Monday, December 23, 2024

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BANYUWANGI (Indonesia) – Garuda Shield joint drills with US, Australia and others PICTURE. VIDEO. (To September 6)

NUSA DUA (Indonesia) – Indonesia-Africa Forum II (To 3)

VENICE (Italy) – Venice Film Festival PICTURE. VIDEO. (To September 7)

PERPIGNAN (France) – ‘Visa pour l’image’ International Festival of Photojournalism (To September 15)

SCHIPHOL (Netherlands) – Trial of two Pakistanis over calls to kill Geert Wilders (0800 GMT)

ARLES (France) – 55th Les Rencontres d’Arles photography exhibition PICTURE. VIDEO. (To September 29)

BLED (Slovenia) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expected to attend Bled Strategic Forum

GENEVA (Switzerland) – Opening of the fourth trial of Guatemala’s former police chief Erwin Sperisen PICTURE.

CHOJNICE (Poland) – State funeral of the remains of 700 victims killed during World War II PICTURE.

VATICAN CITY (Holy See) – Pope to visit Indonesia, PNG, East Timor, Singapore PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 13)

BERLIN (Germany) – Press conference by the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) after regional elections in Saxony and Thuringia (0900 GMT) PICTURE.

PITTSBURGH (United States) – Democratic candidate VP Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden hold a campaign event VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

NAIROBI (Kenya) – Aviation workers strike over airport deal

KENYA – Students plan nationwide demonstrations in universities

KIGALI (Rwanda) – African Food Systems Forum annual summit (To 6)

IVORY COAST – WMO publishes annual report on climate change in Africa in 2023

SANTA CRUZ (Bolivia) – Protest against economic crisis and shortage of dollars, fuel (1600 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments – US Open VIDEO. (To September 8)

PARIS (France) – 2024 Paralympic Games VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. GRAPHIC. (To September 8)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Cricket: England v Sri Lanka 3rd Test PICTURE. (To September 10)

SPAIN – Cycling: World Tour, Vuelta a Espana PICTURE. (To September 8)

BARCELONA (Spain) – Sailing: 2024 America’s Cup (To October 27)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Cricket: England v Sri Lanka 2nd Test PICTURE.

RAWALPINDI (Pakistan) – Cricket: Pakistan v Bangladesh, second Test PICTURE. (To September 3)

JAKARTA (Indonesia) – Pope Francis visits PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 6)

INCHEON (South Korea) – Drill for when an unknown pathogen, or ‘disease x’ is detected VIDEO.

BEIJING (China) – China Fashion Week (To 13)

BANGKOK (Thailand) – BIMSTEC summit VIDEO. (To 4)

MOSCOW (Russia) – Trial begins of French researcher Laurent Vinatier for breaking ‘foreign agent’ law

BRAUNSCHWEIG (Germany) – Volkswagen’s ex-CEO Martin Winterkorn goes on trial over the ‘dieselgate’ scandal PICTURE.

KIELCE (Poland) – 32nd International Defence Industry Exhibition VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 6)

BERN (Switzerland) – GDP Q2 (0700 GMT)

STRASBOURG (France) – ECHR rules on cancellation of registration of Russian opposition candidate for Duma elections (0800 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – Verdict for a right-wing extremist charged with plotting to attack electricity infrastructure

LOS ANGELES (United States) – Director Tim Burton gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star (1930 GMT) VIDEO.

TUNIS (Tunisia) – Candidate list for presidential election announced

LA PAZ (Bolivia) – Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) National Congress, Evo Morales set to define strategy to become candidate

MANAGUA (Nicaragua) – Military parade to mark 45th anniversary of Army VIDEO.

TOKYO (Japan) – Boxing: super-bantamweight title fight, Naoya Inoue v TJ Doheny PICTURE.

