The coronavirus emergency is leading to the rescheduling or cancellation of events around the world. To view events updated in real time, go to AFP Agenda Contact us on contact-agenda@afp.com Please note that all times are in GMT. 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. THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020 Europe COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Copenhagen Democracy Summit, held virtually VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 19) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (+) YEREVAN (Armenia) - Ex-president Kocharyan released from pre-trial custody North America (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump holds roundtable with governors on reopening small businesses after lockdown (1900 GMT) PICTURE. Sports MADRID (Spain) - Football: La Liga - day 29: Real Madrid v Valencia (2000 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2020 Asia-Pacific BEIJING (China) - National People's Congress session (To 20) CHENNAI (India) - Lockdown reimposed for 12 days PICTURE. VIDEO. SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Majority of businesses set to reopen (+) SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Shops reopen and restaurants allow diners as Singapore eases virus restrictions VIDEO. (+) DAEJEON (South Korea) - Ceremony for joint burial of remains of six soldiers identified from Korean war ahead of 70th anniversary (0130 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Europe (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit via videolink on economic rescue plan (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Televised concert for Fete de la Musique festival (1900 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Central Bank expected to revise rates at meeting ANKARA (Turkey) - Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio visits LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. MINSK (Belarus) - Russian FM Lavrov visits VIDEO. (+) PEZINOK (Slovakia) - Trial of businessman accused of 2018 hit on journalist PARIS (France) - Closing session of Citizens' Climate Convention VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 21) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Monthly retail sales, public finances data released (0600 GMT) (+) BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel gives press conference after EU summit (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT (France) - Renault AGM (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America UNITED STATES - 'Juneteenth' celebrating the end of slavery in 1865 VIDEO. NEW YORK (United States) - Bob Dylan releases first album of original work since 2012 NEW YORK (United States) - Kurt Cobain 'Unplugged' guitar up for auction with starting bid of $1 mn VIDEO. (+) HOUSTON (United States) - Confederate statues to be relocated to museums on Juneteenth, anniversary of the end of slavery VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokesman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa (*) BAMAKO (Mali) - Protest called by opposition (1400 GMT) VIDEO. Latin America BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Deadline for restructuring $66 billion in debt (2100 GMT) VIDEO. Sports JAPAN - Baseball league restarts without spectators MOSCOW (Russia) - Russian football league restarts with limited spectators POLAND - Football fans allowed to attend matches SWITZERLAND - Swiss Football League resumes LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 30: Tottenham v Manchester United (1915 GMT) VIDEO. SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - World Refugee Day Europe ANKARA (Turkey) - Opposition party's 'Justice March' ends in Ankara PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) KOUROU (France) - Space rocket Vega due to take off (date subject to change) ATHENS (Greece) - Protest to mark World Refugee Day (0930 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Black Lives Matter protest calling for Melville Monument to be taken down for slavery connection (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WARSAW (Poland) - Anti-government protest (1300 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) TBILISI (Georgia) - Anti-government rally (1500 GMT) VIDEO. North America (*) TULSA (United States) - Trump holds first campaign rally since virus erupted (2300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ELMONT (United States) - Belmont Stakes race held without spectators BATON ROUGE (United States) - Louisiana holds presidential primary contests PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (*) KUWAIT CITY (Kuwait) - Qatari foreign and Iraqi defence ministers visit TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokesman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa KINSHASA (DR Congo) - Verdict in corruption trial of Vital Kamerhe, chief of staff to president Tshisekedi Sports SHANGHAI (China) - Chinese Basketball Association season resumes ROME (Italy) - Italy's Serie A resumes VIDEO. BRIGHTON (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 30: Brighton v Arsenal (1400 GMT) SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020 Worldwide WORLD - Annular solar eclipse visible from Africa to Asia VIDEO. (+) WORLD - International yoga day Asia-Pacific JAKARTA (Indonesia) - 50th anniversary of independence leader Sukarno's death (*) BEIJING (China) - WHO chief Tedros Adhanom addresses university students (1000 GMT) Europe (*) FRANCE - French midsummer Festival of Music takes place LIVE VIDEO. SPAIN - Lockdown ends and borders reopen to tourists except with Portugal PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) SERBIA - Parliamentary and local elections (0500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GREECE - Migrant camp lockdown due to end VIDEO. PICTURE. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer (1000 GMT) Middle East and North Africa SAUDI ARABIA - End of virus lockdown IRAN - 30th anniversary of earthquakes which killed 37,000 people Sub-Saharan Africa NIGERIA - Domestic flights to resume VIDEO. MONROVIA (Liberia) - International airport reopens Sports LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 30: Everton v Liverpool (1800 GMT) VIDEO. MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2020 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU-China video summit VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. VIENNA (Austria) - US, Russia hold talks on expiring New START Treaty FRANCE - School becomes compulsory as lockdown ends LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. CANNES (France) - Cannes Film Marche held online (To 26) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. BERLIN (Germany) - 30th anniversary of removal of Checkpoint Charlie, landmark border crossing between East and West Berlin RETHONDES (France) - 80th anniversary of French-German armistice imposed by Nazi Germany VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. FRANCE - Campsites and holiday resorts reopen (+) FRANCE - Cinemas reopen VIDEO. (+) PARIS (France) - Visit by Tunisian President Kais Saied VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) BELGRADE (Serbia) - New EU special representative for Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak meets top Serbian officials (To 23) (+) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - ICC prosecutors appeal acquittal of ex-Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 24) LIEGE (Belgium) - New trial of Buddhist sect accused of sexual abuse, extortion (To 