International 7-Day News Agenda

AFP International 7-Day News Agenda

Please note that all times are in GMT. Major events are listed under ‘Highlights’.

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(+) : Event added in the last 24 hours.

(*) : Event updated in the last 24 hours.

SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2021

Highlights

(*) CIUDAD JUÁREZ (Mexico) – US-Mexican border opens to allow families to hug for first time since the beginning of pandemic VIDEO.

Worldwide

WORLD – International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

Europe

WARSAW (Poland) – Gay Pride parade (1200 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

SPAIN – Protests at several harbours against cruise ships (0930 GMT) PICTURE.

MOSCOW (Russia) – Kremlin’s United Russia party holds congress ahead of parliamentary polls (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

(*) VIENNA (Austria) – Gay Pride parade (1200 GMT)

(*) MILAN (Italy) – Milan Fashion Week Menswear (To 21)

(+) MOSCOW (Russia) – Body of missing US woman found in Russia

(+) MOSCOW (Russia) – Nine dead after plane carrying parachutists crashes in Siberia

ISTANBUL (Turkey) – Women protest Turkey’s withdrawal from domestic violence treaty

STRASBOURG (France) – Conference on the Future of Europe holds inaugural plenary session

WARSAW (Poland) – Covid-19 jabs offered in fan zone for Spain-Poland match PICTURE.

PARIS (France) – Extinction Rebellion protest (To 20)

North America

UNITED STATES – First federal holiday commemorating Juneteenth, marking end of slavery in the United States VIDEO.

(+) WASHINGTON (United States) – Israel’s army chief Aviv Kohavi visits (To 24)

Middle East and North Africa

CAIRO (Egypt) – President Sisi launches ‘national human rights strategy’ (1100 GMT)

(*) BEIRUT (Lebanon) – Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell makes first Lebanon visit LIVE VIDEO. (To 20)

Sub-Saharan Africa

ACCRA (Ghana) – ECOWAS leaders’ summit VIDEO.

CONAKRY (Guinea) – Guinea, WHO set to declare end of Ebola epidemic

(+) SOUTH AFRICA – S. Africa pays tribute to Zambia’s founding president Kaunda with 10 days of mourning (To 27)

Latin America

RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) – Protest against President Jair Bolsonaro and Copa America (1300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

Sports

GROS-ISLET (Saint Lucia) – Cricket: Second Test Match between West Indies and South Africa (0000 GMT) (To 22)

AUCKLAND (New Zealand) – Super Rugby Trans-Tasman: final, Blues v Highlanders (0700 GMT)

OMAHA (United States) – Swimming: US Olympic trials (To 20)

NAIROBI (Kenya) – Kenyan National Athletics Championships PICTURE.

LE CASTELLET (France) – Auto: Formula One – French Grand Prix PICTURE. (To 20)

BUDAPEST (Hungary) – Football: Euro 2020 – 1st round day 2: Group F Hungary v France (1300 GMT) PICTURE.

TOKYO (Japan) – Tokyo 2020 to Conduct Opening and Closing Ceremony Transport Operations Simulation (1520 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

MUNICH (Germany) – Football: Euro 2020 – 1st round day 2: Group F Portugal v Germany (1600 GMT) PICTURE.

SEVILLE (Spain) – Football: Euro 2020 – 1st round day 2: Group E Spain v Poland (1900 GMT) PICTURE.

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Tennis: ATP tour 2021 – Queen’s Club Championships (To 20)

BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) – Tennis: WTA tour 2021 – Birmingham Classic (To 20)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Royal Ascot horse race meeting

SAN DIEGO (United States) – Golf: PGA Tour 2021 – PGA Tour – US Open 2021 (To 20)

SACHSENRING (Germany) – Moto world championship German Grand Prix PICTURE. (To 20)

SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2021

Highlights

JAPAN – Japan to lift virus emergency one month before Olympics VIDEO.

ARMENIA – Parliamentary elections PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

IN SPACE – NASA flight engineer Shane Kimbrough, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet conduct new spacewalk VIDEO.

Worldwide

WORLD – World Refugee Day

Europe

BERLIN (Germany) – 30 years since Berlin became capital of a reunified Germany

FRANCE – Night-time curfew lifted

FRANCE – Regional and local elections, first round VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

MOSCOW (Russia) – Last day of ‘non-working’ week to fight virus cases

(+) OSLO (Norway) – Virus restrictions eased

North America

MIAMI (United States) – Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso visits to undergo operation in lower back area (To 30)

Middle East and North Africa

ISMAILIA (Egypt) – Start of new hearings in MV Evergiven ship compensation claim (1100 GMT)

JERUSALEM – International conference on cannabis research (To 25)

ANNABA (Algeria) – Appeal trial of journalist Mustapha Bendjama

Sports

(*) OSLO (Norway) – Norwegian Football Federation examines possible boycott of Qatar World Cup (1000 GMT) VIDEO.

