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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. MONDAY, MAY 24, 2021 Highlights BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit on virus, climate and Russia (1700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 25) YANGON (Myanmar) - Deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court in person GENEVA (Switzerland) - Meeting of World Health Assembly VIDEO. PICTURE. (To June 1) Asia-Pacific APIA (Samoa) - Fiame Naomi Mata'afa due to become Samoa's first woman prime minister Europe VENICE (Italy) - Venice Architecture Biennale PICTURE. VIDEO. (To November 21) (+) KIEV (Ukraine) - President Zelensky participates in land reform forum (0730 GMT) SOCHI (Russia) - FM Lavrov hosts talks with Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias SOCHI (Russia) - Putin holds talks with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Russian actress, director set to start training for film project in space SPAIN - Borders reopen for British holidaymakers North America DULUTH (United States) - Bob Dylan's 80th birthday Sub-Saharan Africa BAMAKO (Mali) - Second four-day strike called by major union UNTM (To 29) Latin America QUITO (Ecuador) - President-elect Guillermo Lasso sworn in VIDEO. Sports ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Giro d'Italia PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 30) DHAKA (Bangladesh) - Cricket: Sri Lanka's tour of Bangladesh PICTURE. (To 29) (*) UNITED STATES - Basketball: NBA playoffs 2021 begin (To July 22) TOKYO (Japan) - Inaugural Olympic Virtual Series (To June 23) RIGA (Latvia) - World Ice Hockey Championship PICTURE. (To June 6) BELGRADE (Serbia) - Tennis: ATP tour 2021 - Belgrade open (To 29) STRASBOURG (France) - Tennis: WTA tour 2021 - Internationaux de Strasbourg (To 29) TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2021 Highlights MINNEAPOLIS (United States) - First anniversary of police killing of George Floyd, which sparked mass anti-racism protests PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe LJUBLJANA (Slovenia) - PM Jansa faces impeachment vote PICTURE. (To 26) SOCHI (Russia) - FM Lavrov holds talks with Maltese counterpart Evarist Bartolo TALLINN (Estonia) - NATO's International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon), held online (To 28) ROME (Italy) - Preliminary hearing in trial of Egyptians accused over murder of Italian academic Giulio Regeni FRIBOURG (Switzerland) - Trial of 32 climate activists, who blocked access to a shopping centre in 2019 PICTURE. SEVILLE (Spain) - Electronic Warfare Europe 2021 defence conference (To 27) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Public sector finances data (0600 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Campact activists protest to demand that patents for Covid-19 vaccines be suspended during the pandemic, (0700 GMT) PICTURE. (*) MUNICH (Germany) - Ifo business sentiment survey (0800 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer confidence index (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa BAGHDAD (Iraq) - Demonstration in memory of government critics murdered in recent weeks (1300 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. TEHRAN (Iran) - Government spokesman Ali Rabiei holds press conference (0700 GMT) (+) LEBANON - Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah makes televised address (1730 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa GABORONE (Botswana) - Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit on how to tackle Mozambique Islamist insurgency (To 28) MBOUR (Senegal) - Court to announce verdict in trial of two suspected smugglers over drowning of young migrant (1000 GMT) Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Court of Arbitration for Sport hears testimony of Chinese swimmer Sun Yang, who had eight-year doping ban overturned (To 27) WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021 Highlights TEHRAN (Iran) - List of presidential candidates published ahead of June vote (To 27) DAMASCUS (Syria) - Presidential election PICTURE. VIDEO. GILZE-RIJEN (Netherlands) - Judges inspect wreckage of flight MH17 as part of criminal trial of four suspects (0730 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - Total lunar eclipse, visible in Southeast Asia and the Americas Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Belgian court hears EU legal complaint against AstraZeneca over vaccine delivery (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - EMA regular press briefing on Covid-19 (1200 GMT) VIDEO. THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Court to rule in Shell climate case brought by Friends of the Earth campaigning organisation (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. SOCHI (Russia) - FM Lavrov hosts talks with Yemen counterpart BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU agriculture ministers meet LONDON (United Kingdom) - PM's ex-chief aide Cummings testifies to parliament on handling of coronavirus, alleged government sleaze PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LEIPZIG (Germany) - OECD holds International Transport Forum (To 28) HAY-ON-WYE (United Kingdom) - Hay Festival (To June 6) VLADIMIR (Russia) - Court hears Navalny's complaint over conditions of detention in penal colony (0630 GMT) VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - World Bank press conference on new Russia report (0900 GMT) LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - Protest outside Amazon EU headquarters (1000 GMT) PARIS (France) - Air France-KLM annual general meeting (1230 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Hearing at the UK Treasury Commission about the future of financial services (1330 GMT) LEIPZIG (Germany) - Announcement of Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding (1700 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - President Hassan Rouhani addresses weekly cabinet meeting (0600 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa PIETERMARITZBURG (South Africa) - Corruption trial of ex-president Zuma starts VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) - Literacy campaign begins ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) - Hearing in trial of ex-rebel Guillaume Soro, supporters over coup bid (1300 GMT) Sports GDANSK (Poland) - Football: Europa League - Final: Villarreal (ESP) v Manchester United (ENG) (1900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021 Highlights GENEVA (Switzerland) - UN Human Rights Council holds emergency meeting on Israel-Palestinian conflict VIDEO. Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press conference (0700 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU-Japan video summit (0800 GMT) VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov hosts Algerian counterpart Boukadoum for talks VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov hosts talks with Gabon counterpart BUCHAREST (Romania) - Nicolae Ceausescu's presidential plane sold in auction OSLO (Norway) - Covid restrictions eased, with bars selling alcohol until late and larger gatherings permitted in homes FRANKFURT (Germany) - Deutsche Bank shareholders' annual general meeting BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU ministers discuss bloc's landmark Digital Services Act proposal PARIS (France) - Fnac-Darty annual and extraordinary general meeting BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel holds talks with state premiers on Germany's coronavirus vaccination campaign PICTURE. VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - Global Solutions Summit, held online VIDEO. (To 28) LISBON (Portugal) - EU foreign ministers hold talks NUREMBERG (Germany) - GFK index on consumer sentiment (0600 GMT) ATHENS (Greece) - European Parliament president visits to mark 40 years since Greece joined the EEC (0700 GMT) (To 28) GERMANY - Digital opening of the German-Norwegian interconnector "NordLink" with Merkel (1030 GMT) VIDEO. GAP (France) - Verdict in trial of two aid workers accused of helping migrants cross border into France (1130 GMT) VOSTOCHNY (Russia) - Launch of 36 OneWeb satellites (1743 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases third report on fourth quarter GDP (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Weekly unemployment benefit claims (1230 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa KIGALI (Rwanda) - French President Macron visits (date to be confirmed) (To 29) FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2021 Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov hosts talks with Slovenia counterpart GREECE - Theatres reopen PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - 60th anniversary of Amnesty International BELFAST (United Kingdom) - Arlene Foster steps down as Democratic Unionist Party leader PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak hosts virtual meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bank heads PICTURE. LISBON (Portugal) - EU defence ministers hold talks LONDON (United Kingdom) - HSBC annual general meeting PARIS (France) - Q1 GDP data (0645 GMT) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Q1 GDP data (0730 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Verdict in trial of ex-policemen accused of fabricating drug-trafficking charges against journalist (0900 GMT) PARIS (France) - Total shareholders general assembly (1200 GMT) LEIPZIG (Germany) - Leipzig Book Fair Prize awards ceremony (1400 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Posthumous DMX album set for release QUEBEC CITY (Canada) - Quebec province curfew lifted LOS ANGELES (United States) - 'Cruella' live-action villain origin movie starring Emma Stone and Emma Thompson released in theaters and on Disney+ streaming platform Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Campaign ahead of June 18 presidential vote (To June 16) Sub-Saharan Africa ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) - 30th anniversary of the ouster of Ethiopian dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam Sports DOHA (Qatar) - Diamond League athletics meeting COLOGNE (Germany) - Basketball EuroLeague Final 4 PICTURE. (To 30) DOHA (Qatar) - Football: CAF Super Cup final Berkane v Al-Ahly (1630 GMT) MUGELLO (Italy) - Moto world championship Italian Grand Prix PICTURE. (To 30) SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2021 Highlights PORTO (Portugal) - Football: Champions League - Final: Manchester City (ENG) v Chelsea (ENG) (1900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 30) Europe WARSAW (Poland) - All children return to school, indoor restaurants reopen VIDEO. ZAGREB (Croatia) - Annual anti-abortion rally PICTURE. BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) - Birmingham Pride (To 30) Sports Lac Rose (Senegal) - Auto : Extreme E championship 2nd round (To 30) SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - World Multiple Sclerosis Day Europe NICOSIA (Cyprus) - Parliamentary elections ZAGREB (Croatia) - Mayoral election, with green-leftist candidate tipped to win PICTURE. COIMBRA (Portugal) - Chega far-right party congress closes, with Italy's Matteo Salvini attending (1400 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - President Ramaphosa appears before anti-graft panel in his capacity as head of state VIDEO. Sports PARIS (France) - Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments - Roland Garros PICTURE. (To June 13) INDIANAPOLIS (United States) - 135,000 fans expected at Indianapolis 500, largest US sports crowd since pandemic PICTURE. MONDAY, MAY 31, 2021 Highlights BONN (Germany) - Bonn Climate Change Conference, dubbed SB 52 (To June 11) Worldwide WORLD - World No Tobacco Day Asia-Pacific JAPAN - Emergency virus measures to end VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - Jimmy Lai and nine other democracy activists sentenced after pleading guilty to 'unlawful assembly' (0100 GMT) Europe FRANCE - Covid vaccination opens to all adults REYKJAVIK (Iceland) - GDP Q1 MOSCOW (Russia) - Russia's Lavrov meets Portuguese counterpart (0700 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Preliminary inflation estimate for May (1200 GMT) North America TORONTO (Canada) - Sentencing in murder trial of man who drove truck into crowd, killing 10 (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - French judges visit to question ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - 60th anniversary of creation of independent Republic of South Africa BUJUMBURA (Burundi) - Office of UN envoy to Burundi to permanently shut Sports BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Maradona's medical team face questioning over death of football icon (To June 14) TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2021 Asia-Pacific KATHMANDU (Nepal) - 20th anniversary of crown prince's murder of nine members of Nepal's royal family Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial meeting BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) - Covid-19 vaccination using Sputnik jabs begins LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - European Public Prosecutor's Office, tasked with fighting fraud, becomes operational BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO foreign and defence ministers meet ahead of June 14 leaders summit MADRID (Spain) - W. Sahara's Polisario independence movement leader Brahim Ghali appears before judge LONDON (United Kingdom) - London Design Biennale opens at Somerset House VIDEO. BERN (Switzerland) - GDP quarterly data (0545 GMT) Middle East and North Africa JERUSALEM - Malawi embassy to be opened in Jerusalem (date to be confirmed) VIDEO. CASABLANCA (Morocco) - Journalist Omar Radi on trial for spying and sexual assault ALGERIA - Partial reopening of air borders PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports ITALY - Spectators allowed to return to sports stadiums afp
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