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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 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2020 Asia-Pacific WUZHEN (China) - World Internet Conference, where Beijing promotes its concept of controlled internet (To 24) HONG KONG (China) - Activists Joshua Wong, Ivan Lam on trial for anti-police protest (To December 1) Europe AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - International Air Transport Association annual general assembly (To 24) PARIS (France) - Sarkozy becomes first French ex-president to stand trial on corruption charges (1230 GMT) (To December 10) GENEVA (Switzerland) - UN hosts Afghanistan donor conference (0800 GMT) (To 24) PARIS (France) - Trial over Thalys train attack in 2015 PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To December 18) MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov meets Iranian counterpart PARIS (France) - 50th anniversary of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's first edition PARIS (France) - Trial of 14 accused in January 2015 jihadist attacks in Paris VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (To 27) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Supreme Court hearing on whether to allow 'IS bride' Shamima Begum back to UK to challenge citizenship removal VIDEO. (To 24) CHITA (Russia) - Trial of Russian soldier who killed 8 servicemen in 2019 begins (0130 GMT) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - European Environment Agency publishes annual report on air quality (1145 GMT) North America VANCOUVER (Canada) - US extradition hearings for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou (To 27) Middle East and North Africa BAGHDAD (Iraq) - US sanctions waiver allowing Iraq to import Iranian gas expires Latin America SAO PAULO (Brazil) - Gay Pride parade (To 25) HAVANA (Cuba) - Western Union shuts Cuba offices after new US sanctions VIDEO. Sports PARIS (France) - Rugby: Autumn Nations Cup PICTURE. (To December 6) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong government final appeal over mask ban constitutionality (0100 GMT) (To 25) Europe ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial in absentia resumes of 20 Saudi suspects over murder of dissident journalist Khashoggi (1400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Ban on public gatherings of more than eight people comes into force VIDEO. PETROZAVODSK (Russia) - Appeal court hears case of Russian Gulag historian after child sex abuse conviction WARSAW (Poland) - CFO Strategy & Innovation virtual summit WIESBADEN (Germany) - GDP Q3 update (0700 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer confidence index (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - FinTech Abu Dhabi (0400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 26) Sub-Saharan Africa HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Trial opens of ex-vice chancellor of University of Zimbabwe for granting Grace Mugabe 'fake' PhD Sports Football: Champions League - 1st round day 4 (To 25) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong leader expected to make delayed policy address following Beijing visit (0200 GMT) Europe KALBAJAR (Azerbaijan) - Armenia hands control to Azerbaijan of Kalbajar district VIDEO. PICTURE. MINSK (Belarus) - Russia's FM Lavrov visits (To 26) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) remotely due to Covid isolation order (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. NUR-SULTAN (Kazakhstan) - Ruling party holds conference ahead of vote MOSCOW (Russia) - Iraqi FM Fuad Hussein visits (To 26) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel and state premiers hold talks to take stock of coronavirus curbs (1300 GMT) VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa CONAKRY (Guinea) - Opposition calls for a rally to free its leaders (1200 GMT) VIDEO. Latin America BOGOTA (Colombia) - Peace court summons three ministers and attorney general over murders of ex-FARC guerrillas (1300 GMT) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - National Diet legislature session (To December 5) BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press conference (0700 GMT) Europe PONTOISE (France) - Trial of Pakistani imam over claim of 'justifying terrorism' (1230 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. ANKARA (Turkey) - Verdict expected in main trial of coup ringleaders (0700 GMT) VIDEO. North America UNITED STATES - US celebrates Thanksgiving PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Dubai's budget airline flydubai to start direct flights to Tel Aviv Sub-Saharan Africa HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono expected in court after bail denied Sports KANDY (Sri Lanka) - Lanka Premier League (LPL) cricket tournament (To December 16) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 Europe HELSINKI (Finland) - GDP Q3 ANTWERP (Belgium) - Four suspects including Iranian diplomat face trial for taking part in plot to bomb Iran opposition rally in France VIDEO. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - GDP Q3 BRUSSELS (Belgium) - PM De Croo, consultative committee meet to discuss virus restrictions (1300 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - New deadline for TikTok to restructure or face US ban UNITED STATES - Black Friday Sub-Saharan Africa HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Miners boss Henrietta Rushwaya in court over gold smuggling charges Sports ALEXANDRIA (Egypt) - CAF Champions League final: Ahly v Zamalek SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2020 Europe STRASBOURG (France) - Large tree set up to replace cancelled Christmas market VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope to create 13 new cardinals PICTURE. DUBLIN (Ireland) - 10 years since EU and IMF approved 85-billion-euro bailout for Ireland Middle East and North Africa TIPASA (Algeria) - Former Algiers governor Abdelkader Zoukh goes on trial for corruption Sub-Saharan Africa YAMOUSSOUKRO (Ivory Coast) - 10th anniversary of start of four-month political crisis after disputed presidential elections MAURITANIA - 60th anniversary of independence PICTURE. VIDEO. Misc. WORLD - 10 years ago, WikiLeaks starts releasing more than 250,000 classified US diplomatic cables SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2020 Asia-Pacific NEW DELHI (India) - Marathon in world's most polluted capital city PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe SWITZERLAND - Federal vote on initiative to ban investments in weapons manufacturing companies PICTURE. North America UNITED NATIONS (United