BEIJING (China) – Forum on China–Africa Cooperation VIDEO. (To 6)

TAIPEI (Taiwan) – Semicon Taiwan 2024 VIDEO. (To 6)

SINGAPORE (Singapore) – Head of World Meteorological Organization Celeste Saulo speaks at regional climate forum (0100 GMT)

NUUK (Denmark) – End of pretrial detention in Greenland for whaling opponent Paul Watson

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Final report published of the public inquiry into the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

LONDON (United Kingdom) – PM Keir Starmer takes part in first Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) after summer recess (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

FLENSBURG (Germany) – Car market figures for August

LONDON (United Kingdom) – UK Parliament returns from summer recess VIDEO.

KOUROU (France) – Last launch of Vega rocket with the Sentinel-2C satellite of the Copernicus observation program (0150 GMT)

BEDFORD (United Kingdom) – Easyjet presents its zero-emission roadmap (0800 GMT)

MOSCOW (Russia) – Court hearing for paediatrician Nadezhda Buyanova accused of giving ‘false information’ about the Russian army (1330 GMT) VIDEO.

WASHINGTON (United States) – US trade balance (1230 GMT)

OTTAWA (Canada) – Bank of Canada interest rate announcement (1400 GMT)

LOS ANGELES (United States) – Status conference in trials of ‘Ketamine Queen’ and doctor charged over Matthew Perry’s death (1730 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – Federal Reserve publishes beige book survey of economic conditions (1800 GMT)

ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) – UN conference on shaping an environmentally sustainable and inclusive digital future in Africa (0700 GMT)

MOSCOW (Russia) – Expiration date of pre-trial detention for French researcher Laurent Vinatier

WIESBADEN (Germany) – July industrial orders (0600 GMT)

ROTTERDAM (Netherlands) – Trial of couple suspected of enslaving 10-year fosterdaughter (0700 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

PARIS (France) – Trial of Eric Zemmour, tried for remarks on the LGBT community in 2021 (1130 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Mercury Prize 2024 (2000 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – Status conference in USA vs Trump election subversion case (1400 GMT)

TORONTO (Canada) – Toronto International Film Festival VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 15)

LOS ANGELES (United States) – Tax evasion trial for Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s son VIDEO.

SANTA FE (United States) – Court hears dismissal motion for armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed convicted in death on set of ‘Rust’ (1945 GMT)

CONAKRY (Guinea) – Peaceful protest planned against junta

GUATEMALA CITY (Guatemala) – First hearing of Guatemalan wanted for extradition by US over death of 53 migrants PICTURE.

LAMIA (Greece) – Rally: World Rally Championship (WRC), Rally Greece (To 8)

ZURICH (Switzerland) – Athletics: Diamond League – Zurich meeting PICTURE.

Football: World Cup 2026 – Qualifiers South American zone – day 7 (To 7)

Football: World Cup 2026 : Qualifiers Asia zone – 3rd round day 1 (1010 GMT)

PORT MORESBY (Papua New Guinea) – Pope Francis visits PICTURE. (To 9)

VERONA (Italy) – PM Giorgia Meloni addresses meeting of G7 parliamentarians

WIESBADEN (Germany) – July foreign trade data (0600 GMT)

WIESBADEN (Germany) – July industrial production data (0600 GMT)

RAMSTEIN (Germany) – Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting (0800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone GDP Q2 2024, third estimate (0900 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – US employment report (1230 GMT)

JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) – Art Joburg, leading annual African art contemporary fair (To 8)

TEGUCIGALPA (Honduras) – Preliminary hearing in trial of judge Marco Antonio Vallecillo, accused of extortion and corruption PICTURE.

BRASÍLIA (Brazil) – Report on crash of Voepass plane that left 62 dead presented (2100 GMT)

MISANO ADRIATICO (Italy) – Moto: MotoGP World Championship – San Marino GP PICTURE. (To 8)

SHANGHAI (China) – World’s biggest indoor ski resort opens (0200 GMT)

SAO PAULO (Brazil) – NFL: Philadelphia Eagles vs Green Bay Packers PICTURE.

