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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 MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - US VP Kamala Harris visits over immigration crisis VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) SYDNEY (Australia) - Raids worldwide as police reveal vast hack of criminal encryption platform WINDHOEK (Namibia) - Parliament to discuss 'reconciliation' deal with Germany after genocide recognition THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - UN court verdict on appeal by ex-Bosnian Serb military chief Mladic against genocide conviction over Srebrenica massacre VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Worldwide WORLD - World Oceans Day Europe BONN (Germany) - Bonn Climate Change Conference, dubbed SB 52 (To June 17) STRASBOURG (France) - European Parliament plenary session VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 10) (*) BADHOEVEDORP (Netherlands) - Judges hear evidence against suspects in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine VIDEO. (To 10) (+) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Joint press conference by Europol and the FBI on their global probe into encryption software used by violent criminal groups (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) STRASBOURG (France) - EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen addresses European Parliament on recovery plan (0830 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. BERLIN (Germany) - FM Heiko Maas holds press briefing (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - OECD publishes report on social, economic cost of mental illness (0900 GMT) (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov hosts Djibouti counterpart (1030 GMT) (*) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Daughter of jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny receives rights award on father's behalf (1300 GMT) VIDEO. (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovskaya address rights forum (1305 GMT) PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya visits (To 10) VIENNA (Austria) - IAEA board of governors meeting LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To 11) GENEVA (Switzerland) - International Labour Organization annual meeting, held online (To 19) (+) AIX-EN-PROVENCE (France) - Appeal trial of two pilots, four others, convicted of trafficking 680kg of cocaine from the Dominican Republic PICTURE. VIDEO. (To July 9) (+) TBILISI (Georgia) - Acting US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip T. Reeker visits Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia (To 13) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU interior ministers hold talks, with focus on migration VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) ROME (Italy) - Borghese Gallery and Museum hosts Damien Hirst exhibition VIDEO. (To October 10) (*) UNITED KINGDOM - UK adds Portugal to list of countries requiring quarantine North America NEW YORK (United States) - Auction of American coin worth an estimated $15 million WASHINGTON (United States) - Trade balance for January (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate hearings to examine Biden's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2022 (1500 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies before Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Biden's 2022 budget request (1800 GMT) CUPERTINO (United States) - Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, held virtually PICTURE. (To 11) Middle East and North Africa (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Second televised debate between Iran presidential candidates (1230 GMT) VIDEO. BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah delivers speech to mark anniversary of Hezbollah-affiliated Manar TV (1430 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (*) TUNIS (Tunisia) - UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay visits (To 9) MOROCCO - Joint military operations with US, African nations (To 18) Sub-Saharan Africa PRETORIA (South Africa) - GDP Q1 (0900 GMT) (+) BAMAKO (Mali) - Gathering for French journalist Olivier Dubois, kidnapped in Northern Mali in April (1000 GMT) PICTURE. Latin America EZEIZA (Argentina) - Arrival of flight from Russia with first batch of active ingredient to produce Sputnik V vaccines in Argentine lab (1900 GMT) PICTURE. Sports UNITED STATES - Basketball: NBA playoffs 2021 (To July 22) 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 BRUSSELS (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. PLAILLY (France) - Parc Asterix theme park reopens VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis holds weekly audience PICTURE. VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Berlin film festival hosts outdoor public screenings PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 20) WIESBADEN (Germany) - April foreign trade data (0600 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov addresses economic and foreign relations conference (0630 GMT) PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya delivers speech at Czech senate (0800 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. 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 (+) ALGERIA - Last day of election campaign PICTURE. VIDEO. Latin America (*) BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez visits (1600 GMT) Sports 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) 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 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 the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic (0830 GMT) 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) - Second anniversary of Hong Kong's huge pro-democracy protests kicking off (2200 GMT) Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - 30th anniversary of Boris Yeltsin's election as president of the Russian Federation 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 SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2021 Highlights ALGIERS (Algeria) - Parliamentary elections PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Fashion week VIDEO. (To 14) KENT (United States) - Winner of online auction for seat alongside space crew in Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Worldwide WORLD - World Day Against Child Labour 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) SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2021 Highlights 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. MADRID (Spain) - Protest over government move to pardon Catalan separatists convicted over failed 2017 independence bid VIDEO. 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 Latin America SANTIAGO (Chile) - Second round of regional elections Sports OMAHA (United States) - Swimming: US Olympic trials (To 20) 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. Worldwide WORLD - World Blood Donor Day Europe (+) LISBON (Portugal) - Covid-19 curbs eased, with end to mandatory teleworking and spectators' return to sports venues Middle East and North Africa (+) JERUSALEM - Deadline for confidence vote on coalition government Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Maradona's doctor, six other caregivers, questioned over his death VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sports 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) 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) 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) Sub-Saharan Africa SOWETO (South Africa) - 45th anniversary of Soweto uprising against apartheid afp
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