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, MARCH 15, 2021 Asia-Pacific JAPAN - Blinken, Austin travel to Japan and South Korea on first foreign visit (1200 GMT) (To 18) CANBERRA (Australia) - Women's protest to march on parliament house (0100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BEIJING (China) - China releases key monthly economic data (0200 GMT) Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - Expected release of WHO report following mission to China to investigate origins of Covid (date to be confirmed) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Top UN court to hear Somalia-Kenya border dispute (0900 GMT) (To 19) GENEVA (Switzerland) - 46th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council VIDEO. (To March 23) MOSCOW (Russia) - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) president Rick Dems visits VIDEO. (To 16) MONTAUBAN (France) - President Macron, Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez attend Franco-Spanish summit PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone finance ministers meet (1400 GMT) VIDEO. KIEV (Ukraine) - Supreme Court examines ban on three pro-Russian television channels (1600 GMT) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. North America NEW YORK (United States) - Virtual ceremony to honour victims of Covid-19, on anniversary of city's first death in the pandemic (0000 GMT) VANCOUVER (Canada) - Hearing in extradition trial of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou (1700 GMT) (To 19) Middle East and North Africa SYRIA - 10th anniversary of start of revolt against Assad regime PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BENGHAZI (Libya) - Interim PM Abdul Hamid Dbeibah swearing-in ceremony Sub-Saharan Africa LAMU (Kenya) - Fishermen demonstrate on first day of hearing on Somalia-Kenya border dispute (0700 GMT) VIDEO. Latin America HAVANA (Cuba) - International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, part 2 (To 21) Sports ASPEN (United States) - Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships (To 16) AUCKLAND (New Zealand) - Sailing: America's Cup between Team New Zealand and Italy's Luna Rossa VIDEO. (To 21) TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2021 Europe ATHENS (Greece) - Greece, Turkey hold second round of talks on the situation in the eastern Mediterranean PICTURE. VIDEO. FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Combat Anti-Semitism Movement holds online mayors' summit BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU finance ministers meet VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU health ministers hold video conference VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Frankfurt airport operator Fraport 2020 annual results (0600 GMT) WOLFSBURG (Germany) - Volkswagen 2020 annual results (0630 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. WIESBADEN (Germany) - Destatis press conference on economic outlook (0900 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds two-day policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 17) Latin America QUITO (Ecuador) - Election campaign begins PICTURE. (To April 8) Sports Football: Champions League - Last 16 Second Leg (To 17) AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England, 3rd T20 international (0830 GMT) PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021 Europe NETHERLANDS - General election PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Ex-president Sarkozy goes on trial on charges of illegal campaign financing LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To April 15) OSLO (Norway) - Abel Prize for mathematics LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - European Court of Justice judgement on use by French hunters of glue traps to ensnare wild birds DUBLIN (Ireland) - St Patrick's Day VIDEO. MUNICH (Germany) - BMW 2020 annual results, press conference (0630 GMT) PARIS (France) - Kapandji Morhange holds France's first Bitcoin auction (0800 GMT) PARIS (France) - Airbus Defense and Space officials appear before Senate defence committee (0830 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Hearing in trial over alleged rapes committed in a Vatican City residence (0830 GMT) PARIS (France) - IEA monthly oil report (0900 GMT) PARIS (France) - IEA oil market report 2021 (0900 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Economic advisory committee to goverment presents new growth forecasts (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Powell holds press conference after two-day meeting (1830 GMT) Middle East and North Africa SFAX (Tunisia) - General strike DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - Art Dubai returns for 14th edition (0400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 20) Sub-Saharan Africa CONGO - Security forces start early voting for presidential election PICTURE. VIDEO. KAMPALA (Uganda) - Deadline for Supreme Court to rule on challenge to Museveni's re-election by opposition leader Bobi Wine Sports Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) - Cricket: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe 1st Twenty20 International (0300 GMT) NORTH SOUND (Antigua and Barbuda) - Cricket: West Indies v Sri Lanka 1st Test (To 21) THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2021 Asia-Pacific OSAKA (Japan) - Japan 'Super Nintendo' theme park to open TOKYO (Japan) - Toshiba general assembly Europe BERGAMO (Italy) - PM Mario Draghi to honour the victims of coronavirus at one of the worst-affected places VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MILAN (Italy) - Enel preliminary 2020 annual results LONDON (United Kingdom) - Hollywood star Johnny Depp applies for permission to appeal against a London court ruling that he beat his ex-wife Amber Heard COLOGNE (Germany) - Cardinal of Cologne publishes report on sexual abuse in his diocese (0800 GMT) VIDEO. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - New hearing in trial over alleged rapes committed in a Vatican City residence (0830 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank to decide interest rate (1100 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England decision on monetary policy (1300 GMT) North America ANCHORAGE (United States) - Top Biden officials hold first talks with Chinese (1700 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) TORONTO (Canada) - Sentencing in murder trial of man who drove truck into crowd, killing 10 (1330 GMT) WINNIPEG (Canada) - Bail appeal hearing for fashion mogul Peter Nygard, charged in US with sex crimes (1430 GMT) Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Noor festival of lights (1300 GMT) Sports Football: Europa League - Last 16 Second Leg (1755 GMT) AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England, 4th T20 international (0830 GMT) PICTURE. FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2021 Europe STUTTGART (Germany) - Porsche annual results (0900 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - President Steinmeier honors BioNTech scientists Sahin and Tureci with Grand Cross of Merit (1030 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa LIBYA - 10th anniversary of start of offensive by NATO-led coalition Latin America MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Government announces new oil discoveries (0400 GMT) Sports Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) - Cricket: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe 2nd Twenty20 International (0300 GMT) DUNEDIN (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 1st ODI SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2021 Europe ROME (Italy) - Preliminary hearing to determine if Matteo Salvini is to stand trial over migrant rescue ship stand-off KAZAKHSTAN - Launch of first satellite produced entirely by Tunisia (0600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ATHENS (Greece) - Protest in support of refugees on first anniversary of EU-Turkey agreement (1200 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa DAKAR (Senegal) - Night-time curfew scheduled to end VIDEO. Sports Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) - Cricket Afghanistan v Zimbabwe 3rd Twenty20 International (0300 GMT) ITALY - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Milan - Sanremo 2021 AHMEDABAD (India) - Cricket: India v England, 5th and final T20 international (0830 GMT) PICTURE. FRANCE - Rugby: Six Nations, day 5 (1415 GMT) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 5: Scotland v Italy (1415 GMT) PICTURE. DUBLIN (Ireland) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 5: Ireland v England (1645 GMT) PICTURE. SAINT-DENIS (France) - Rugby: Six Nations, day 5: France v Wales (2000 GMT) SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2021 Europe UNITED KINGDOM - Census in England, Wales and Northern Ireland Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Aramco declares FY 2020 results Sub-Saharan Africa CONGO - Presidential election VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Latin America QUITO (Ecuador) - Presidential debate ahead of April runoff PICTURE. Misc. WORLD - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination WORLD - International forests and trees day WORLD - World Down Syndrome Day MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - 5th anniversary of Brussels suicide bombings, Belgium's worst peace-time atrocity MATOSINHOS (Portugal) - EU industrial affairs ministers meet PARIS (France) - UN World Water Development Report VERSAILLES (France) - IKEA's French subsidary in court, accused of illegally spying on staff (0900 GMT) (To April 2) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel meets regional leaders on virus strategy (1300 GMT) Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Saudi Aramco hosts webcast after 2020 annual results (1230 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa WINDHOEK (Namibia) - First pretrial hearing in Namibia's 'Fishrot' corruption scandal Sports STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Figure skating: World championships PICTURE. (To 28) SPAIN - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Tour de Catalogne 2021 (To 28) CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI Misc. WORLD - World Water Day VIDEO. TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 Asia-Pacific ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - Military parade to mark Pakistan Day national holiday Europe STUTTGART (Germany) - Porsche SE 2020 annual results BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO foreign ministers hold talks (To 24) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Banksy to auction painting at Christie's to raise funds for the National health service LONDON (United Kingdom) - Monthly labour data (0600 GMT) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Dutch government to decide whether to allow cafe terraces to reopen from March 31 (1800 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Honduran president's brother to be sentenced for drug trafficking (1800 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ISRAEL - National elections LIVE VIDEO. Sports PUNE (India) - Cricket: India v England, 1st ODI (0830 GMT) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Trial begins for reporter Bao Choy over mob vehicle searches (0130 GMT) Europe HELSINKI (Finland) - Verdict due in case of 16 year-old boy beaten to death by schoolmates PARIS (France) - Christie's auctions Delacroix's 'Arab hunting a lion' BRUSSELS (Belgium) - US Chamber of Commerce annual transatlantic conference (0900 GMT) (To 26) North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - 32nd Annual Producers Guild Awards for film and television unveiled in virtual ceremony Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - Deadline for Italy to