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 9, 2020 Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - WTO members meet to designate new leader GENEVA (Switzerland) - World Health Assembly (To 14) GENEVA (Switzerland) - US faces periodic review of rights record before UN Human Rights Council (1330 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - EU foreign ministers hold talks via video link VIDEO. WARSAW (Poland) - Pro-choice protests MUNICH (Germany) - BMW unveils new cars at 'Next-Gen' online event (To 11) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Foreign trade data for September (0700 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - McDonald's Q3 results (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - UN-led talks on Libya resume following ceasefire agreement LIVE VIDEO. (To 15) Latin America LA PAZ (Bolivia) - Evo Morales to return to Bolivia VIDEO. LIMA (Peru) - Congress holds impeachment vote for President Vizcarra (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. Sports AUGUSTA (United States) - Golf: The Masters, the first major of the season PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 15) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC, China's top legislature) holds session (0600 GMT) (To 11) Europe SOFIA (Bulgaria) - EU-Western Balkans summit MADRID (Spain) - Trial begins of cell behind 2017 Barcelona attacks PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Putin chairs Shanghai Cooperation Organisation online summit VIDEO. SOFIA (Bulgaria) - Deadline for Bulgaria, North Macedonia to resolve historical disputes LUGANSK REGION (Ukraine) - Two checkpoints open in war-torn eastern Ukraine PARIS (France) - 60th anniversary of Edith Piaf's classic 'Non, je ne regrette rien' BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU European affairs ministers meet VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WARSAW (Poland) - EU border agency to hold online emergency meeting over pushbacks PARIS (France) - Pope's ex-envoy ordered to stand trial for sex assault HERZOGENAURACH (Germany) - Adidas Q3 results (0630 GMT) MAINZ-MARIENBORN (Germany) - BioNTech gives update on Covid-19 vaccine being developed with Pfizer as part of Q3 earnings release (1300 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Supreme Court hearing on Affordable Care Act PICTURE. VIDEO. SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Microsoft launches Xbox Series X games console CUPERTINO (United States) - Apple unveils new products NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing of Honduras president's brother, Tony Hernandez, for drug trafficking (1600 GMT) VIDEO. TORONTO (Canada) - Murder trial for man who drove truck into crowd, killing 10 (1700 GMT) (To December 18) Middle East and North Africa JORDAN - Parliamentary elections PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - Trial of ousted president Bashir resumes VIDEO. PICTURE. Sports LAHORE (Pakistan) - Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in third T20 match of the tour (0430 GMT) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - China's online retailers hold 'Double 11' shopping festival VIDEO. SEREMBAN (Malaysia) - Parents of Franco-Irish teen to testify in inquest into her death (To 12) Europe KAPRUN (Austria) - 20th anniversary of Austrian Alps funicular disaster in which 155 people died WARSAW (Poland) - Far-right groups hold independence day march VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC monthly report PARIS (France) - Paris Peace Forum and Finance in Common summit (To 13) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of Yacine Mebarki sentenced to 10 years for 'inciting atheism' DAMASCUS (Syria) - Conference on the return of refugees (To 12) Sub-Saharan Africa LUANDA (Angola) - Opposition, rights groups hold anti-government protest VIDEO. 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 (2010 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2020 Asia-Pacific YOKOHAMA (Japan) - Nissan Q2 results (0800 GMT) HONG KONG (China) - Tencent Q3 results (1200 GMT) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - World premiere for new Bond film, 'No Time To Die' PICTURE. (To April 2, 2021) 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 DOHA (Qatar) - UN rapporteur publishes report on boycott of Qatar (1030 GMT) VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa DAKAR (Senegal) - Schools reopen (0800 GMT) PICTURE. Sports LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: international friendly England vs Ireland (2000 GMT) Misc. WORLD - World Pneumonia Day FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2020 Asia-Pacific BANGLADESH - 50th anniversary of cyclone and tidal wave that killed more than 500,000 people Europe PARIS (France) - Fifth anniversary of Paris jihadist attacks at Bataclan and Stade de France, which killed 130 people BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU interior ministers hold talks on asylum reform plan NETHERLANDS - GDP Q3, first estimate BRISTOL (United Kingdom) - Auction of last French queen Marie Antoinette's mirror VIDEO. PICTURE. 