GENEVA (Switzerland) – World Meteorological Organization (WMO) publishes annual reports on quality of air and climate

DUBLIN (Ireland) – ~Britain’s PM Keir Starmer expected to meet Irish PM Simon Harris VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

THESSALONIKI (Greece) – Thessaloniki International Fair opens (0900 GMT) PICTURE. (To 8)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – National protest in support of Palestinians (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

MOSCOW (Russia) – Rally in front of the French embassy to protest arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov (1300 GMT)

ALGERIA – Presidential election VIDEO. PICTURE.

KAMPALA (Uganda) – Kampala Car Free Day

CAPE TOWN (South Africa) – Rugby Union: Rugby Championship, South Africa v New Zealand (1500 GMT) PICTURE.

SANTA FE (Argentina) – Rugby Union: Rugby Championship, Regular season day 4: Argentina v Australia (1900 GMT) PICTURE.

LIANYUNGANG (China) – 2024 Conference of Global Public Security Cooperation Forum (To 10)

ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) – Party of ex-PM Imran Khan hold demonstration VIDEO.

RUSSIA – Regional elections

BRIGHTON (United Kingdom) – Trades Union Congress (TUC) conference (To 11)

MARRAKESH (Morocco) – First anniversary of devastating Marrakesh earthquake VIDEO.

QUITO (Ecuador) – 53rd International Eucharistic Congress (To 15)

DILI (East Timor) – Pope Francis visits PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 11)

HONG KONG (China) – Court hearing for indebted developer Kaisa

BEIJING (China) – Inflation for August (0130 GMT)

ROME (Italy) – Trial opens of ex-Argentine officer Carlos Luis Malatto, accused of crimes under the G-1 dictatorship (1000 GMT)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Five mixed-race women appeal against Belgian state, which they accuse of crimes against humanity over orphanages in Belgian Congo (To 10)

VIENNA (Austria) – UN nuclear watchdog IAEA holds quarterly Board of Governors meeting (To 13)

GENEVA (Switzerland) – 57th session of the Human Rights Council (To October 9)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Ruling due in Andrew Tate tax evasion case (0900 GMT)

VORONEZH (Russia) – New hearing for jailed ex-US marine Robert Gilman accused of punching prison staff (1130 GMT) VIDEO.

GENEVA (Switzerland) – Cluster Munitions Observatory report launched (1200 GMT)

PARIS (France) – Yemenia Airways appeals manslaughter ruling over 2009 crash off Comoros (2200 GMT)

CUPERTINO (United States) – Apple product event with expected release of new iPhone (1700 GMT) VIDEO.

ALEXANDRIA (United States) – Trial starts in US antitrust case against Google over its advertising business

MEMPHIS (United States) – Federal trial of police officers charged over death of African-American Tyre Nichols during arrest VIDEO.

BROOKLYN (United States) – Hearing in case of Sinaloa cartel co-founder Ismael Zambada (1400 GMT)

TORONTO (Canada) – Sentencing of ex-fashion mogul Peter Nygard for sexual assault (1400 GMT)

MOMBASA (Kenya) – Court hearings in manslaughter trial of cult leader accused of inciting hundreds of followers to starve themselves to death (To 12)

SAN JOSÉ (Costa Rica) – 19th meeting of UN Tourism’s Committee on Tourism and Sustainability (CTS) (To 10)

SINGAPORE (Singapore) – Corruption trial for former transportation minister S. Iswaran (0200 GMT) (To 13)

BEIJING (China) – Trade figures for August (0300 GMT)

DUNKIRK (France) – 25th European Energy Transition Conference (To 12)

GENEVA (Switzerland) – WTO Annual Public Forum (To 13)

WIESBADEN (Germany) – August inflation, final estimate (0600 GMT)

LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) – European Court of Justice ruling on Irish aid for Apple (0730 GMT)

LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) – European Court of Justice ruling on billion-euro fine for Google for antitrust violations (0730 GMT)

OSLO (Norway) – Trial begins for two sisters who went to Syria as teenagers and are accused of participating in a ‘terrorist’ organisation (0800 GMT)

VIENNA (Austria) – OPEC monthly report released (0900 GMT)

UNITED STATES – VP Kamala Harris, ex-president Donald Trump take part in election debate on ABC PICTURE. VIDEO.

