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, OCTOBER 26, 2020 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - Plenary of Chinese Communist Party central committee, which should approve five-year plan (2021-25) (To 29) BUSAN (South Korea) - Busan International Film Festival VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 30) BEIJING (China) - China Fashion Week VIDEO. (To November 1) NEW DELHI (India) - US, Indian foreign policy and defence chiefs meet VIDEO. (To 27) Europe BERLIN (Germany) - World Health Summit 2020 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 27) BELARUS - Nationwide strike called by opposition leader Tikhanovskaya VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on Covid-19 (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. AVIGNON (France) - Avignon Festival organises 'arts week' (To 31) ATHENS (Greece) - Russian FM Lavrov visits PICTURE. LISBON (Portugal) - EU Parliament President David Sassoli visits PICTURE. MUNICH (Germany) - IFO business confidence data for October (0900 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate votes on Supreme Court nominee Coney Barrett PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN 75th anniversary conference BALTIMORE (United States) - First day of early voting in Maryland VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. VANCOUVER (Canada) - US extradition hearings resume for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou (To 30) Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - Libya rivals hold virtual talks before face-to-face meeting in Tunis (To 28) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Leading activist Karim Tabbou on trial for 'damaging' army morale PICTURE. VIDEO. ORAN (Algeria) - Trial of journalist, rights activist Said Boudour EL-GOUNA (Egypt) - El-Gouna Film Festival VIDEO. (To 31) DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - 71st International Astronautical Congress (To 29) Sports MADRID (Spain) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Vuelta Tour of Spain GRAPHIC. (To November 8) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2020 Asia-Pacific COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) - US Secretary of State Pompeo visits PICTURE. (To 28) HONG KONG (China) - HSBC Q3 results (0430 GMT) Europe PARIS (France) - Prix Goncourt literary award finalists announced CANNES (France) - 'Mini-version' of Cannes Film Festival PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 29) LONDON (United Kingdom) - BP Q3 earnings (0600 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Q3 unemployment data (0800 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB quarterly eurozone credit report (0900 GMT) PARIS (France) - International Organisation of Vine and Wine press conference to announce first estimate of 2020 global wine production (1400 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer confidence index (1400 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - UN chief Guterres holds talks with Nordic Council via video link (1700 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of leading opposition activist Fodil Boumala Sports MOSCOW (Russia) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 2: Group A Lokomotiv Moscow (RUS) v Bayern Munich (GER) (1755 GMT) PICTURE. MÖNCHENGLADBACH (Germany) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 2: Group B Borussia Moenchengladbach (GER) v Real Madrid (ESP) (2000 GMT) LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 2: Group D Liverpool (ENG) v Midtjylland (DEN) (2000 GMT) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2020 Asia-Pacific PATNA (India) - First day of voting in Bihar state election VIDEO. MALE (Maldives) - US Secretary of State Pompeo visits PICTURE. JAKARTA (Indonesia) - US Secretary of State Pompeo visits PICTURE. (To 29) Europe ASHGABAT (Turkmenistan) - Annual Oil and Gas Conference (To 29) LISBON (Portugal) - Parliament votes on 2021 budget ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank governor delivers quarterly inflation report (0700 GMT) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Heineken Q3 results (0700 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience with a limited public (0730 GMT) PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Verdict in case brought by 17 alleged victims of police violence, discrimination (1130 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate hearing with tech CEOs on Section 230 Middle East and North Africa NAQURA (Lebanon) - Second round of Lebanon-Israel maritime border talks GRAPHIC. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of auto industry boss Mahieddine Tahkout ALGIERS (Algeria) - End of campaign period for referendum on constitutional changes PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa TANZANIA - General election VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Sports TURIN (Italy) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 2: Group G Juventus (ITA) v Barcelona (ESP) (2000 GMT) MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 2: Group H Manchester United (ENG) v RB Leipzig (GER) (2000 GMT) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2020 Asia-Pacific WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - Results of referendums on legalising recreational cannabis, euthanasia CHINA - Fifth anniversary of end of one-child policy BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press conference (0700 GMT) Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on Covid-19 (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Court rules on title for King Albert II's daughter born out of wedlock BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU leaders hold talks via video link on virus surge BERLIN (Germany) - EU transport ministers hold talks LONDON (United Kingdom) - Administrative hearing in Julian Assange extradition case BORDEAUX (France) - World Impact Summit on environmental solutions (To 31) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1330 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Grand Prix award for best novel by French Academy (1530 GMT) PICTURE. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Google owner Alphabet Q3 results (2030 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Apple Q4 results (2100 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Twitter Q3 results (2100 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Amazon Q3 results (2130 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Facebook Q3 results (2200 GMT) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2020 Europe DUSHANBE (Tajikistan) - President Emomali Rakhmon sworn in for new term after re-election (0400 GMT) VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Air France-KLM 2019 annual results (0615 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - GDP Q3 first estimate (0700 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone October inflation, first estimate (0900 GMT) GRAPHIC. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone Q3 growth first estimate (0900 GMT) GRAPHIC. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone unemployment in September (0900 GMT) GRAPHIC. Sub-Saharan Africa GHANA - Football championship resumes Sports BELLINZONA (Switzerland) - Verdict in TV rights corruption trial of FIFA ex-number 2 Jerome Valcke and beIN media chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi (1230 GMT) PICTURE. ARGENTINA - Argentine football legend Diego Maradona turns 60 VIDEO. RAWALPINDI (Pakistan) - Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in first ODI of the tour (0430 GMT) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2020 Asia-Pacific AUSTRALIA - Queensland state elections TOKYO (Japan) - Tokyo International Film Festival 2020 VIDEO. GRAPHIC. (To November 9) TAIPEI (Taiwan) - LGBT Pride CHIANG MAI (Thailand) - Yee Peng lantern festival VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Gay Pride parade (0500 GMT) Europe BERLIN (Germany) - Berlin Brandenburg Airport scheduled to open after nine-year delay VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. DENMARK - Restrictions on nightclubs set to ease TBILISI (Georgia) - Parliamentary elections (0400 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. BERLIN (Germany) - 100th anniversary of birth of American photographer Helmut Newton (0900 GMT) North America KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (United States) - SpaceX launches 4 astronauts to International Space Station aboard Dragon capsule (0640 GMT) Middle East and North Africa SHARM EL SHEIKH (Egypt) - Fifth anniversary of bomb attack that downed Russian charter plane over Sinai Sub-Saharan Africa IVORY COAST - Presidential election PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Sports LLANELLI (United Kingdom) - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship, day 5: Wales v Scotland (1415 GMT) ROME (Italy) - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship, day 5: Italy v England (1645 GMT) PICTURE. SAINT-DENIS (France) - Rugby: 2020 Six Nations Championship, day 5: France v Ireland (2000 GMT) PICTURE. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2020 Europe MOLDOVA - Presidential election VIDEO. PICTURE. FRANCE - International conference on support for Lebanon (date and location to be confirmed) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Ryanair to shut Frankfurt hub after pilots refuse pay cuts VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint Peter's square (1000 GMT) PICTURE. North America CANADA - Borders reopen to all countries except the US Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Referendum on constitutional reforms PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - Inauguration of the Great Mosque of Algiers, third largest in the world PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports CHINA - Table tennis world cups shifted to China in coronavirus restart (dates and locations to be confirmed) IMOLA (Italy) - Formula One Grand Prix in Emilia Romagna (1210 GMT) RAWALPINDI (Pakistan) - Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in second ODI of the tour (0430 GMT) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2020 Europe CHISINAU (Moldova) - OSCE election observers hold press conference LONDON (United Kingdom) - CBI annual conference (To 4) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Ryanair Q2 results (0600 GMT) Latin America MEXICO - Day of the Dead PICTURE. Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Court of Arbitration for Sport rules on Russia competition ban (0800 GMT) (To 5) PARIS (France) - Tennis: ATP tour 2020 - Paris Masters PICTURE. (To 8) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020 Asia-Pacific PATNA (India) - Second phase of voting in Bihar state election SYDNEY (Australia) - Reserve Bank of Australia board meeting (0330 GMT) Europe GRENOBLE (France) - 70th anniversary of Air India's 'Malabar Princess' plane crash ROME (Italy) - International contest for new Pompeii site director ends PICTURE. LEVERKUSEN (Germany) - Bayer Q3 results (0600 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Largest coup-related trial resumes (0600 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurogroup finance ministers meet (1400 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - Presidential election PICTURE. GRAPHIC. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. JACKSON (United States) - Mississippi votes on new design to replace flag with confederate symbol VIDEO. SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Referendum in California on whether Uber and Lyft must reclassify drivers as employees PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Aramco Q3 results (0500 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - Trial of ousted president Bashir resumes VIDEO. PICTURE. Sports RAWALPINDI (Pakistan) - Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in third ODI of the tour (0500 GMT) SALZBURG (Austria) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 3: Group A Salzburg (AUT) v Bayern Munich (GER) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. MADRID (Spain) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 3: Group B Real Madrid (ESP) v Inter Milan (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. BERGAMO (Italy) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 3: Group D Atalanta (ITA) v Liverpool (ENG) (2000 GMT) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2020 Europe ATHENS (Greece) - Council of Europe foreign ministers meet BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers meet ROME (Italy) - 70th anniversary of European Convention on Human Rights OSLO (Norway) - Supreme Court hears NGO case against oil exploration in the Arctic HERZOGENAURACH (Germany) - Adidas Q3 results (0600 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - BMW Q3 results (0630 GMT) PLOCK (Poland) - Three activists on trial for allegedly offending religious sentiment by depicting Madonna with rainbow halo (0700 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience with a limited public (0730 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Marks and Spencer first half earnings (1000 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 5) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trade data for September (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TEL AVIV (Israel) - 25th anniversary of assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin ALGERIA - Secondary schools reopen Sports ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 3: Group H Buyuksehir Bld. Spor (TUR) v Manchester United (ENG) (1755 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 3: Group E Chelsea (ENG) v Rennes (FRA) (2000 GMT) LEIPZIG (Germany) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 3: Group H RB Leipzig (GER) v Paris SG (FRA) (2000 GMT) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - China International Import Expo (To 10) TOKYO (Japan) - Nintendo Q2 results (0600 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Commission autumn economic forecasts LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England publishes monetary policy report FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Lufthansa Q3 results (0600 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial orders data for September (0700 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Parliamentary committee evidence session on forced labour in the supply chain (1400 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds press conference (1930 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Uber Q3 results (2130 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of ex-policeman Toufik Hassani and Mohamed Hellal Sports RICHMOND (United States) - Swimming: US Pro Swim Series start (To 8) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2020 Europe WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial production data for September (0700 GMT) ATHENS (Greece) - Trial resumes over 2018 murder of gay rights activist (1200 GMT) PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Court ruling in case against Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan over revealing rape accuser's name (1230 GMT) North America OTTAWA (Canada) - October unemployment data (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Reopening of mosques with capacity of over 1,000 people PICTURE. VIDEO. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2020 Asia-Pacific SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Fifth anniversary of first meeting between leaders of China and Taiwan since independence in 1949 PATNA (India) - Third and final phase of voting in Bihar state election Europe MINSK (Belarus) - Russian-built nuclear power plant launches PARIS (France) - Paris LGBT Pride March Sports LAHORE (Pakistan) - Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in first T20 match of the tour (0430 GMT) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2020 Asia-Pacific MYANMAR - Parliamentary elections VIDEO. PICTURE. NORTH KOREA - 70th anniversary of first fighter jet battle Europe VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint Peter's square (1000 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Last plane takes off from Tegel Airport, an Air France flight to Paris CDG (1400 GMT) PICTURE. Sports LES SABLES-D'OLONNE (France) - Sailing: Solo round-the-world Vendee Globe race starts LAHORE (Pakistan) - Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in second T20 match of the tour (0430 GMT) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2020 Asia-Pacific KARTARPUR (Pakistan) - First anniversary of peace corridor opening between Pakistan and India SYDNEY (Australia) - Trial of media groups on contempt charges over Pell reporting (date subject to change) Europe PARIS (France) - Trial of 'industrial-level' Hermes counterfeit smuggling operation (To December 10) COLOMBEY-LES-DEUX-EGLISES (France) - 50th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle's death MUNICH (Germany) - BMW unveils new cars at 'Next-Gen' online event (To 11) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Foreign trade data for September (0700 GMT) North America MONTREAL (Canada) - Air Canada Q2 results (1200 GMT) NEW YORK (United States) - McDonald's Q3 results (1330 GMT) TORONTO (Canada) - Murder trial for man who drove truck into crowd, killing 10 (1700 GMT) (To December 18) Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - UN-led political talks to resolve Libya conflict to resume Sports AUGUSTA (United States) - Golf: The Masters, the first major of the season PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 15) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020 Europe SOFIA (Bulgaria) - EU-Western Balkans summit MADRID (Spain) - Trial into 2017 Barcelona attacks PARIS (France) - Winner announced of top French literature award, the Prix Goncourt