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 16, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Inquest begins into death of Alex Chow during Hong Kong protests TOKYO (Japan) - GDP Q3, first estimate BANGKOK (Thailand) - GDP Q3 (0230 GMT) Europe PARIS (France) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo travels to Europe and Middle East LIVE VIDEO. (To 23) SEVASTOPOL - Centenary of White Army's defeat by pro-Lenin Red Army, ending Russia's Civil War LONDON (United Kingdom) - Vodafone half year results (0600 GMT) PARIS (France) - Trial over Thalys train attack in 2015 (0900 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (To December 18) North America TORONTO (Canada) - Murder trial for man who drove truck into crowd, killing 10 VIDEO. PICTURE. (To December 18) WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida discusses economy and monetary policy (1900 GMT) Middle East and North Africa BREGA (Libya) - Meeting on reunifying Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG) CASABLANCA (Morocco) - Appeal trial of Said Mansour, who faces death penalty over role in 2003 Casablanca attacks (1200 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Ex-president Zuma testifies before anti-graft judicial panel VIDEO. (To 20) Latin America BRAZIL - Municipal elections, first round VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 19) Sports PARIS (France) - Rugby Autumn Nations Cup PICTURE. (To December 6) LES SABLES-D'OLONNE (France) - Sailing: Solo round-the-world Vendee Globe race starts VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To March 31, 2021) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Tennis: ATP tour 2020 - ATP Finals (To 22) 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. PARIS (France) - PM Castex gives testimony before National Assembly investigative committee on Covid-19 response LIVE VIDEO. SOFIA (Bulgaria) - Deadline for Bulgaria, North Macedonia to resolve historical disputes BERLIN (Germany) - EU European affairs ministers meet VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) - Far-right groups organise protest against lockdown VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Easyjet annual results (0600 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Obama memoir published PICTURE. VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - Trial of ousted president Bashir resumes VIDEO. PICTURE. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 Europe CZECH REPUBLIC - Partial reopening of primary schools LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. 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) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Monthly inflation data (1600 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Mexico's ex-defense minister Cienfuegos in court on drug-trafficking charges (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. Sports LOS ANGELES (United States) - Basket NBA Draft THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit on Covid-19 (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Booker Prize winners announced 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 BERLIN (Germany) - Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun, suspected of massive fraud, heard by parliamentary committee over Wirecard collapse VIDEO. BRAUNSCHWEIG (Germany) - Trial of Volkswagen over alleged excessive pay for staff representatives LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU Court of Justice ruling on French ban of cannabis e-cigarettes (0830 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - ECB president Christine Lagarde speaks to European Parliament (1000 GMT) ANKARA (Turkey) - Central bank to decide interest rate (1100 GMT) VIDEO. 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 (1200 GMT) BEIJING (China) - 40th anniversary of 'Gang of Four' trial for treason Europe NUREMBERG (Germany) - President Steinmeier speaks at ceremony for 75th anniversary of start of Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders (1800 GMT) 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 YEREVAN (Armenia) - Armenia to hand control of Aghdam district to Azerbaijan North America MIAMI (United States) - Latin Grammy Awards ceremony held online (0100 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa 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) HONG KONG (China) - Disneyland reopens its 'Castle of Magical Dreams' after refurbishment (0230 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - US border with Canada due to reopen to non-essential travel VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - G20 summit PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 22) Sports AL-RAYYAN (Qatar) - Qatar inaugurates Al-Rayyan World Cup 2022 stadium SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Singapore, Hong Kong launch 'travel bubble' flights 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) 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 AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - International Air Transport Association annual general assembly (To 24) PARIS (France) - 50th anniversary of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's first edition 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) VIDEO. (To 27) 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 PETROZAVODSK (Russia) - Appeal court hears case of Russian Gulag historian after child sex abuse conviction 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) - FinTech Abu Dhabi PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 26) Sub-Saharan Africa HARARE (Zimbabwe) - Trial opens of ex-vice chancellor of University of Zimbabwe for granting Grace Mugabe 'fake' PhD Sports Football: Champions League - 1st round day 4 (To 25) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong leader expected to make delayed policy address following Beijing visit (0200 GMT) Latin America BOGOTA (Colombia) - Peace court summons three ministers and attorney general over murders of ex-FARC guerrillas (1300 GMT) Misc. WORLD - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - National Diet legislature session (To December 5) KANDY (Sri Lanka) - Lanka Premier League (LPL) cricket tournament (To December 16) 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 ALGIERS (Algeria) - Trial of members of youth campaign group Rassemblement Action Jeunesse (RAJ) Sports Football: Europa League - 1st round day 4 (1755 GMT) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 Europe HELSINKI (Finland) - GDP Q3 ANTWERP (Belgium) - Four suspects including Iranian diplomat face trial for taking part in 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 Europe BERN (Switzerland) - Swiss citizens to vote on initiative to ban investments in weapons manufacturing companies PICTURE. North America UNITED NATIONS (United States) - 30 years since 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 BRAZIL - Municipal elections, second round (To December 3) Sports MANAMA (Bahrain) - Auto: Formula One - Bahrain Grand Prix, Grand Prix (1510 GMT) SANYA (China) - Olympic Council for Asia to select host city for 2030 Asian Games MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020 Asia-Pacific HONG KONG (China) - Leader Carrie Lam policy address to Legislative Council (date to be confirmed) LIVE VIDEO. GWANGJU (South Korea) - Verdict expected in former president Chun Doo-hwan trial for defamation (0500 GMT) MULTAN (Pakistan) - Anti-government rally held by opposition parties Europe PARIS (France) - 