LE CASTELLET (France) – Auto: Formula One – French Grand Prix, Grand Prix

ROME (Italy) – Football: Euro 2020 – 1st round day 3: Group A Italy v Wales (1600 GMT) PICTURE.

BAKU (Azerbaijan) – Football: Euro 2020 – 1st round day 3: Group A Switzerland v Turkey (1600 GMT) PICTURE.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) – Football: Copa America 2021 – 1st round day 3: Group B Venezuela v Ecuador (2100 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2021

Highlights

ETHIOPIA – Legislative and regional elections VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

Worldwide

WORLD – International Day of Yoga

Asia-Pacific

INDIA – Rollout of free Covid-19 vaccines begins

TOKYO (Japan) – ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ returns to PlayStation stores

(*) KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) – Vaccine trucks deployed as Malaysia steps up fight to defeat Covid-19 VIDEO. PICTURE.

TOKYO (Japan) – New Pokemon project to be unveiled with Japan airliner (0200 GMT) VIDEO.

Europe

MOSCOW (Russia) – Putin meets State Duma deputies VIDEO.

ANKARA (Turkey) – Turkey’s top court decides whether to hear case to ban pro-Kurdish party

CZECH REPUBLIC – Ban on arrivals from EU countries, Serbia set to be lifted

LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) – EU foreign ministers meet on Russia, Belarus sanctions VIDEO. PICTURE.

FRANCE – Fete de la Musique annual music festival VIDEO.

KRAKÓW (Poland) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire visits

(*) MILAN (Italy) – Giorgio Armani fashion show PICTURE.

STOCKHOLM (Sweden) – Parliament holds no-confidence vote in PM Lofven’s government VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

CANNES (France) – Cannes Film Market held online (To 25)

GENEVA (Switzerland) – UN Human Rights Council 47th session (To July 15)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Final procedural hearing before trial of suspected jihadists for March 2016 Brussels bombing (0700 GMT)

(+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Facebook’s Nick Clegg addresses EU digital regulation (0830 GMT)

(+) VIENNA (Austria) – EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen visits, expected to approve coronavirus recovery plan (1000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

(*) YEREVAN (Armenia) – OSCE monitors hold press conference to present preliminary assessment of parliamentary vote (1100 GMT) VIDEO.

(+) BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) – EU Commission chief von der Leyen visits to launch Covid recovery plan (1100 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

(+) BERLIN (Germany) – Merkel gives speech at opening ceremony of museum on displacement and expulsion (1200 GMT) VIDEO.

(+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovskaya holds press conference (1400 GMT) VIDEO.

(+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) – EU Parliament hearing with ECB chief Christine Lagarde (1415 GMT)

(+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) – EU Vice President Maros Sefcovic addresses European Parliament about UK row over Northern Ireland protocol (1445 GMT)

(*) BERLIN (Germany) – Merkel hosts talks with Italy’s Draghi ahead of EU summit (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

North America

WASHINGTON (United States) – Blinken speaks on promoting LGBTQ rights (1700 GMT)

LONDON (Canada) – New hearing for suspect charged with killing four members of Muslim family in truck attack (1300 GMT)

Middle East and North Africa

DOHA (Qatar) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani among speakers at ‘Looking towards Peace in Afghanistan after US-NATO Withdrawal’ conference VIDEO. (To 23)

DOHA (Qatar) – Qatar Economic Forum LIVE VIDEO. (To 23)

ALGIERS (Algeria) – Appeal trial of ‘poet’ of pro-democracy movement Mohamed Tadjadit

Latin America

PINAYA (Bolivia) – Aymara indigenous people mark Andean New Year VIDEO.

HAVANA (Cuba) – Cuba suspends cash deposits in US dollars VIDEO.

Sports

GOIANIA (Brazil) – Football: Copa America 2021 – 1st round day 3: Group B Colombia v Peru (0000 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) – Football: Euro 2020 – 1st round day 3: Group C North Macedonia v Netherlands (1600 GMT) PICTURE.

BUCHAREST (Romania) – Football: Euro 2020 – 1st round day 3: Group C Ukraine v Austria (1600 GMT) PICTURE.

SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) – Football: Euro 2020 – 1st round day 3: Group B Finland v Belgium (1900 GMT) PICTURE.

COPENHAGEN (Denmark) – Football: Euro 2020 – 1st round day 3: Group B Russia v Denmark (1900 GMT) PICTURE.