PARIS (France) - Winner of French literary Renaudot Prize announced MOSCOW (Russia) - Shanghai Cooperation Organisation online summit SOFIA (Bulgaria) - Deadline for Bulgaria, North Macedonia to resolve historical disputes PARIS (France) - 60th anniversary of Edith Piaf's classic 'Non, je ne regrette rien' HERZOGENAURACH (Germany) - Adidas announces strategy to 2025 PARIS (France) - Pope's ex-envoy ordered to stand trial for sex assault in France North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Supreme Court hearing on Affordable Care Act SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Microsoft launches Xbox Series X games console NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing of Honduras president's brother, Tony Hernandez, for drug trafficking (1600 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa JORDAN - Parliamentary elections PICTURE. VIDEO. MOROCCO - Virus state of emergency set to end Sports LAHORE (Pakistan) - Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in third T20 match of the tour (0430 GMT) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2020 Europe KAPRUN (Austria) - 20th anniversary of Austrian Alps funicular disaster in which 155 people died VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC monthly report PARIS (France) - Paris Peace Forum and Finance in Common summit (To 13) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience with a limited public (0730 GMT) Sports LEIPZIG (Germany) - Football: International friendlies: Germany v Czech Republic (1945 GMT) AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - Football: International friendlies: Netherlands v Spain (1945 GMT) SAINT-DENIS (France) - Football: international friendlies: France v Finland (2000 GMT) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Tencent Q3 results (1200 GMT) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - World premiere for new Bond film, 'No Time To Die' PICTURE. MUNICH (Germany) - Siemens publishes 4Q results (0500 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Revised inflation data for October (0700 GMT) PAU (France) - Verdict in trial of Belgian anaesthetist accused of causing death of British woman during C-section under influence of alcohol (1300 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - US ban on TikTok downloads, block on WeChat comes into effect SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Sony to launch PlayStation 5 console WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Disney Q4 results (2130 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of leading opposition figure Amira Bouraoui PICTURE. VIDEO. Misc. WORLD - World Pneumonia Day FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2020 Asia-Pacific BANGLADESH - 50th anniversary of the cyclone and tidal wave that killed more than 500,000 people HONG KONG (China) - Verdict for Swiss photographer accused of public disorder during protest assault (0100 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU interior ministers hold talks on asylum reform plan PARIS (France) - Fifth anniversary of Paris jihadist attacks at Bataclan and Stade de France, which killed 130 people NETHERLANDS - GDP Q3, first estimate BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone GDP Q3, revised data (0900 GMT) Middle East and North Africa DAMASCUS (Syria) - 50 years ago, Hafez al-Assad seized power in military coup Sports VALENCIA (Spain) - Valencia MotoGP PICTURE. (To 15) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - LGBT Pride NEW DELHI (India) - Diwali, Hindu festival of lights PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe PARIS (France) - Trial of 14 accused in January 2015 jihadist attacks in Paris ends Sports SAKHIR (Bahrain) - FIA World Endurance Championship: 8 Hours of Bahrain LISBON (Portugal) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 5: Group 3 Portugal v France (1945 GMT) PICTURE. LEIPZIG (Germany) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 5: Group 4 Germany v Ukraine (1945 GMT) PICTURE. BASEL (Switzerland) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 5: Group 4 Switzerland v Spain (1945 GMT) PICTURE. Misc. WORLD - World Diabetes Day SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - GDP Q3, first estimate (2350 GMT) Europe VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - World Day of the Poor SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Local elections VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint Peter's square (1000 GMT) Latin America BRAZIL - Municipal elections, first round (To 18) Sports ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Auto: Formula One - Turkish Grand Prix LONDON (United Kingdom) - Tennis: ATP tour 2020 - ATP Finals (To 22) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League B day 5: Group 3 Turkey v Russia (1700 GMT) PICTURE. TBILISI (Georgia) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League C day 5: Group 2 Georgia v Armenia (1700 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 5: Group 2 Belgium v England (1945 GMT) PICTURE. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Inquest begins into death of Alex Chow during Hong Kong protests BANGKOK (Thailand) - GDP Q2 (0230 GMT) Europe SEVASTOPOL - 100th anniversary of the defeat of the White Army by the pro-Lenin Red Army, ending Russia's Civil War PARIS (France) - Trial over Thalys train attack in 2015 (To December 18) Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Ex-president Zuma to testify before anti-graft judicial panel (To 20) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2020 Asia-Pacific COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) - New government presents first full budget for 2021 (0900 GMT) Europe FRANCE - Second anniversary of 'yellow vest' protests GRAPHIC. VIDEO. VALENCE (France) - Court ruling in case against 34 Greenpeace activists over Tricastin nuclear plant break-in LONDON (United Kingdom) - Easyjet annual results (0600 