120th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's death BELLINZONA (Switzerland) - Trial of Liberian former commander accused of committing war crimes in his country's 1990s conflict North America CANADA - Canada reopens international borders TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020 Europe YEREVAN (Armenia) - Armenia to hand control of the Lachin district to Azerbaijan 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) NEW YORK (United States) - Ex-Trump aide Bannon appears in court by video link in border wall fraud case (1800 GMT) VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa PIETERMARITZBURG (South Africa) - Hearing in ex-president Zuma's corruption trial (date to be confirmed) VIDEO. Latin America COSTA RICA - Public holiday to mark anniversary of military service abolition in 1948 CARACAS (Venezuela) - Commercial flights to resume (date to be confirmed) Sports Football: Champions League - 1st round day 5 (To 2) Misc. WORLD - World AIDS Day WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2020 Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU health ministers meet PODGORICA (Montenegro) - Parliament votes on new government PICTURE. VIDEO. LISBON (Portugal) - Web Summit (To 4) North America SAN BERNARDINO (United States) - Fifth anniversary of deadly mass shooting Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Lebanon, Israel in fourth round of sea border talks 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) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2020 Asia-Pacific SEOUL (South Korea) - University entrance exam under Covid restrictions for 480,000 South Koreans PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe GHENT (Belgium) - Appeals court rules on Spain's extradition request for rapper Valtonyc STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - SAS airline quarterly results (0700 GMT) North America UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN special summit on Covid-19 (1400 GMT) (To 4) LOS ANGELES (United States) - Connery's original James Bond handgun set for $200,000 auction VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) Sports NORWAY - Euro-2020 women's handball (To 20) Football: Europa League - 1st round day 5 (1755 GMT) 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 COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Opening of trial over huge cocaine trafficking ring WIESBADEN (Germany) - Industrial orders data for October (0700 GMT) North America OTTAWA (Canada) - Soldier who crashed gates of Trudeau residence with loaded guns in court 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 (EDEX) international weapons fair PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 10) ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - New head of Interpol to be elected at annual assembly (0400 GMT) (To 8) Sub-Saharan Africa GHANA - Presidential and parliamentary elections TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2020 Europe PARIS (France) - Court hearing in bid to seize for safekeeping a Pissarro painting stolen by the Nazis 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) - 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) Football: Champions League - 1st round day 6 (To 9) Misc. WORLD - International Day of Climate Change Protests WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2020 Asia-Pacific INDONESIA - Regional elections HONG KONG (China) - US Bank of America lawyer on trial for assaulting police officer during argument (To 10) Europe WARSAW (Poland) - 30 years ago, Lech Walesa was elected president of Poland PARIS (France) - Paris Blockchain Week Summit 2020 (To 10) WIESBADEN (Germany) - October foreign trade data (0700 GMT) PARIS (France) - Hearing on extradition to Algeria of blogger Amir.dz (1300 GMT) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Commission launches new anti-terror plan (1800 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing for lawyer Michael Avenatti, found guilty of extortion (1700 GMT) Sports MERSIN (Turkey) - European Championships in Men's Artistic Gymnastics (To 13) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2020 Europe OSLO (Norway) - Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony (1200 GMT) PICTURE. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Nobel prize ceremony for sciences, literature and economics (1500 GMT) PICTURE. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU Council holds summit (To 11) POLAND - Release of Cyberpunk 2077 game ANKARA (Turkey) - Trial of 18 students, lecturer resumes over Pride march (0630 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1330 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa MOROCCO - Virus state of emergency set to end Sports HOUSTON (United States) - Female golf US Open (To 13) Football: Europa League - 1st round day 6 (1755 GMT) Misc. WORLD - World Human Rights Day FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020 Europe UNITED KINGDOM - Ex-Beatle McCartney to release new solo album North America BUFFALO (United States) - Henry Weinstein faces LA extradition hearing (1400 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa ANTANANARIVO (Madagascar) - Senate elections SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 Europe PARIS (France) - Fifth anniversary of Paris Agreement on climate change PALERMO (Italy) - Preliminary hearing in second Matteo Salvini trial over illegally detaining migrants (0800 GMT) North America UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN, Britain host global climate summit Sports LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Olympics: IOC holds Olympic summit LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boxing: Anthony Joshua v Kubrat Pulev SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2020 Asia-Pacific LAHORE (Pakistan) - Anti-government rally held by opposition parties (0500 GMT) Europe BONN (Germany) - Centenary of German sweet maker Haribo Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - 20th anniversary of accord to end war between Ethiopia and Eritrea Sub-Saharan Africa NIGER - Regional and municipal elections Sports ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - Auto: Formula One - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Grand Prix (1310 GMT) MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020 Europe PARIS (France) - 25th anniversary of the Dayton peace accords on Bosnia PARIS (France) - 60th anniversary of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC monthly report North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Electoral college meets to formalize Biden presidential election victory PICTURE. VIDEO. Latin America CHILE - Total solar eclipse visible from Chile to Argentina VIDEO. PICTURE. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2020 Asia-Pacific TOKYO (Japan) - Ruling of Japan Twitter killer trial Europe BONN (Germany) - 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth (To 16) CHERNOBYL (Ukraine) - 20th anniversary of Chernobyl Atomic Power Station closure ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Trial resumes of journalists over Erdogan son-in-law alleged emails (0600 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Zara owner Inditex Q3 results (0700 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve holds policy meeting PICTURE. GRAPHIC. (To 16) Standing Rock (Dakota du Sud) (United States) - 130th anniversary of killing of Native American chief Sitting Bull Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Universities resume on-site classes PICTURE. afp