take back waste illegally exported to Tunisia (0800 GMT) Misc. WORLD - World Tuberculosis Day THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Activist Tony Chung to enter plea in national security case (0700 GMT) BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press conference (0700 GMT) Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU leaders' summit PICTURE. (To 26) ATHENS (Greece) - Greece celebrates 200th anniversary of 1821 revolution and war of independence PICTURE. VIDEO. MINSK (Belarus) - Freedom Day opposition protests called by Tikhanovskaya MADRID (Spain) - Deadline for Senate to vote on draft law on euthanasia ANDORRA LA VELLA (Andorra) - Spain's King Felipe VI visits (To 26) BERLIN (Germany) - TUI general assembly (date to be confirmed) (0900 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Bosses of Facebook, Google and Twitter testify at Congressional hearing on misinformation plaguing online platforms VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Supreme Court hearing on case of journalist Khaled Drareni PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Ex-president Zuma contempt case to be heard VIDEO. Latin America BOGOTA (Colombia) - Former head of Supreme Court Francisco Ricaurte Gomez sentenced for corruption MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Bolivia´s president Luis Arce visits VIDEO. PICTURE. Sports FUKUSHIMA (Japan) - Olympic torch relay due to start WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI Misc. WORLD - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021 Asia-Pacific BANGLADESH - 50th anniversary of start of war of independence VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - New hearing for man arrested for chanting slogans banned by new security law (0630 GMT) Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - February retail sales data (0600 GMT) North America MIAMI (United States) - Ultra electronic music dance festival (To 28) Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - 30th anniversary of signature of Treaty of Asuncion, which established the Mercosur common market Sports MANAMA (Bahrain) - Auto: Formula One - Bahrain Grand Prix (To 28) DOHA (Qatar) - Moto GP Qatar Grand Prix (To 28) PUNE (India) - Cricket: India v England, 2nd ODI (0830 GMT) SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2021 Asia-Pacific KOLKATA (India) - Key state elections in West Bengal PICTURE. VIDEO. (To May 2) Europe VIENNA (Austria) - Outdoor restaurants, cafes reopen Sports VERBIER (Switzerland) - Xtreme Verbier Freeride World Tour final HAMILTON (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 1st T20 international Misc. WORLD - Millions of people around the world switch off their lights for Earth Hour SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2021 Asia-Pacific BANGKOK (Thailand) - Municipal elections (0100 GMT) NEW DELHI (India) - Holi festival of colours (0530 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 29) Europe TURKMENISTAN - Elections for newly created senate Middle East and North Africa ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - UAE's Etihad to launch direct flights to Tel Aviv VIDEO. PICTURE. SHARM EL SHEIKH (Egypt) - First Russian flight lands in Sinai following suspension after 2015 terror attack Sports BANGKOK (Thailand) - Thai Olympic gold medal-winning Somrak Kamsing runs the 1st of the 4,606 Km of the national flag run to Tokyo VIDEO. PUNE (India) - Cricket: India v England, 3rd and final ODI (0830 GMT) MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2021 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU hosts virtual conference on Syria (To 30) PARIS (France) - Verdict in trial over diet drug Mediator, said to cause fatal heart problems (0800 GMT) PARIS (France) - Trial in absentia of three pilots for 2004 Bouake bombing (0700 GMT) (To April 16) North America CAPE CANAVERAL (United States) - Second uncrewed flight test to International Space Station by Boeing's Starliner capsule Sports NORTH SOUND (Antigua and Barbuda) - Cricket West Indies v Sri Lanka 2nd Test (To April 2) NAPIER (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 2nd T20 international TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2021 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Court hearing for teen activist Liu Tsz-man after attempt to flee to Taiwan (0630 GMT) VIDEO. Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - Ozon 2020 annual results MINSK (Belarus) - Belarus starts producing Sputnik V jab (To 31) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Pre-inquest review into the death of Salisbury Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess (0930 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - German inflation data for March (provisional) (1300 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer confidence index (1400 GMT) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2021 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - China releases monthly manufacturing PMI (0100 GMT) Europe STUTTGART (Germany) - Daimler shareholders' general assembly STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - H&M Q1 results (Dec 2020-Feb 2021) Sports AUCKLAND (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 3rd T20 international THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2021 Asia-Pacific COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) - Virtual meeting of FMs from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand NEW DELHI (India) - PayPal to stop payment services within India Europe RUSSIA - Census of Russian population (To 30) NICOSIA (Cyprus) - Israel-Cyprus travel deal for vaccinated citizens comes into force BELGRADE (Serbia) - 20th anniversary of arrest on war crimes charges of ousted Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic LONDON (United Kingdom) - P&O Cruises resumes operations VESOUL (France) - Court ruling over death of