WASHINGTON (United States) – WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks at an event (1430 GMT)

JORDAN – Parliamentary election PICTURE.

DERNA (Libya) – First anniversary of catastrophic floods VIDEO.

EGYPT – President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits (To 12)

TUNIS (Tunisia) – Judgment in appeal of lawyer Sonia Dahmani, convicted over ‘fake news’

NAIROBI (Kenya) – Supreme Court to rule on whether to annul 2023 finance act (To 11)

Football: World Cup 2026 – Qualifiers South American zone – day 8 (To 11)

BOLOGNA (Italy) – Tennis: 2024 Davis Cup group stage (To 15)

GAINESVILLE (United States) – Golf: 2024 Solheim Cup (To 15)

Football: World Cup 2026 : Qualifiers Asia zone – 3rd round day 2 (1200 GMT)

MELBOURNE (Australia) – Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition (To 13)

SINGAPORE (Singapore) – Pope Francis visits PICTURE. (To 13)

MOSCOW (Russia) – Inflation for August

MOSCOW (Russia) – Pre-trial detention ends for head of ‘Kazakh diaspora’ NGO over ‘fakes’ about the army

CAGLIARI (Italy) – G7 labour ministers meeting (To 13)

MADRID (Spain) – Inditex results (0600 GMT)

REDMOND (United States) – Microsoft holds cybersecurity summit in wake of CrowdStrike outage

WASHINGTON (United States) – US consumer price index (1230 GMT)

ETHIOPIA – Ethiopian New Year PICTURE.

KAMPALA (Uganda) – Hearing for 36 members of an opposition party charged with ‘terrorism’

SOUTHAMPTON (United States) – Cricket: England v Australia 1st T20 (2230 GMT)

BEIJING (China) – Xiangshan defence forum (To 14)

KIRIBATI – Parliament sits after election, elects new speaker

PARIS (France) – IEA publishes monthly oil report (0800 GMT)

PARIS (France) – Decision in defamation trial of two women over false claim that Brigitte Macron is a trans woman (1130 GMT)

FRANKFURT (Germany) – ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1245 GMT)

NEWMARKET (Canada) – Court appearance for Kenneth Law, accused of selling online ‘suicide kits’

WASHINGTON (United States) – US Producer Price Index (1230 GMT)

CASABLANCA (Morocco) – Trial starts for head of Morocco’s Wydad AC football club over drug trafficking charges

ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) – 50th anniversary of Derg military junta’s overthrow of emperor Haile Selassie

LONDON (United Kingdom) – London Fashion week (To 17)

HUNGARY – Eurozone finance ministers meet (Eurogroup)

ROME (Italy) – Verdict due in Greenpeace case against Italian energy giant ENI

PRAGUE (Czech Republic) – NATO Military Committee meets (To 15)

PARIS (France) – Inflation for August (0645 GMT)

MOSCOW (Russia) – Central bank meeting on rate decision (1030 GMT)

NAIROBI (Kenya) – Second anniversary of William Ruto becoming president after August 2022 election

RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) – Rock in Rio Festival 2024, first week (To 15)

BAKU (Azerbaijan) – Auto: Formula One – Azerbaijan Grand Prix PICTURE. (To 15)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Athletics: Diamond League – Finals (To 14)

GERMANY – Football: Bundesliga – day 3 (To 15)

CARDIFF (United Kingdom) – Cricket: England v Australia 2nd T20 (1730 GMT) PICTURE.

HUNGARY – EU finance ministers meet (Ecofin) PICTURE.

PALERMO (Italy) – Trial resumes of Deputy PM Matteo Salvini over migrant rescue ship stand-off

BRIGHTON (United Kingdom) – Liberal Democrats annual conference (To 17)

TUNIS (Tunisia) – Start of campaigning for presidential elections

ENGLAND (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 4 (To 15)

LAS VEGAS (United States) – Boxing: super-middleweight title fight, Canelo Alvarez v Edgar Berlanga

BEIJING (China) – Mid-Autumn Festival VIDEO. (To 17)

LOS ANGELES (United States) – 76th Emmy Awards PICTURE. VIDEO.

