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 Asia-Pacific (+) BEIJING (China) - National People's Congress session (To 20) (+) TOKYO (Japan) - PM Shinzo Abe press conference to mark end of current parliament session VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Procedural hearing in 1MDB case against Goldman Sachs (+) PHNOM PENH (Cambodia) - Cambodia deploys hundreds of recently bought Chinese military trucks to its security forces VIDEO. HONG KONG (China) - Hong Kong Disneyland reopens after virus closure (0200 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. JAKARTA (Indonesia) - Verdict in trial of IS-linked couple over assassination attempt on former security minister (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Europe COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Copenhagen Democracy Summit, held virtually (To 19) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Picasso artworks auctioned at Sotheby's (*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Macron visits in first trip abroad since pandemic, meets PM Johnson (1135 GMT) (*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Videoconference of EU heads of state with 6 east European partners (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Second day of virtual NATO defence ministers meeting, with US withdrawal from Open Skies treaty top of agenda LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - 80th anniversary of call by France's Charles de Gaulle to resist Nazi Germany LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give daily briefing on coronavirus (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. (+) BISHKEK (Kyrgyzstan) - Ex-leader Atambayev faces sentencing over illegal release of jailed crime boss VIDEO. BELGRADE (Serbia) - Russian FM Lavrov visits (+) STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Public Health Agency holds press conference on pandemic PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. KOUROU (France) - Space rocket Vega due to take off (date subject to change) GENEVA (Switzerland) - UN publishes annual report on world's refugees, displaced persons (0500 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. BERLIN (Germany) - Merkel briefs parliament ahead of EU summit (0700 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - Top EU court rules on Hungary law requiring NGOs to disclose foreign donors (0700 GMT) MILAN (Italy) - Trade figures for April released (0800 GMT) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Extradition case for Spanish MEP Clara Ponsati, wanted for sedition over Catalonia independence referendum (0900 GMT) PICTURE. (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO press conference on research and development for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments (0900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (*) PARIS (France) - France's human rights commission publishes annual report on racism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia (0915 GMT) (*) OVIEDO (Spain) - Princess of Asturias Award for Literature (1000 GMT) EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) - Nicola Sturgeon expected to announce further easing of Scottish lockdown (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. KIEV (Ukraine) - Court rules on whether to arrest ex-president Poroshenko (1215 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Bank of England monetary policy decision (1300 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US government releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF spokesman Gerry Rice holds press conference (1330 GMT) Middle East and North Africa TUNIS (Tunisia) - Public hospital staff strike for reforms over epidemic PICTURE. VIDEO. TEHRAN (Iran) - Health ministry spokesman holds press conference on COVID-19 epidemic (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Sub-Saharan Africa BUJUMBURA (Burundi) - Swearing-in of new president Ndayishimiye VIDEO. BISSAU (Guinea-Bissau) - Deadline set by president for parties to form government or face dissolution of parliament (To 19) XAI-XAI (Mozambique) - Verdict in trial of police officers accused of murdering election observer (0700 GMT) Sports MADRID (Spain) - Football: La Liga - day 29: Real Madrid v Valencia (2000 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 19) FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2020 Asia-Pacific CHENNAI (India) - Lockdown reimposed for 12 days PICTURE. VIDEO. SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Majority of businesses set to reopen Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit (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. MINSK (Belarus) - Russian FM Lavrov visits VIDEO. (+) PEZINOK (Slovakia) - Final day in trial of Slovak businessman accused of 2018 hit on journalist PARIS (France) - Closing session of Citizens' Climate Convention (To 21) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Monthly retail sales, public finances data released (0600 GMT) (+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit via videolink on economic rescue plan (0800 GMT) BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT (France) - Renault AGM (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. North America UNITED STATES - 'Juneteenth' celebrating the end of slavery in 1865 VIDEO. (+) HOUSTON (United States) - Confederate statues to be relocated to museums on Juneteenth 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. 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) 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. ATHENS (Greece) - Protest to mark World Refugee Day (0930 GMT) 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. 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 Middle East and North Africa KUWAIT CITY (Kuwait) - Visit by Qatari foreign and Iraqi defence ministers 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 (+) 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 PICTURE. VIDEO. (*) KIEV (Ukraine) - Annual gay pride march to be held online due to coronavirus pandemic VIDEO. GREECE - Migrant camp lockdown due to end VIDEO. PICTURE. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer (1000 GMT) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - Ex-Trump advisor Bolton gives first interview ahead of tell-all book (0100 GMT Monday) 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 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 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. MOSCOW (Russia) - Foreign ministers of Russia, China and India meet via video link VIDEO. 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 FRANCE - Campsites and holiday resorts reopen 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) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU-China video summit VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) - Trial of historian accused of murdering, dismembering partner continues (0900 GMT) VIDEO. 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) - 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 WASHINGTON (United States) - John Bolton, ex-Trump advisor, releases memoir PICTURE. NEW YORK (United States) - Democrats hold presidential primaries in New York, Kentucky and Oregon states PICTURE. VIDEO. 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 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) THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2020 Asia-Pacific SOUTH KOREA - 70th anniversary of start of Korean War BEIJING (China) - Defence ministry monthly press briefing (0700 GMT) Europe PARIS (France) - Partial reopening of Eiffel Tower after virus shutdown (0800 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Downing Street coronavirus briefing (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC. VIDEOGRAPHICS. LIVE VIDEO. PARIS (France) - PSA auto group annual general assembly 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) 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) North America WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases 1st quarter 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 Sofiane Merakshi held 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 LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: Premier League - day 31: Chelsea v Manchester City (1915 GMT) PICTURE. afp