employee at Ikea Industry France factory in 2018 (0800 GMT) Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Islamic scholar Said Djabelkhi on trial for mocking Islam FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2021 Europe PARIS (France) - Disneyland Paris set to reopen LONDON (United Kingdom) - World premiere for new Bond film, 'No Time To Die' North America NEW YORK (United States) - New York theaters and concert halls to reopen, with capacity limited to 100 people (1300 GMT) Misc. WORLD - World Autism Awareness Day SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2021 Sports AL-ULA (Saudi Arabia) - Auto: Extreme E championship 1st round, Desert Prix (To 4) Misc. WORLD - 5th anniversary of 'Panama Papers' tax evasion scandal SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 2021 Europe BULGARIA - General election PICTURE. MADRID (Spain) - Early election for Madrid regional parliament Sports BELGIUM - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Tour des Flandres 2021 MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021 Asia-Pacific KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Appeal by ex-PM Najib Razak over graft conviction Europe FLENSBURG (Germany) - German automobile industry figures for March Middle East and North Africa JERUSALEM - Court starts hearing witnesses in Netanyahu corruption trial (0730 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021 Europe NUUK (Denmark) - Local elections North America NEW YORK (United States) - 50th anniversary of the death of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky NEW YORK (United States) - Release of Hunter Biden memoir detailing battle against drug addiction Sub-Saharan Africa UGANDA - Schools for youngest pupils start staggered opening Latin America RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - LAAD Defence and Security Fair (To 9) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021 Asia-Pacific SEOUL (South Korea) - By-election for Seoul mayor after incumbent's suicide following abuse allegations Middle East and North Africa BAGHDAD (Iraq) - 30th anniversary of US-led 'Operation Provide Comfort' for Kurdish refugees Misc. WORLD - World Health Day THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2021 Europe MADRID (Spain) - Madrid Mercedes Benz Fashion Week PICTURE. (To 11) Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Trial resumes of Mahmud Ezzat, interim supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood Sports Football: Europa League - Quarter final First Leg (0000 GMT) FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2021 Asia-Pacific MELBOURNE (Australia) - Accused child sex abuser Malka Leifer's committal hearing Europe BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan) - Russian cosmonauts, NASA astronaut blast off to ISS VIENNA (Austria) - First court hearing in a class action lawsuit against the government over coronavirus infections in the ski resort of Ischgl WIESBADEN (Germany) - February industrial production data (0600 GMT) WIESBADEN (Germany) - Foreign trade data for February (0600 GMT) North America BUFFALO (United States) - Harvey Weinstein extradition hearing (1430 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa DJIBOUTI (Djibouti) - Presidential election SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2021 Europe DRESDEN (Germany) - Far-right party AfD holds congress (0800 GMT) (To 11) North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - Directors Guild of America Awards ceremony Sports ROME (Italy) - Auto: Formula E World Championship Rome E-Prix SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2021 Europe BISHKEK (Kyrgyzstan) - Referendum on constitutional changes that expand president's powers LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bafta awards ceremony Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - 25th anniversary of launch of Israel's 'Operation Grapes of Wrath' against Lebanon JERUSALEM - 60th anniversary of start of trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann AMMAN (Jordan) - Centenary of establishment of British protectorate of Transjordan PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa BENIN - First round of presidential election CHAD - First round of presidential election Latin America CHILE - Local elections and Constitutional Convention election in Chile PERU - General election ECUADOR - Presidential election runoff (1200 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Sports FRANCE - Cycling: World Tour 2021, Paris - Roubaix 2021 MADRID (Spain) - Football: La Liga - day 30: Real Madrid v Barcelona (0000 GMT) MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2021 Europe BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan) - 60th anniversary of the first human journey into outer space, by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin HANOVER (Germany) - Hanover Fair (technology and innovation trade fair) (To 16) BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) - Two police officers on trial over murder of ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson (To 26) North America CAPE CANAVERAL (United States) - 40th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the US space shuttle Columbia LOS ANGELES (United States) - Murder trial of real estate scion Robert Durst resumes (1700 GMT) Misc. WORLD - Ramadan (date to be confirmed) (To May 12) TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2021 Europe PARIS (France) - OPEC monthly oil report Sports BUDAPEST (Hungary) - Tennis: Fed Cup Finals VIDEO. (To 18) Football: Champions League - Quarter final Second Leg (0000 GMT) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2021 Europe MADRID (Spain) - 90th anniversary of the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939) PARIS (France) - IEA monthly oil report (0800 GMT) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Airbus shareholders general assembly (1130 GMT)