TEHRAN (Iran) – 2nd anniversary of protests sparked by death of Mahsa Amini arrested for alleged breach of Iran’s strict dress code (To 16)

SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 5 (0000 GMT)

FRANCE – Football: Ligue 1 – day 4 (0000 GMT)

ITALY – Football: Serie A – day 4 (0000 GMT)

COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) – Cricket: New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka (0830 GMT) (To October 1)

WORLD – International Day of Democracy

HONG KONG (China) – Court to potentially hand down first conviction under security law known as Article 23 (0130 GMT)

STRASBOURG (France) – European Parliament session PICTURE. (To 19)

VIENNA (Austria) – UN nuclear watchdog IAEA holds annual General Conference PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 20)

PARIS (France) – World Space Business Week organised by Novaspace (To 20)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – EX-BBC presenter Huw Edwards appears in court after pleading guilty to making indecent images of children

PARIS (France) – Peter Cherif on trial over suspected Al-Qaeda terror activities in Yemen (0800 GMT) (To October 4)

WASHINGTON (United States) – Appeal court hears legal bid by TikTok to derail law forcing owner ByteDance to sell app to non-Chinese buyer or be banned in US

DENVER (United States) – Alleged Gambian death squad member Michael Correa to go on trial (1500 GMT) (To 27)

TALCAHUANO (Chile) – Huachipato steelmaker shut down its blast furnace ending steel production

MEXICO – Independence Day VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

MEXICO CITY (Mexico) – President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador leads ‘cry of independence’ ceremony, his final public event as president (0400 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 16)

SRINAGAR (India) – Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir hold local assembly elections (1900 GMT) (To October 1)

MILAN (Italy) – Milan Fashion Week – Women’s S/S 2025 collections PICTURE. (To 23)

ANKARA (Turkey) – Ethiopia-Somalia hold new talks

PARIS (France) – Space Defense and Security Summit organised by Novaspace (To 18)

BERLIN (Germany) – Startup Germany Summit 2024, ministers including Chancellor Olaf Scholz to attend (0730 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – Federal Reserve holds two-day policy meeting (To 18)

WASHINGTON (United States) – US advance retail sales (1230 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – US industrial production data (1315 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – New York Climate Week (2000 GMT) (To 24)

NAIROBI (Kenya) – High Court hearing over police move to ban protests in central Nairobi after deadly anti-government rallies

CHANGZHOU (China) – Badminton: World Tour, China Open (To 22)

Football: UEFA Champions League – 1st round day 1 (0000 GMT)

OOSTERBEEK (Netherlands) – Funerals for British servicemen from 1944 VIDEO. PICTURE.

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone inflation for August, second estimate (0900 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – Sentencing of Donald Trump over cover-up of hush-money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels (1400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

WASHINGTON (United States) – Fed releases decision after policy committee meeting (1800 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds press conference at end of Monetary Policy Committee meeting (1830 GMT)

New York (United States) – National Urban Rat Summit (1300 GMT) (To 19)

BRASÍLIA (Brazil) – Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) meeting (2200 GMT)

TOKYO (Japan) – Final argument in the case of former Nissan executive Greg Kelly (0500 GMT)

TOKYO (Japan) – CPI inflation data for August (2330 GMT)

POSITANO (Italy) – G7 culture ministers meeting (To 21)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – European new car sales figures for August 2024 (0600 GMT)

PARIS (France) – Review of the appeal against dismissal of case against French soldiers over Operation Turquoise during Rwanda genocide (0700 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Bank of England rate decision (1100 GMT)

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Haiti) – 30th anniversary of the landing of US soldiers at Port-au-Prince to reinstate Haiti’s president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who had been overthrown in 1991 in a military coup

RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) – Rock In Rio festival 2024, last week PICTURE. (To 22)

WENTWORTH (United Kingdom) – Golf: European Tour – PGA Championship 2024 (To 22)

CHENNAI (India) – Cricket: India v Bangladesh, 1st Test (0330 GMT) PICTURE. (To 23)

NOTTINGHAM (United Kingdom) – Cricket: England v Australia 1st ODI (1130 GMT) PICTURE.

