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 Please note that all times are in GMT. Major events are listed under 'Highlights'. 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. TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 Highlights BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NATO foreign ministers hold in-person talks VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 24) Europe (+) PARIS (France) - Macron hosts talks with Libya's interim leaders Mohamed El-Menfi and Musa al-Koni (1600 GMT) PICTURE. (+) OSLO (Norway) - Authorities hold press conference on Covid-19 (1700 GMT) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - PM Johnson holds Downing Street press conference on anniversary of first Covid lockdown (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Government decides whether to allow café terraces to reopen from March 31 (1800 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America (+) COLUMBUS (United States) - Biden speaks about health policy on Affordable Care Act anniversary LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Powell, Treasury Secretary Yellen testify in Congress (1600 GMT) (+) NEW YORK (United States) - GameStop 2020 annual results (2030 GMT) (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - VP Harris swears in Marty Walsh as secretary of labor (2130 GMT) PICTURE. Latin America (+) SANTO DOMINGO (Dominican Republic) - Parliament debates reform of penal code that would permit abortion in cases of rape or incest Sports NORTH SOUND (Antigua and Barbuda) - Cricket: West Indies v Sri Lanka 1st Test PICTURE. (To 25) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - ISU World Figure Skating Championships - Stockholm PICTURE. (To 28) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 Highlights YANGON (Myanmar) - Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court Worldwide WORLD - World Tuberculosis Day GRAPHIC. Asia-Pacific SEOUL (South Korea) - Russian FM Lavrov visits (To 25) (*) HANOI (Vietnam) - Spring session of National Assembly, with announcement of new leaders expected VIDEO. PICTURE. (To April 7) (*) HONG KONG (China) - Trial of journalist Bao Choy over vehicle searches during investigation of mob attack on democracy protestors (0130 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Europe MOSCOW (Russia) - New ISS crew holds online press conference (0800 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - US Secretary of State Blinken meets European Commission President von der Leyen (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. ANKARA (Turkey) - Ruling party holds congress (0700 GMT) PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (*) SAN FERNANDO DE HENARES (Spain) - Two former Spanish PMs to testify at slush fund trial (0900 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) ATHENS (Greece) - Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiadis visits PICTURE. (To 28) ATHENS (Greece) - Russian PM Mishustin visits PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 25) HELSINKI (Finland) - Verdict in case of 16 year-old boy allegedly beaten to death by schoolmates BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Banksy exhibition opens at Brussels' Deodato gallery VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Christie's auctions Delacroix's 'Arab hunting a lion' (+) MADRID (Spain) - Inoculations with AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine resume PICTURE. FRANKFURT (Germany) - ECB publishes article on monetary policy and inequality (0900 GMT) (+) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Ryanair press conference with CEO Michael O'Leary (1030 GMT) (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Chancellor Merkel answers questions in lower house of parliament (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. BERLIN (Germany) - Finance Minister Scholz gives press conference on 2022 federal budget and forecasts to 2025 (1200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - US Chamber of Commerce in Europe holds annual transatlantic conference (1300 GMT) (To 26) LONDON (United Kingdom) - PM Johnson appears before heads of parliament's select committees (1530 GMT) North America LOS ANGELES (United States) - 32nd Annual Producers' Guild Awards for film and television (virtual ceremony) (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Federal Reserve Chair Powell testifies before Senate (1400 GMT) (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Soccer star Megan Rapinoe testifies before Congressional committee on equal pay (1400 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - Deadline for Italy to take back waste illegally exported to Tunisia (0800 GMT) Latin America BOGOTA (Colombia) - ICRC releases annual humanitarian report on Colombia's armed conflict (1300 GMT) Sports Stade de France (France) - Football: 2022 World Cup qualifiers - Europe - 1st round day 1: Group D France v Ukraine (1945 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO. LEUVEN (Belgium) - Football: 2022 World Cup qualifiers - Europe - 1st round day 1: Group E Belgium v Wales (1945 GMT) PICTURE. THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021 Highlights FUKUSHIMA (Japan) - Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay starts VIDEO. GRAPHIC. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU leaders' summit PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (To 26) WASHINGTON (United States) - Biden holds first press conference of presidency VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Facebook, Google and Twitter bosses testify at Congressional hearing on misinformation VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. Worldwide WORLD - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade Asia-Pacific NEW DELHI (India) - First anniversary of the start of India's coronavirus lockdown VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. 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 ATHENS (Greece) - Greece celebrates 200th anniversary of 1821 revolution and war of independence LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. ANKARA (Turkey) - Chinese FM visits VIDEO. PICTURE. ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Members of Uighur community protest over visit by Chinese FM (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. MINSK (Belarus) - Freedom Day opposition protests called by Tikhanovskaya VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art auction, with works by Van Gogh, Degas, Pissarro, Picabia, Matisse, Modigliani ANDORRA LA VELLA (Andorra) - Spain's King Felipe VI visits PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 26) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Sotheby's Modern Renaissance sale including a work by Banksy BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel addresses parliament ahead of EU summit (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - ECJ rules on complaint brought against EU climate package by families from Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Fiji and Kenya (0830 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Health ministry briefing on Covid-19 (1730 GMT) North America 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. ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) - Press briefing during the visit of the French carrier Charles de Gaulle (0600 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - Hearing in contempt of court case against ex-president Zuma VIDEO. Latin America BOGOTA (Colombia) - Former head of Supreme Court Francisco Ricaurte Gomez sentenced for corruption MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - Bolivian President Luis Arce visits VIDEO. PICTURE. (*) BOGOTA (Colombia) - National Federation of Coffee Growers press conference on challenges facing the sector due to Covid-19 (1330 GMT) Sports (+) BENGHAZI (Libya) - Africa Cup of Nations 2021 qualifier: Libya v Tunisia VIDEO. WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI DUISBURG (Germany) - Football: 2022 World Cup qualifiers - Europe - 1st round day 1: Group J Germany v Iceland (1945 GMT) PICTURE. FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021 Highlights ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Verdict for suspected killers of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink VIDEO. 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) PARIS (France) - GDP growth data for 2020, first estimate (0630 GMT) VERSAILLES (France) - Verdict in appeal trial of Burundian former justice minister, convicted of modern slavery (1300 GMT) VIDEO. SPAIN - Andalusia Fashion Week (1600 GMT) PICTURE. GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO virtual briefing on Covid-19 (1600 GMT) North America MIAMI (United States) - Ultra electronic music dance festival (To 28) Middle East and North Africa (*) TEHRAN (Iran) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits (To 28) (*) RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Sixth anniversary of Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen Latin America (+) RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Rio de Janeiro tightens restrictions amid Covid-19 surge VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To April 4) (*) BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - 30th anniversary of Treaty of Asuncion, which established the Mercosur common market Sports DOHA (Qatar) - Moto GP Qatar Grand Prix (To 28) MANAMA (Bahrain) - Auto: Formula One - Bahrain Grand Prix (To 28) PUNE (India) - Cricket: India v England, 2nd ODI (0830 GMT) SAINT-DENIS (France) - Rugby: France v Scotland in Six Nations (2000 GMT) PICTURE. SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2021 Worldwide WORLD - Millions of people around the world switch off their lights for Earth Hour Asia-Pacific KOLKATA (India) - Key state elections in West Bengal PICTURE. VIDEO. (To May 2) Europe (+) BARCELONA (Spain) - 5,000 people in masks attend rock concert with no social distancing measures in study on virus spread PICTURE. VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Opening