States) - 30 years since Security Council imposed deadline on Iraq to leave Kuwait ahead of Gulf War Middle East and North Africa TUNISIA - Five-year state of emergency expires Latin America BRAZIL - Municipal elections, second round PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To December 3) Sports MANAMA (Bahrain) - Auto: Formula One - Bahrain Grand Prix, Grand Prix (1510 GMT) SANYA (China) - Olympic Council for Asia to select host city for 2030 Asian Games MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Leader Carrie Lam policy address to Legislative Council (date to be confirmed) LIVE VIDEO. GWANGJU (South Korea) - Verdict expected in former president Chun Doo-hwan trial for defamation (0500 GMT) MULTAN (Pakistan) - Anti-government rally held by opposition parties Europe PARIS (France) - Goncourt Prize literary award PARIS (France) - 120th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's death BELLINZONA (Switzerland) - Trial of Liberian former commander accused of committing war crimes in his country's 1990s conflict North America CANADA - Canada reopens international borders TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World AIDS Day Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO foreign ministers meet via video link (To 2) YEREVAN (Armenia) - Armenia to hand control of the Lachin district to Azerbaijan CATANIA (Italy) - PM Conte gives testimony in hearing before judge presiding over far-right leader Salvini's trial VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC and non-OPEC ministers hold meeting to discuss oil output limits BERLIN (Germany) - Elon Musk to receive Axel Springer media group award BEAUVAIS (France) - Ryanair opens new base LONDON (United Kingdom) - Mines and Money conference (To 3) North America OTTAWA (Canada) - GDP Q4 and 2019 (1330 GMT) Latin America SAN JOSÉ (Costa Rica) - Public holiday to mark anniversary of military service abolition in 1948 CARACAS (Venezuela) - Commercial flights to resume (date to be confirmed) Sports Football: Champions League - 1st round day 5 (To 2) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2020 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU health ministers meet PODGORICA (Montenegro) - Parliament votes on new government PICTURE. VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Salon Virtuality conference on AI (To 4) LISBON (Portugal) - Web Summit (To 4) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU commission unveils democracy action plan to ensure fair elections (1500 GMT) North America SAN BERNARDINO (United States) - Fifth anniversary of deadly mass shooting NEW YORK (United States) - Ex-Trump aide Bannon appears in court by video-link in border wall fraud case (2000 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Lebanon, Israel in fourth round of sea border talks CAIRO (Egypt) - Cairo International Film Festival (To 10) Sub-Saharan Africa N'DJAMENA (Chad) - 30th anniversary of president Hissene Habre's ouster Sports RICHMOND (United States) - Swimming: US Open (To 5) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - International Day of People with Disabilities Asia-Pacific SEOUL (South Korea) - University entrance exam under Covid restrictions for 480,000 South Koreans PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe GHENT (Belgium) - Appeals court rules on Spain's extradition request for rapper Valtonyc North America UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN special summit on pandemic (1400 GMT) (To 4) LOS ANGELES (United States) - Connery's original James Bond handgun set for $200,000 auction VIDEO. PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) Sports NORWAY - Euro-2020 women's handball (To 20) Football: Europa League - 1st round day 5 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Dissident Joshua Wong to attend graduation (0600 GMT) Europe CATANIA (Italy) - Italian FM, interior minister give testimony before judge in trial of far-right leader Salvini COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Trial of 15 men accused over cocaine trafficking ring opens WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial orders data for October (0700 GMT) North America OTTAWA (Canada) - Soldier who crashed gates of Trudeau residence with loaded guns in court WASHINGTON (United States) - Trade balance for October (1330 GMT) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World Soil Day WORLD - Youth Climate Action day Europe PARIS (France) - Albert Londres Prize, France's top journalism award (1700 GMT) Middle East and North Africa KUWAIT CITY (Kuwait) - Legislative elections (0400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Latin America CARACAS (Venezuela) - Popular consultation organised by opposition on legitimacy of Maduro's government (To 12) SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Japan's Hayabusa 2 probe nears Earth to deliver samples Europe ROMANIA - Parliamentary elections North America NEW YORK (United States) - NYFW Women's fall-winter 2021 (To 10) Middle East and North Africa DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - GITEX Technology Week (0400 GMT) (To 9) Sub-Saharan Africa CAMEROON - Regional elections Latin America VENEZUELA - Parliamentary elections VIDEO. PICTURE. Sports SAKHIR (Bahrain) - Auto: Formula One - Sakhir Grand Prix VALENCIA (Spain) - Marathon and half-marathon LONDON (United Kingdom) - Rugby: Autumn Nations Cup final (1400 GMT) MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - GDP Q3, revised (2350 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU foreign ministers meet ahead of summit WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial production data for October (0700 GMT) Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX) international weapons fair PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 10) ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - New head of Interpol to be elected at annual assembly (0400 GMT) (To 8) Sub-Saharan Africa GHANA - Presidential and parliamentary elections TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2020 Europe PARIS (France) - Court hearing in bid to seize for safekeeping a Pissarro painting stolen by the Nazis PARIS (France) - Q1 employment data (0630 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - 40th anniversary of murder of ex-Beatle John Lennon TERRE HAUTE (United States) - First federal execution of a woman in nearly 70 years Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - Trial of ousted president Bashir resumes VIDEO. PICTURE. MONROVIA (Liberia) - Mid-term senatorial elections and referendum (0800 GMT) Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - IOC