TOKYO (Japan) – Bank of Japan monetary policy decision

SAN SEBASTIAN (Spain) – San Sebastian International Film Festival PICTURE. (To 28)

PARIS (France) – New album release by ‘Manu Chao’

TUNBRIDGE WELLS (United Kingdom) – Subbeteo World Cup (To 22)

EL PASO (United States) – Soldier Travis King who fled to N. Korea set to plead guilty to desertion and be sentenced at court martial

SINGAPORE (Singapore) – Auto: Formula One – Singapore Grand Prix PICTURE. (To 22)

GERMANY – Football: Bundesliga – day 4 (To 22)

BERLIN (Germany) – Tennis: 2024 Laver Cup PICTURE. (To 22)

SRI LANKA – Presidential election VIDEO.

MUNICH (Germany) – Oktoberfest beer festival (To October 6)

MOSCOW (Russia) – Pre-trial detention ends for Pyotr Krasko accused of ‘joining’ pro-Kyiv unit

LISBON (Portugal) – Demonstration against “uncontrolled immigration” called by far-right party Chega (1430 GMT)

SANAA (Yemen) – 10th anniversary of the capture of Sanaa by Huthi rebels (0400 GMT) VIDEO.

HIGASHIOSAKA (Japan) – Rugby Union: Pacific Nations Cup, final

ENGLAND (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 5 (To 22)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Boxing: Heavyweight title fight, Anthony Joshua v Daniel Dubois

SYDNEY (Australia) – Rugby Union: Rugby Championship, Australia v New Zealand (0545 GMT) PICTURE.

LEEDS (United Kingdom) – Cricket: England v Australia 2nd ODI (1000 GMT) PICTURE.

SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO (Argentina) – Rugby Union: Rugby Championship, Regular season day 5: Argentina v South Africa (2100 GMT) PICTURE. (To 22)

WORLD – International Day of Peace

BASEL (Switzerland) – Fondation Beyeler Matisse exhibition opens, entitled “Matisse – Invitation to travel”

SWITZERLAND – Referendum vote on initiative to strengthen biodiversity protection

POTSDAM (Germany) – Regional elections in Brandenburg VIDEO.

LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) – Labour party conference PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 25)

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN General Assembly high-level week (To 30)

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – “Summit of the Future” on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (To 23)

SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 6 (0000 GMT)

ITALY – Football: Serie A – day 5 (0000 GMT)

FRANCE – Football: Ligue 1 – day 5 (0000 GMT)

PARIS (France) – Paris Fashion Week: Womenswear (To October 1)

MOSCOW (Russia) – Pre-trial detention ends for ex-deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov, accused of corruption

VENICE (Italy) – Ex-boyfriend on trial over murder of Italian student Giulia Cecchettin

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – Speech by heads of state and government at the UN General Assembly (To 28)

CAPE CANAVERAL (United States) – NASA and SpaceX launch Crew-9 mission to ISS

WASHINGTON (United States) – US consumer confidence index (1400 GMT)

CHESTER-LE-STREET (United Kingdom) – Cricket: England v Australia 3rd ODI (1130 GMT) PICTURE.

STOCKHOLM (Sweden) – Bank of Sweden announces key rate decision (0730 GMT)

BEIJING (China) – Tennis: WTA tour 2024 – China Open (To October 6)

SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 7 (0000 GMT)

SHIZUOKA (Japan) – Verdict in retrial of Iwao Hakamada, who spent 46 years on death row

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Pope Francis visits PICTURE. (To 29)

MOSCOW (Russia) – Pre-trial detention ends for journalist Sergei Karelin held over videos produced for Navalny’s team

ROME (Italy) – Court of Appeal hearing on extradition of Malian singer Rokia Traoré to Belgium

LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) – Pope Francis visits PICTURE.