CUIABÁ (Brazil) – Football: Copa America 2021 – 1st round day 3: Group A Uruguay v Chile (2100 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2021

Asia-Pacific

YOKOHAMA (Japan) – Nissan shareholders’ meeting (0100 GMT)

HONG KONG (China) – Appeals court rules on no-jury trial for city’s first national security law accused (0330 GMT)

Europe

CATANIA (Italy) – G20 labour and education ministers meet (To 23)

PARIS (France) – Paris Fashion Week Menswear (To 27)

RUSSIA – 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of USSR

(+) RIGA (Latvia) – EU chief Ursula von der Leyen visits

(+) BERLIN (Germany) – EU Commission chief von der Leyen visits to launch Covid recovery plan

(+) BERLIN (Germany) – Merkel hosts EU Commission chief von der Leyen for talks, joint press conference after meeting (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) – EU foreign affairs ministers meet on rule of law in Poland, Hungary, and to prepare EU summit VIDEO. PICTURE.

(+) RIGA (Latvia) – EU Commission chief von der Leyen visits to launch Covid recovery plan (0500 GMT) VIDEO.

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Public sector financial data (0600 GMT)

LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) – EU’s highest court rules on liability of Youtube for copyright infringements (0730 GMT)

LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) – EU’s highest court rules on sanctions against Venezuela (0730 GMT)

(+) BERLIN (Germany) – Merkel delivers speech at German Industry Day event (0820 GMT)

(+) LONDON (United Kingdom) – Brexit minister David Frost and UK ambassador to the EU Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby face questions from MPs at a select committee (1530 GMT)

North America

NEW YORK (United States) – Democratic and Republican primaries for mayoral election VIDEO.

WASHINGTON (United States) – Senate committee hearing on statehood for Washington DC

WASHINGTON (United States) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies on pandemic response (1800 GMT)

Sports

BRASÍLIA (Brazil) – Football: Copa America 2021 – 1st round day 3: Group A Argentina v Paraguay (0000 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

GLASGOW (United Kingdom) – Football: Euro 2020 – 1st round day 3: Group D Croatia v Scotland (1900 GMT) PICTURE.

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Football: Euro 2020 – 1st round day 3: Group D Czech Republic v England (1900 GMT) PICTURE.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2021

Highlights

BERLIN (Germany) – New round of Libya peace talks PICTURE. VIDEO.

Asia-Pacific

HONG KONG (China) – First trial under new national security law expected to start (0130 GMT)

BANGKOK (Thailand) – Hearing in trial of two Uyghurs over Erawan shrine bombing (0200 GMT) (To July 2)

Europe

UNITED KINGDOM – Fifth anniversary of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union VIDEO.

(+) MOSCOW (Russia) – FM Lavrov meets Ethiopian counterpart

SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) – International Maritime Defence Show VIDEO. (To 27)

(+) PARIS (France) – EU Commission chief von der Leyen visits to launch Covid recovery plan

(+) BERLIN (Germany) – Merkel hosts talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken PICTURE.

VIENNE (France) – Jazz in Vienne festival (To July 10)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Christie’s auctions off collection of Roger Federer’s tennis rackets, T-shirts and shoes VIDEO.

(+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) – UN Secretary-General Guterres meets EU chief von der Leyen, other commissioners (1000 GMT)

(+) BERLIN (Germany) – Merkel takes questions from lawmakers at government question time (1100 GMT) VIDEO.

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

(+) BERLIN (Germany) – FM Maas, US Secretary of State Blinken hold press conference after talks (1400 GMT) VIDEO.

North America

(+) WASHINGTON (United States) – German Economy Minister Altmaier visits (To 25)

LOS ANGELES (United States) – Britney Spears to appear in Los Angeles court for guardianship case VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

(+) MONTREAL (Canada) – UN aviation agency ICAO publishes interim report on diversion by Belarus of Ryanair flight (1800 GMT)

Middle East and North Africa

TUNISIA – Five-year state of emergency expires

Sub-Saharan Africa

MAPUTO (Mozambique) – Southern African Development Community summit on Mozambique’s jihadist insurgency VIDEO.

Latin America

(*) SAN ISIDRO (Argentina) – Diego Maradona’s doctor and six other caregivers face fresh round of questioning over his death (1500 GMT) PICTURE. (To 28)

Sports

SEVILLE (Spain) – Football: Euro 2020 – 1st round day 3: Group E Slovakia v Spain (1600 GMT) PICTURE.

SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) – Football: Euro 2020 – 1st round day 3: Group E Sweden v Poland (1600 GMT) PICTURE.

MUNICH (Germany) – Football: Euro 2020 – 1st round day 3: Group F Germany v Hungary (1900 GMT) PICTURE.

BUDAPEST (Hungary) – Football: Euro 2020 – 1st round day 3: Group F Portugal v France (1900 GMT) PICTURE.