executive board meets (To 10) Football: Champions League - 1st round day 6 (To 9) Misc. WORLD - International Day of Climate Change Protests WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World Human Rights Day Asia-Pacific INDONESIA - Regional elections HONG KONG (China) - Bank of America lawyer on trial for assaulting police officer during argument (To 10) Europe WARSAW (Poland) - 30 years ago, Lech Walesa was elected president of Poland PARIS (France) - Paris Blockchain Week Summit 2020 (To 10) WIESBADEN (Germany) - October foreign trade data (0700 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU commission unveils Digital Service Act proposals (1100 GMT) PARIS (France) - Appeals trial for US artist Jeff Koons on plagiarism charges (1200 GMT) PARIS (France) - Hearing on extradition to Algeria of blogger Amir.dz (1300 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Commission launches new anti-terror plan (1800 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing for lawyer Michael Avenatti, found guilty of extortion (1700 GMT) Sports MERSIN (Turkey) - European Championships in Men's Artistic Gymnastics (To 13) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2020 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit (To 11) POLAND - Release of Cyberpunk 2077 game ANKARA (Turkey) - Trial of 18 students, lecturer resumes over Pride march (0630 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - GDP estimate for October (1100 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1330 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Time magazine announces its 'Person of the year' for 2020 (1300 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa MOROCCO - Virus state of emergency set to end Sports HOUSTON (United States) - Female golf US Open (To 13) Football: Europa League - 1st round day 6 (1755 GMT) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020 Europe UNITED KINGDOM - Ex-Beatle McCartney to release new solo album WIESBADEN (Germany) - November inflation data, revised (0700 GMT) North America BUFFALO (United States) - Henry Weinstein faces LA extradition hearing (1400 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa ANTANANARIVO (Madagascar) - Senate elections SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 Europe PARIS (France) - Fifth anniversary of Paris Agreement on climate change PALERMO (Italy) - Preliminary hearing in second Matteo Salvini trial over illegally detaining migrants (0800 GMT) North America UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN, Britain host global climate summit Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Olympics: IOC holds Olympic summit LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boxing: Anthony Joshua v Kubrat Pulev SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2020 Asia-Pacific LAHORE (Pakistan) - Anti-government rally held by opposition parties (0500 GMT) Europe BONN (Germany) - Centenary of German sweet maker Haribo Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - 20th anniversary of accord to end war between Ethiopia and Eritrea Sub-Saharan Africa NIGER - Regional and municipal elections Sports ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - Auto: Formula One - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (1310 GMT) MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020 Europe PARIS (France) - 25th anniversary of the Dayton peace accords on Bosnia PARIS (France) - 60th anniversary of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC monthly report North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Electoral college meets to formalize Biden election victory PICTURE. VIDEO. Latin America LATIN AMERICA - Total solar eclipse visible from Chile to Argentina VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Ruling in trial of suspect accused of finding victims on Twitter Europe BONN (Germany) - 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth (To 16) CHERNOBYL (Ukraine) - 20th anniversary of Chernobyl Atomic Power Station closure LONDON (United Kingdom) - December employment data (0600 GMT) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes of journalists over Erdogan son-in-law alleged emails (0600 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Zara owner Inditex Q3 results (0700 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 16) Standing Rock (Dakota du Sud) (United States) - 130th anniversary of the killing of legendary Native American chief, Sitting Bull Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of journalist Abdelmoundji Khelladi ALGIERS (Algeria) - Universities resume on-site classes PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020 Europe PARIS (France) - Appeal court ruling on Spain's extradition request for former ETA leader Iratxe Sorzabal SAN FERNANDO DE HENARES (Spain) - New hearing in 2017 Barcelona attacks trial North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds press conference (1930 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - International Migrants Day Europe LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU Court of Justice ruling on Hungary's asylum policy EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Catalan independence activist Clara Ponsatí's extradition hearing PARIS (France) - Senate debate on migration LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England decision on monetary Policy (1200 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa SIDI BOUZID (Tunisia) - 10 years ago Tunisian street vendor set himself on fire triggering Arab Spring PICTURE. VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of leading opposition figure Amira Bouraoui PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports MERSIN (Turkey) - European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics (To 20) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Joshua Wong court hearing over face mask protest (0630 GMT) Europe ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Turkish businessman Osman Kavala, US researcher Henri Barkey face new trial (0630 GMT) SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2020 Europe MOSTAR (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Municipal election MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2020 North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - 80th anniversary of US novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald's death TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2020 Sports UNITED STATES - Basketball: Start of NBA season PICTURE. VIDEO. afp
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