of avenue in Champs Elysee gardens named after Afghan political and military commander Ahmad Shah Massoud VIDEO. COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Tivoli amusement park reopens to visitors with a negative Covid-19 test VIDEO. FRANKFURT (Germany) - ECB chief economist Philip Lane gives speech at Ambrosetti Forum on economic and financial forecasts (0930 GMT) (+) ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Feminist organisations hold protest against Turkey's withdrawal from Istanbul convention protecting women's rights (1200 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. Sports HAMILTON (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 1st T20 international SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2021 Highlights (+) ISRAEL - Passover (To April 4) Asia-Pacific NEW DELHI (India) - Holi festival of colours PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 29) BANGKOK (Thailand) - Municipal elections (0100 GMT) TAIPEI (Taiwan) - Palau President Surangel Whipps visits as the two allies seek to set up travel bubble (0200 GMT) (To April 1) Europe SPAIN - Catholics mark Holy Week (To April 4) (*) TURKMENISTAN - Elections to newly-created senate (+) YEREVAN (Armenia) - Opposition rally (1100 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus (1100 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa (*) SHARM EL SHEIKH (Egypt) - Arrival of first Russian flight to Sinai since suspension following 2015 terror attack Sports MANAMA (Bahrain) - Auto: Formula One - Bahrain Grand Prix, Grand Prix (*) BANGKOK (Thailand) - Thai Olympic gold medallist Somrak Kamsing runs first kilometre of the 4,606-km national flag run to Tokyo VIDEO. PICTURE. PUNE (India) - Cricket: India v England, 3rd and final ODI (0830 GMT) MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2021 Highlights BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU hosts virtual conference on Syria (To 30) MINNEAPOLIS (United States) - Opening arguments in trial of police officer Derek Chauvin over death of George Floyd PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Asia-Pacific (+) BEIJING (China) - Standing Committee of National People's Congress examines bill on electoral reform in Hong Kong (To 30) HONG KONG (China) - Chinese video streaming giant Bilibili debuts on Hong Kong stock exchange (0130 GMT) Europe PARIS (France) - Verdict in trial over diet drug Mediator, said to cause fatal heart problems (0800 GMT) (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - National day of action called by unions, with public transport delays expected (*) UNITED KINGDOM - Start of 4-week shortfall in supplies from India of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine LESBOS ISLAND (Greece) - EU Migration Commissioner Ylva Johansson visits Lesbos, Athens VIDEO. (To 30) 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 Middle East and North Africa DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - 14th Art Dubai art fair (0400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To April 3) 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 (*) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - ICC rules on appeal by Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda against war crimes conviction (1300 GMT) MINSK (Belarus) - Belarus starts producing Sputnik V jab (To 31) (+) MADRID (Spain) - End of virus ban on travel from the UK, Brazil and South Africa 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) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva speech on the global economy (1500 GMT) (*) NEW YORK (United States) - Sentencing of Honduran president's brother for drug trafficking (1800 GMT) VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa MOROCCO - Possible lifting of night-time virus curfew WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2021 Asia-Pacific (*) LIMASAWA (Philippines) - Philippines marks 500th anniversary of country's first Catholic mass PICTURE. VIDEO. BEIJING (China) - China releases monthly manufacturing PMI (0100 GMT) Europe THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - ICC to rule on prosecution appeal against acquittal of Ivory Coast's Gbagbo (1300 GMT) (+) VILNIUS (Lithuania) - Appeals court rules on war crimes sentences handed down to ex-Soviet officials in 2019 STUTTGART (Germany) - Daimler shareholders' general assembly THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Dutch night-time coronavirus curfew due to end STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - H&M Q1 results (Dec 2020-Feb 2021) (+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Deliveroo flotation on London stock market VIDEO. VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) meeting (1500 GMT) Sub-Saharan Africa (*) KADUNA (Nigeria) - Trial resumes of Muslim cleric Ibrahim El Zakzaky and his wife VIDEO. Sports ST GALLEN (Switzerland) - Football: friendly game Switzerland vs Finland (0900 GMT) PICTURE. AUCKLAND (New Zealand) - Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 3rd T20 international afp