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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 29, 2021 Europe BARCELONA (Spain) - Mobile World Congress PICTURE. VIDEO. (To July 1) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Queen Elizabeth II visits (To July 1) LONDON (United Kingdom) - EBRD annual meeting and business forum, held online (To July 2) (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Libyan Political Dialogue Forum meets (To July 1) (+) BUCHAREST (Romania) - Parliament debates, votes on motion of no confidence in government North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - Over 1,200 Hollywood items for sale in 'Prop Store' auction (To July 1) (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - House Republicans hold forum on origin of Covid-19 (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VANCOUVER (Canada) - Extradition hearing for Huawei's Meng Wanzhou (1700 GMT) (To 30) (+) LA CROSSE (United States) - Biden visits Wisconsin to promote infrastructure spending plan (2100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (*) DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Israel's top diplomat Lapid visits VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 30) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Russian economic delegation visits (To 30) Latin America BOGOTA (Colombia) - Mega-auction of properties seized from organized crime groups Sports LONDON (United Kingdom) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - Wimbledon PICTURE. (To July 11) WORLD - Basketball: Men's Olympic qualifying tournaments in Europe and Canada (To July 4) ST. GEORGE'S (Grenada) - Cricket: Third Twenty20 International between West Indies and South Africa LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Euro 2020 - Last 16: England v Germany (1600 GMT) PICTURE. GLASGOW (United Kingdom) - Football: Euro 2020 - Last 16: Sweden v Ukraine (1900 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2021 Highlights MOSCOW (Russia) - President Putin holds annual televised phone-in with Russians (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan) - 50 years since Russian Soyuz 11 crew died when their capsule depressurised on re-entry THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - UN court verdict on Milosevic aides Stanisic and Simatovic VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. UNITED KINGDOM - Deadline for application to EU settlement scheme VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Commission launches European Defence Fund (EDF) (1230 GMT) PARIS (France) - Generation Equality Forum, convened by UN Women (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Putin meets ex-Kazakhstan president Nazarbayev (+) ANTALYA (Turkey) - Russian foreign minister Lavrov visits LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PARIS (France) - End of EU discussions on dock dues, a tax on imports to French overseas territories KATOWICE (Poland) - Visegrad Four prime ministers meet VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. AIX-EN-PROVENCE (France) - International Festival of Lyric Art VIDEO. (To July 25) (*) UNITED KINGDOM - End to travel restrictions on popular holiday destinations for vaccinated travellers (0300 GMT) (*) MADRID (Spain) - Catalan regional leader briefs the foreign press (0800 GMT) BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan) - Progress cargo spacecraft launches to ISS (0800 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - FM Maas and Yemeni counterpart Bin Mubarak hold press conference (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU updates product safety law with stricter rules for online marketplaces (1000 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - Eurozone inflation for June, 1st estimate (1000 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LISBON (Portugal) - Portugual's EU presidency ends with conference on economic recovery (1300 GMT) North America (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - US, Canada and Mexico trade officials discuss first anniversary of USMCA (1800 GMT) (*) NEW YORK (United States) - Last day of auction of Tim Berners-Lee's source code for the World Wide Web as an NFT (*) DALLAS (United States) - Donald Trump visits the Mexican border with Texas Governor Greg Abbott VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - PAHO holds briefing on Covid-19 in the Americas (1500 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing hearing of actress Allison Mack, found guilty in US sex cult trial (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) NEW YORK (United States) - Statue of Liberty replica arrives at Ellis Island (1600 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa JERUSALEM - German President Steinmeier visits (To July 2) (+) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Parliament meets (To July 1) ANNABA (Algeria) - Court hearing for journalist Mustapha Bendjama over material he posted online TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani addresses weekly cabinet meeting (0600 GMT) AMMAN (Jordan) - Hearing in trial of two suspects accused of sedition against King Abdallah II (0700 GMT) (+) DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Israeli foreign minister visits Expo site (0700 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa SOUTH AFRICA - 30 years since apartheid was formally abolished in South Africa Latin America BRASÍLIA (Brazil) - Protestors submit 'super petition' to parliament demanding impeachment of President Bolsonaro (1730 GMT) THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2021 Highlights BEIJING (China) - 100th anniversary of Chinese Communist Party VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong bans UK flights over Delta Covid variant BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU digital Covid certificate comes into use Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Japan to issue vaccine passport for travelling