GOIANIA (Brazil) – Football: Copa America 2021 – 1st round day 4: Group B Ecuador v Peru (2100 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021

Highlights

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – EU leaders’ summit PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 25)

Asia-Pacific

BEIJING (China) – Defence ministry monthly press conference (0700 GMT)

Europe

(+) PARIS (France) – US Secretary of State Blinken visits, holds talks with Macron and FM Le Drian (To 27)

(+) GOMEL (Belarus) – Trial of Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovskaya’s detained husband begins

GIBRALTAR (United Kingdom) – Gibraltar to hold postponed abortion referendum VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

(+) BERLIN (Germany) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds dialogue with German and American young people

(+) BERLIN (Germany) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Holocaust memorial

PARIS (France) – Appeal trial of Russian Alexander Vinnik, jailed in 2020 for money laundering (0700 GMT)

(+) BERLIN (Germany) – Merkel addresses parliament ahead of EU summit (0700 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) – EU’s highest court hears case on social benefits for EU citizens in Britain (0730 GMT)

(+) VIENNA (Austria) – United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launches 2021 World Drug Report (0800 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Bank of England decision on monetary policy (1100 GMT)

(+) TÜBINGEN (Germany) – CureVac annual general assembly (1200 GMT)

North America

OTTAWA (Canada) – Auction of David Bowie painting ends

WASHINGTON (United States) – GDP Q1, third estimate (1230 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – Weekly unemployment benefit claims (1230 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – Nike Q4 results (2030 GMT)

Middle East and North Africa

TEHRAN (Iran) – Technical accord on nuclear inspections between Iran and IAEA due to expire

Sub-Saharan Africa

JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) – ANC’s top official Magashule in court to challenge suspension (To 25)

Latin America

CUSCO (Peru) – Inti Raymi or Sun Festival

Sports

NAIVASHA (Kenya) – Auto: World rally championship (WRC), Safari Rally Kenya (To 27)

RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) – Football: Copa America 2021 – 1st round day 4: Group B Brazil v Colombia (0000 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

CUIABÁ (Brazil) – Football: Copa America 2021 – 1st round day 4: Group A Bolivia v Uruguay (2100 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2021

Highlights

MINNEAPOLIS (United States) – Sentencing hearing for ex-police officer Derek Chauvin for George Floyd’s murder

Asia-Pacific

AUCKLAND (New Zealand) – PM Ardern to offer formal apology for ‘racist’ historic police raids

Europe

(+) GERMANY – Borders reopen for fully vaccinated arrivals from non-EU countries

SLOVENIA – 30th anniversary of Slovenia and Croatia’s declaration of independence from Yugoslavia

SAINT PETERSBURG (Russia) – Gazprom shareholders’ annual general meeting

NUREMBERG (Germany) – GFK index on consumer sentiment (0600 GMT)

KRIMML (Austria) – Premier of theatrical reenactment of Jewish refugees’ exodus over an Alpine mountain pass in 1947 (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

Middle East and North Africa

TEHRAN (Iran) – Second round of presidential elections if needed

TEL AVIV (Israel) – Tel Aviv Pride march (0900 GMT) LIVE VIDEO.

Latin America

(+) ARGENTINA – Virus curbs lifted

(*) QUITO (Ecuador) – Ecuador’s largest indigenous organization elects governing council (To 27)

Sports

ASSEN (Netherlands) – Moto world championship Dutch Grand Prix PICTURE. (To 27)

BRASÍLIA (Brazil) – Football: Copa America 2021 – 1st round day 4: Group A Chile v Paraguay (0000 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2021

Highlights

BREST (France) – Cycling: Tour de France 2021 begins PICTURE.

Worldwide

WORLD – International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

Europe

(+) SPAIN – Outdoor mask-wearing stops being obligatory

PARIS (France) – Paris Gay Pride Parade VIDEO.

ROME (Italy) – Rome Gay Pride VIDEO.

North America

(*) NEW YORK (United States) – Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Springsteen on Broadway’ show resumes

ST. PETERSBURG (United States) – US band Teenage Bottlerocket give concert, tickets for $18; for the unvaccinated, $1,000

Sub-Saharan Africa

LUANDA (Angola) – Protests calling for the removal of President Lourenco VIDEO.

BAMAKO (Mali) – State of emergency due to end VIDEO.

Latin America

MEXICO CITY (Mexico) – Pride parade in Mexico (1500 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

Sports

ST. GEORGE’S (Grenada) – Cricket: First Twenty20 International between West Indies and South Africa

AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) – Football: Euro 2020 – Last 16: TBC v TBC (1600 GMT) PICTURE.

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Football: Euro 2020 – Last 16: TBC v TBC (1900 GMT) PICTURE.

SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2021

Europe

FRANCE – Second round of municipal and regional elections

(+) ROME (Italy) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits, attends ministerial meeting of US-led coalition against Islamic State group (To 28)

Sports

ST. GEORGE’S (Grenada) – Cricket: Second Twenty20 International between West Indies and South Africa