30) (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Venezuela's central bank resumes litigation for release of £1bn in Bank of England gold reserves (To 24) (+) MOSCOW (Russia) - Controversial embezzlement trial resumes against director Kirill Serebrennikov (0800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Military court sentences two anarchists in anti-terror 'Network' case (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Trial of historian accused of murdering, dismembering partner continues (0900 GMT) VIDEO. (+) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Central bank publishes monthly report (1000 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Ex-Trump advisor Bolton gives first interview ahead of tell-all book (0100 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa (*) CONAKRY (Guinea) - Mosques and churches reopen (0030 GMT) TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2020 Asia-Pacific SHANGHAI (China) - Huawei opens 'global flagship store' PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 24) Europe PARIS (France) - Moliere theatre awards, without spectators PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (*) MOSCOW (Russia) - Foreign ministers of Russia, China and India meet via video link VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Playgrounds, gyms and swimming pools reopen PARIS (France) - Musee d'Orsay and other galleries reopen LONDON (United Kingdom) - British automotive sector conference BONN (Germany) - Launch of global UNESCO report on inclusion in education (0800 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Microsoft President Brad Smith and EU Vice President Vera Jourova hold online debate (1500 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Democrats hold presidential primaries in New York, Kentucky and Oregon states PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - John Bolton, ex-Trump ally, releases memoir PICTURE. WASHINGTON (United States) - Obama holds first fundraiser with Biden since endorsing him for president (2100 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of activist in anti-government protests Zouheir Keddam Sub-Saharan Africa PIETERMARITZBURG (South Africa) - Hearing in ex-president Zuma's corruption trial VIDEO. MALAWI - Presidential election VIDEO. Sports CHARLESTON (United States) - Tennis: WTA stars in first major tournament since virus shutdown (To 28) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 Asia-Pacific MONGOLIA - Parliamentary elections Europe LONDON (United Kingdom) - Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) held in Parliament (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Fijian rugby player Josaia Raisuqe in court on sexual assault charge (0700 GMT) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial begins of journalists for reporting on intel officer's funeral (0700 GMT) MOSCOW (Russia) - Military parade for 75th anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Hearing into case brought by anti-lockdown activists (0730 GMT) MUNICH (Germany) - Business confidence data for June (0800 GMT) AIX-EN-PROVENCE (France) - Extradition hearing of Belhassen Trabelsi, brother-in-law of ex-Tunisian-dictator Ben Ali (1200 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF releases updated World Economic Outlook VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Trump hosts talks with Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda VIDEO. PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - Court rules over closure of BBC office in Cairo (1000 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa (*) CAPE TOWN (South Africa) - Finance minister presents revised budget (1200 GMT) Sports LOS ANGELES (United States) - Deadline for NBA players to decide on restarting season MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 31: Manchester United v Sheffield United (1700 GMT) PICTURE. LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 31: Liverpool v Crystal Palace (1915 GMT) VIDEO. THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2020 Asia-Pacific SOUTH KOREA - 70th anniversary of start of Korean War LIVE VIDEO. (+) HONG KONG (China) - Annual dragon boat racing festival (0200 GMT) (*) JAKARTA (Indonesia) - Verdict in trial of IS-linked couple over assassination attempt on former security minister. (0700 GMT) PICTURE. BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press briefing (0700 GMT) Europe PARIS (France) - Partial reopening of Eiffel Tower after virus shutdown (0800 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes of journalists over Erdogan son-in-law alleged emails (0600 GMT) PARIS (France) - Trial of Islamic State 'emir' Tyler Vilus (0730 GMT) (To July 3) (+) STRASBOURG (France) - European Court of Human Rights ruling in case over France stripping terror convicts of their nationality (0800 GMT) (*) PARIS (France) - PSA auto group annual general assembly (0800 GMT) (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Sentencing of teenager for attempted murder of six-year-old French boy at London's Tate Modern gallery (0900 GMT) FRANCE - Unemployment data for May (1000 GMT) (*) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Lufthansa shareholders vote on German bailout (1000 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank monetary policy committee meets to decide interest rates (1100 GMT) PARIS (France) - Appeal trial of far-right writer Alain Soral for Holocaust denial (1130 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Deadline to submit candidature to head Eurogroup (1900 GMT) North America (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases Q1 GDP third estimate (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF releases Global Financial Stability Report (1400 GMT) Middle East and North Africa (*) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal hearing for journalist imprisoned for covering anti-government protests PICTURE. VIDEO. ALGIERS (Algeria) - New corruption trial of Abdelghani Hamel, ex-security chief Sub-Saharan Africa (*) DUBREKA (Guinea) - Court rules in rare case of police officer accused of violence (1000 GMT) Sports ZURICH (Switzerland) - FIFA selects host for Women's World Cup 2023 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 31: Chelsea v Manchester City (1915 GMT) PICTURE. FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2020 Asia-Pacific (*) YANGON (Myanmar) - Huge piles of drugs burned to mark International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Europe SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Gazprom shareholders hold general assembly ROSKILDE (Denmark) - Expected end of espionage, attempted murder trial for suspected Iranian agent STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - H&M quarterly results PARIS (France) - Orly airport to reopen PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BAYONNE (France) - Policeman on trial for violence against anti-G7 protesters in Biarritz in 2018 (*) DUBLIN (Ireland) - PM due to announce accelerated end to lockdown VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (*) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Result of party polls on new coalition government VIDEO. GRAPHIC. PICTURE. MILAN (Italy) - Consumer and business figures for June released (0900 GMT) PARIS (France) - Danone annual general assembly (1230 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Tesco Q1 2020/21 results (1400 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Congress votes on proposal for Washington DC statehood Sub-Saharan Africa MADAGASCAR - 60th anniversary of independence from France VIDEO. afp