abroad PHUKET (Thailand) - Thailand greenlights quarantine-free model for Phuket VIDEO. YANGON (Myanmar) - US journalist Danny Fenster appears in court charged with encouraging dissent against military HONG KONG (China) - Anniversary of Hong Kong's 1997 handover to China Europe WARSAW (Poland) - 30 years since Warsaw Pact dissolved (*) AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - European Medicines Agency gives regular press briefing (1200 GMT) AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - EMA to rule on Moderna vaccine for teens (date to be confirmed) (*) LJUBLJANA (Slovenia) - Slovenia takes over rotating EU presidency VIDEO. MONZA (Italy) - Sputnik vaccine production starts COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - WHO Europe holds online media briefings on Covid-19 (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial meeting VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Statue of Princess Diana unveiled on what would have been her 60th birthday (1300 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. TURKEY - Curfew and Sunday lockdowns lifted VIENNA (Austria) - Austrian World Summit on climate, hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. VIENNA (Austria) - Chancellor Kurz takes questions from parliamentary committee probing corruption (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU introduces new rules on VAT for cross-border e-commerce STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - New emissions charges for inbound, outbound flights come into force AUSTRIA - Nightclubs reopen, other virus restrictions eased GERMANY - Pandemic 'risk zone' travel warning scheduled to be lifted for most countries VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope hosts summit with Lebanon's Christian leaders FLORENCE (Italy) - Salvatore Ferragamo extraordinary board meeting REYKJAVIK (Iceland) - Exiled Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovskaya visits (To 4) BATLEY (United Kingdom) - Batley and Spen parliamentary by-election (0600 GMT) VIDEO. FRANKFURT (Germany) - ECB's Christine Lagarde addresses European Parliament via video link (0700 GMT) (*) MADRID (Spain) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visits (0700 GMT) (To 2) (*) PARIS (France) - European Court of Human Rights rules on French plan to bury radioactive waste (0800 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - Eurozone unemployment for May (1000 GMT) VOSTOCHNY (Russia) - Launch of 36 OneWeb satellites (1248 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Protest marking Turkey's formal withdrawal from domestic abuse treaty (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. North America (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - First anniversary of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly unemployment benefit claims (1230 GMT) (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva holds press conference on annual report on US economy (2000 GMT) Middle East and North Africa DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Infinity des Lumieres immersive art centre opens its doors (0500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - EFF leader Julius Malema appears in court over alleged 2018 assault of a policeman (+) BRAZZAVILLE (Congo) - WHO Africa online briefing on Covid-19 in the region (1000 GMT) Latin America (+) ARGENTINA - China pauses squid fishing in international waters Sports OSLO (Norway) - Diamond League athletics meeting ST. GEORGE'S (Grenada) - Cricket: Fourth Twenty20 International between West Indies and South Africa OMSK (Russia) - Silk Way Rally 2021 (To 11) VILLARS (Switzerland) - Climbing: IFSC World cup event in Villars PICTURE. (To 3) KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Asian World Cup qualifiers draw (0700 GMT) FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2021 Europe RIGA (Latvia) - Japanese FM Toshimitsu Motegi visits (+) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Media outlets launch joint bid to negotiate payments for news content used by tech platforms MONTREUX (Switzerland) - Montreux Jazz Festival PICTURE. (To 17) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Angela Merkel visits GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual press briefing on Covid-19 (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) AIX-EN-PROVENCE (France) - London Symphony Orchestra performs Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde', in first post-pandemic international shows (1600 GMT) (To 15) North America KETCHUM (United States) - 60th anniversary of US novelist Ernest Hemingway's death (*) LOS ANGELES (United States) - 'The Tomorrow War' blockbuster starring Chris Pratt launches worldwide on Amazon Prime WASHINGTON (United States) - Trade balance for May (1230 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa LUSAKA (Zambia) - State memorial ceremony for late president Kaunda at National Heroes Stadium PICTURE. Latin America QUITO (Ecuador) - Ecuador assumes rotating presidency of Andean Community of Nations Sports SPIELBERG BEI KNITTELFELD (Austria) - Auto: Formula One - Austrian Grand Prix (To 4) (*) SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Football: Euro 2020 - Quarter final: Switzerland v Spain (1600 GMT) PICTURE. PRETORIA (South Africa) - Rugby: Test match, Friendlies: South Africa v Georgia (1700 GMT) PICTURE. MUNICH (Germany) - Football: Euro 2020 - Quarter final: Belgium v Italy (1900 GMT) PICTURE. (*) GOIANIA (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - Quarter final: Peru v Paraguay (2100 GMT) PICTURE. SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2021 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Uganda Olympic team quarantine due to end PHNOM PENH (Cambodia) - Cambodian PM's quarantine due to end Europe WARSAW (Poland) - Governing nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party holds leadership congress VIDEO. VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Japanese