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Obama memoir published Sports SAINT-DENIS (France) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 6: Group 3 France v Sweden (1945 GMT) SEVILLE (Spain) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 6: Group 4 Spain v Germany (1945 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Court hearing in Greenpeace case against KLM virus bailout PARIS (France) - EU car registrations data for October (0700 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience with a limited public (0730 GMT) PARIS (France) - Appeals court ruling on Spanish extradition request for ex-ETA leader Josu Ternera (1300 GMT) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Booker Prize winners announced PARIS (France) - 30th anniversary of Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe between NATO and the Communist bloc to end Cold War POLAND - Release of Cyberpunk 2077 game ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank to decide interest rate (1100 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) Sports PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Judo: European championships (To 21) Misc. WORLD - World Toilet Day FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - 40th anniversary of 'Gang of Four' trial for treason Europe CATANIA (Italy) - PM Conte gives testimony in hearing before judge presiding over far-right leader Salvini's trial ASTAPOVO (Russia) - 110th anniversary of Leo Tolstoy's death NUREMBERG (Germany) - 75th anniversary of start of Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - G20 summit PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 22) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020 Asia-Pacific DAMBULLA (Sri Lanka) - Start of Lanka Premier League (LPL) cricket TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Taiwan's Golden Horse film awards ceremony, dubbed the 'Chinese Oscars' (1100 GMT) Europe PARIS (France) - Cover of Tintin classic 'The Blue Lotus' sold at auction North America UNITED STATES - US border with Canada due to reopen to non-essential travel VIDEO. Sports AL-RAYYAN (Qatar) - Qatar inaugurates Al-Rayyan World Cup 2022 stadium SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2020 Asia-Pacific PESHAWAR (Pakistan) - Anti-government rally held by opposition parties (0500 GMT) Europe BERLIN (Germany) - 15 years ago, Angela Merkel became first female chancellor of Germany LONDON (United Kingdom) - 30th anniversary of prime minister Margaret Thatcher's resignation VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint Peter's square (1000 GMT) Middle East and North Africa DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - World Government Summit (0500 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 25) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Universities resume on-site classes PICTURE. Sub-Saharan Africa BURKINA FASO - Presidential election Latin America SAO PAULO (Brazil) - Gay Pride parade (To 23) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2020 Asia-Pacific SEREMBAN (Malaysia) - Inquest into death of Franco-Irish teen VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 27) HONG KONG (China) - Activists Joshua Wong, Ivan Lamtrial on trial for anti-police protest (To December 1) Europe PARIS (France) - 50th anniversary of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's first edition AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - International Air Transport Association annual general assembly (To 24) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Supreme Court hearing about whether to allow 'IS bride' Shamima Begum back to the UK to challenge removal of her UK citizenship (To 24) PARIS (France) - Sarkozy becomes first French ex-president to stand trial on corruption charges (1230 GMT) (To December 10) Middle East and North Africa BAGHDAD (Iraq) - US sanctions waiver allowing Iraq to import Iranian gas expires (0700 GMT) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong government final appeal over mask ban constitutionality (0100 GMT) (To 25) Europe WARSAW (Poland) - CFO Strategy & Innovation virtual summit WIESBADEN (Germany) - GDP Q3 update (0700 GMT) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Family of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Mohmet al-Megrahi appeal against his conviction (1000 GMT) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial in absentia resumes of 20 Saudi suspects over murder of dissident journalist Khashoggi (1400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer confidence index (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - Annual FinTech Abu Dhabi event (0400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 26) Sports RENNES (France) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 4: Group E Rennes (FRA) v Chelsea (ENG) (1755 GMT) KIEV (Ukraine) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 4: Group G Dynamo Kiev (UKR) v Barcelona (ESP) (2000 GMT) (To 25) MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 4: Group H Manchester United (ENG) v Büyüksehir Bld. Spor (TUR) (2000 GMT) PARIS (France) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 4: Group H Paris SG (FRA) v RB Leipzig (GER) (2000 GMT) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - 50th anniversary of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima's death in a ritual suicide Europe VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience with a limited public (0730 GMT) Latin America BOGOTA (Colombia) - Peace court summons three ministers and attorney general regarding the murders of former FARC guerrillas (1300 GMT) Sports MUNICH (Germany) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 4: Group A Bayern Munich (GER) v Salzburg (AUT) (2000 GMT) MILAN (Italy) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 4: Group B Inter Milan (ITA) v Real Madrid (ESP) (2000 GMT) LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 4: Group D Liverpool (ENG) v Atalanta (ITA) (2000 GMT) afp