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 WEIHAI (China) - Table tennis: Dishang 2020 ITTF Men's World Cup (To 15) 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. North America KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (United States) - SpaceX launches astronauts to International Space Station aboard Dragon capsule (2349 GMT) 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 MOLDOVA - Second round of presidential election PICTURE. VIDEO. SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Local elections VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint Peter's square (1000 GMT) NICOSIA (Cyprus) - Turkish President Erdogan visits Republic of Northern Cyprus (1700 GMT) Latin America BRAZIL - Municipal elections, first round VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (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) 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 - Centenary of White Army's defeat by 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 BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) - Far-right groups organise protest against lockdown 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) PICTURE. SEVILLE (Spain) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 6: Group 4 Spain v Germany (1945 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 Europe FRANCE - 5G phone networks to go live in France THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Court hearing in Greenpeace case against KLM virus bailout PARIS (France) - EU car registrations data for October (0700 GMT) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020 Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Booker Prize winners announced BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit on Covid-19 (1700 GMT) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - UN Court holds online status conference over Ratko Mladic genocide conviction appeal (1300 GMT) PARIS (France) - 30th anniversary of Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe between NATO and the Communist bloc to end Cold War BRAUNSCHWEIG (Germany) - Trial of Volkswagen over alleged excessive pay for staff representatives ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank to decide interest rate (1100 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) Latin America COLOMBIA - Anti-government protests Sports ZHENGZHOU (China) - Table tennis: World Tour Grand Finals (To 22) PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Judo: European championships (To 21) Misc. WORLD - World Toilet Day FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 Asia-Pacific KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - APEC summit held online BEIJING (China) - 40th anniversary of 'Gang of Four' trial for treason Europe NUREMBERG (Germany) - 75th anniversary of start of Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders VIDEO. ASTAPOVO (Russia) - 110th anniversary of Leo Tolstoy's death CATANIA (Italy) - PM Conte gives testimony in hearing before judge presiding over far-right leader Salvini's trial Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - G20 summit PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 22) RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - G20 foreign ministers videoconference SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020 Asia-Pacific TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Taiwan's Golden Horse film awards ceremony, dubbed the 'Chinese Oscars' (1100 GMT) KANDY (Sri Lanka) - Lanka Premier League (LPL) cricket tournament (To December 13) 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 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 24) 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 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) North America VANCOUVER (Canada) - US extradition hearings resume for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou (1500 GMT) (To 27) Middle East and North Africa BAGHDAD (Iraq) - US sanctions waiver allowing Iraq to import Iranian gas expires 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) 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) - Fourth annual FinTech Abu Dhabi event (0400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 26) Sub-Saharan Africa HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Trial opens of ex-vice chancellor of University of Zimbabwe for conferring Grace Mugabe with fake doctorate degree 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 Buyuksehir Bld. Spor (TUR) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 4: Group H Paris SG (FRA) v RB Leipzig (GER) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2020 Latin America BOGOTA (Colombia) - Peace court summons three ministers and attorney general over murders of ex-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) PICTURE. Misc. WORLD - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Japan National Diet legislature session (To December 5) BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press conference (0700 GMT) Europe PARIS (France) - Salon Virtuality conference on AI (To 27) North America UNITED STATES - Thanksgiving Middle East and North Africa DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Dubai's budget airline flydubai to start direct flights to Tel Aviv FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 Europe HELSINKI (Finland) - GDP Q3 ANTWERP (Belgium) - Four suspects including Iranian diplomat face trial over plot to bomb Iran opposition rally in France STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - GDP Q3 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 DUBLIN (Ireland) - 10 years since EU and IMF approved 85-billion-euro bailout for Ireland Sub-Saharan Africa YAMOUSSOUKRO (Ivory Coast) - 10th anniversary of start of four-month political crisis after disputed presidential elections MAURITANIA - 60th anniversary of independence Misc. WORLD - 10 years ago, WikiLeaks starts releasing more than 250,000 classified US diplomatic cables SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2020 North America NEW YORK (United States) - 30 years since UN 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 SAO PAULO (Brazil) - Municipal elections round 2 (To December 1) Sports MANAMA (Bahrain) - Auto: Formula One - Bahrain Grand Prix (1510 GMT) SANYA (China) - Olympic Council for Asia to select host city for 2030 Asian Games MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020 Europe PARIS (France) - 120th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's death North America CANADA - Canada to reopen international borders TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020 Europe 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) Sub-Saharan Africa PIETERMARITZBURG (South Africa) - Hearing in ex-president Zuma's corruption trial (date to be confirmed) VIDEO. Latin America SAN JOSE (Costa Rica) - Public holiday to mark anniversary of military service abolition in 1948 CARACAS (Venezuela) - Commercial flights to resume (date to be confirmed) Sports KIEV (Ukraine) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 5: Group B Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Real Madrid (ESP) (1755 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 5: Group A Atletico Madrid (ESP) v Bayern Munich (GER) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. MOENCHENGLADBACH (Germany) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 5: Group B Borussia Moenchengladbach (GER) v Inter Milan (ITA) (2000 GMT) LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 5: Group D Liverpool (ENG) v Ajax (NED) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. Misc. WORLD - World AIDS Day WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2020 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU health ministers meet LISBON (Portugal) - Web Summit (To 4) North America SAN BERNARDINO (United States) - Fifth anniversary of deadly mass shooting Middle East and North Africa 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) BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 5: Group G Ferencváros (HUN) v Barcelona (ESP) (2000 GMT) MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 5: Group H Manchester United (ENG) v Paris SG (FRA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2020 Asia-Pacific SEOUL (South Korea) - University entrance exam under Covid restrictions for 480,000 South Koreans PICTURE. VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) Sports NORWAY - Euro-2020 women's handball (To 20) Misc. WORLD - International Day of People with disabilities FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2020 Europe CATANIA (Italy) - Italian FM, interior minister give testimony before judge in trial of far-right leader Salvini WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial orders data for October (0700 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Trade balance for October (1330 GMT) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2020 Middle East and North Africa KUWAIT CITY (Kuwait) - Legislative elections (0400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Latin America CARACAS (Venezuela) - Popular consultation organised by opposition to repudiate Maduro's government (To 12) Misc. WORLD - World Soil Day WORLD - Youth Climate Action day SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Japan's Hayabusa probe nears Earth to deliver samples Europe ROMANIA - National elections North America NEW YORK (United States) - NYFW Women's fall-winter 2021 (To 10) 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 MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - GDP Q3, revised (2350 GMT) Europe WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial production data for October (0700 GMT) Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Egypt Defence Expo international weapons fair PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 10) ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - New head of Interpol to be elected at annual assembly (To 8) Sub-Saharan Africa GHANA - Presidential and parliamentary elections TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2020 Europe 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) - US schedules first federal execution of a woman in nearly 70 years Sub-Saharan Africa PIETERMARITZBURG (South Africa) - Hearing in ex-president Zuma's corruption trial MONROVIA (Liberia) - Mid-term senatorial elections and referendum (0800 GMT) Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - IOC executive board meets (To 10) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 6: Group E Chelsea (ENG) v FK Krasnodar (RUS) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. BARCELONA (Spain) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 6: Group G Barcelona (ESP) v Juventus (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. PARIS (France) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 6: Group H Paris SG (FRA) v Büyüksehir Bld. Spor (TUR) (2000 GMT) LEIPZIG (Germany) - Football: Champions League - 1st round day 6: Group H RB Leipzig (GER) v Manchester United (ENG) (2000 GMT) Misc. WORLD - International Day of Climate Change Protests afp