FM Toshimitsu Motegi visits PICTURE. PARIS (France) - 50th anniversary of Doors frontman Jim Morrison's death VIDEO. MARSEILLE (France) - Pride march MONACO (Principality of Monaco) - Giacometti retrospective (1500 GMT) (To August 29) MADRID (Spain) - Pride march (1800 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. North America SARASOTA (United States) - Donald Trump holds rally Sub-Saharan Africa BURKINA FASO - Opposition calls protests against attacks, insecurity (To 4) Sports ST. GEORGE'S (Grenada) - Cricket: Fifth Twenty20 International West Indies v South Africa (*) RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - Quarter final: Brazil v Chile (0000 GMT) PICTURE. DUBLIN (Ireland) - Rugby: Test match, Friendlies: Ireland v Japan (1200 GMT) BAKU (Azerbaijan) - Football: Euro 2020 - Quarter final: Czech Republic v Denmark (1600 GMT) PICTURE. ROME (Italy) - Football: Euro 2020 - Quarter final: TBC v TBC (1900 GMT) PICTURE. (*) BRASÍLIA (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - Quarter final: Uruguay v Colombia (2200 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, JULY 4, 2021 Highlights SANTIAGO (Chile) - Constitutional Convention starts work on new constitution VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific AFGHANISTAN - Possible start of withdrawal of German troops (date to be confirmed) Europe MARSEILLE (France) - Cruise ships start sailing ARLES (France) - Rencontres d'Arles international photography festival VIDEO. (To September 26) North America UNITED STATES - Independence Day NEW YORK (United States) - Statue of Liberty replica goes on show Middle East and North Africa ISMAILIA (Egypt) - Start of new hearings in MV Evergiven ship compensation claim Sub-Saharan Africa RWANDA - Liberation Day, commemorating the end of the 1994 genocide GOMA (DR Congo) - 'State of siege' in violence-plagued Ituri, North Kivu scheduled to end (date subject to change) VIDEO. Latin America MASAYA (Nicaragua) - Anti-government protesters mark anniversary of popular uprising Sports STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Diamond League athletics meeting SPIELBERG BEI KNITTELFELD (Austria) - Auto: Formula One - Austrian Grand Prix, Grand Prix (*) GOIANIA (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - Quarter final: Argentina v Ecuador (0100 GMT) PICTURE. (To 4) RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Senior pan-American gymnastics championships (0300 GMT) (To 11) MONDAY, JULY 5, 2021 Asia-Pacific (+) WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - New Zealand partially reopens travel bubble with Australia (+) HONG KONG (China) - National Security Law legal forum, organised by Department of Justice (0030 GMT) Europe PARIS (France) - Haute couture fashion week (To 8) PARIS (France) - 'Rubik Dalai Lama' by street artist Invader goes under hammer FLENSBURG (Germany) - German car sales for June BERLIN (Germany) - Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima State visit PICTURE. (To 7) AVIGNON (France) - Avignon Theatre festival (To 25) TBILISI (Georgia) - Annual LGBTQI Pride (1400 GMT) North America SEATTLE (United States) - Andy Jassy takes over as Amazon CEO Middle East and North Africa (+) BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah gives televised speech Sports RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - Semi final: TBC v TBC (2300 GMT) PICTURE. TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2021 Highlights CANNES (France) - Cannes Film Festival (To 17) Europe MINSK (Belarus) - Verdict expected in trial of Belarusian opposition figure Babaryko MADRID (Spain) - Ban on arrivals from South Africa, Brazil set to be lifted VIENNA (Austria) - Far-right former vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache goes on trial for corruption WIESBADEN (Germany) - May industrial orders (0600 GMT) STRASBOURG (France) - EU Commission proposes anti-money laundering legislation (1300 GMT) North America CANADA - Travel restrictions to be relaxed for vaccinated Canadians NEW ORLEANS (United States) - 50th anniversary of Louis Armstrong's death Middle East and North Africa (+) RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Jailed Saudi cleric Salman al-Awda appears before anti-terrorism court Sports ENGLAND (United Kingdom) - Football: Euro 2020 - Semi final (To 7) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Euro 2020 - Semi final: TBC v TBC (1900 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021 Highlights (+) BUDAPEST (Hungary) - New law banning 'promotion' of homosexuality among minors comes into effect Europe (*) VIENNA (Austria) - Seven suspected jihadists go on trial (To 14) AVIGNON (France) - Avignon fringe festival (To 31) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Paula Rego retrospective opens at Tate Britain WIESBADEN (Germany) - May industrial production data (0600 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Wise IPO (0700 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Commission releases latest economic forecasts for Europe (0900 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers questions from the heads of parliament's select committees (1430 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal hearing for scholar Said Djabelkhir, sentenced to jail for 'offending Islam' PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) JERUSALEM - Swearing-in ceremony for new president Isaac Herzog Sub-Saharan Africa LUSAKA (Zambia) - Zambia's founding president Kenneth Kaunda is buried BAMAKO (Mali) - New leader of EU military training mission takes office (1000 GMT) Sports (*) SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Teen sentenced for sending death threats to EPL footballer Neal Maupay BRASÍLIA (Brazil) - Football: Copa America 2021 - Semi final: TBC v TBC (0100 GMT) PICTURE. (To 7) SYDNEY (Australia) - Rugby: Test match, Friendlies: Australia v France (1000 GMT) afp
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