet' auctioned FILE PICTURE. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Ericsson quarterly results (0500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Inflation data for September (0500 GMT) VEVEY (Switzerland) - Nestle Q3 results (0515 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience with a limited public (0730 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Public sector finances data for September (0900 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - US border with Canada due to reopen to non-essential travel VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Pompeo among speakers at two-day conference on anti-semitism (To 22) (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF press conference on Europe (1100 GMT) (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF press conference on Asia and the Pacific (1300 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGERIA - Primary schools reopen PICTURE. afp
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