CAEN (France) – Normandy World Peace Forum (To 27)

SYRACUSE (Italy) – G7 agriculture meeting (To 28)

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

FRANKFURT (Germany) – ECB monthly survey of credit growth in the eurozone (0800 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – GDP Q2, third estimate (1230 GMT)

SANTA FE (United States) – Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed convicted in accidental shooting death on ‘Rust’ film set appeals for new trial (1600 GMT)

ZIGUINCHOR (Senegal) – Inauguration of the Joola ship memorial

MEXICO CITY (Mexico) – Tenth anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students from Ayotzinapa, Guerrero VIDEO. PICTURE.

PARIS (France) – Rally: World Rally Championship (WRC), Rally Chile (To 29)

Football: UEFA Europa League – 1st round day 1 (0000 GMT)

GALLE (Sri Lanka) – Cricket: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test (0200 GMT) (To 30)

WORLD – Nintendo releases video game ‘The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom’

WORLD – International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

TOKYO (Japan) – Ruling party elects new leader to succeed PM Fumio Kishida who steps down

MOSCOW (Russia) – Pre-trial detention ends for Russian journalist Konstantin Gabov held over videos produced for Navalny’s team

LONDON (United Kingdom) – ‘Monet and London: Views of The Thames’ exhibition opens at The Courtauld Gallery

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Sentence handed down in trial of two environmental activists who threw soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’

PARIS (France) – Inflation for September (0645 GMT)

NUREMBERG (Germany) – Unemployment figures for September (0800 GMT)

LOS ANGELES (United States) – Francis Ford Coppola epic ‘Megalopolis’ released in US theaters by Lionsgate

WASHINGTON (United States) – US personal income data (1230 GMT)

KUTA (Indonesia) – Moto: MotoGP World Championship – Indonesia GP (To 29)

GERMANY – Football: Bundesliga – day 5 (To 29)

KANPUR (India) – Cricket: India v Bangladesh, 2nd Test (0330 GMT) PICTURE. (To October 1)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Cricket: England v Australia 4th ODI (1130 GMT) PICTURE.

WORLD – World Tourism Day

NEW YORK (United States) – Global Citizen Festival

ENGLAND (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 6 (To 30)

WELLINGTON (New Zealand) – Rugby Union: Rugby Championship, New Zealand v Australia (0605 GMT) PICTURE.

NELSPRUIT (South Africa) – Rugby Union: Rugby Championship, South Africa v Argentina (1500 GMT)

AUSTRIA – Legislative elections PICTURE. VIDEO.

BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) – Conservative party conference PICTURE. VIDEO. (To October 2)

SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 8 (0000 GMT)

FRANCE – Football: Ligue 1 – day 6 (0000 GMT)

ITALY – Football: Serie A – day 6 (0000 GMT)

BRISTOL (United Kingdom) – Cricket: England v Australia 5th ODI (1000 GMT) PICTURE.

LONDON (United Kingdom) – 82nd Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) (To October 4)

STRASBOURG (France) – Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize announced (0700 GMT)

PARIS (France) – Trial of Marine Le Pen, 26 others and the RN on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds (1130 GMT) (To November 19)

WIESBADEN (Germany) – September inflation, first estimate (1200 GMT)

CHICAGO (United States) – El Chapo’s son Joaquin Guzman Lopez faces case status hearing (1600 GMT)

SYDNEY (Australia) – Britain’s King Charles III, Queen Camilla visit Australia and Samoa (dates to be confirmed)

MYANMAR – National census (To 15)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Jens Stoltenberg’s term as NATO Secretary General ends

STRASBOURG (France) – European Mobility Expo (To 3)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Alternative healer sentenced after woman dies during ‘slapping therapy’ workshop

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone inflation for September, first estimate (0900 GMT)

UNITED STATES – VP candidates Democrat Tim Walz, Republican JD Vance take part in election debate on CBS

CAPE CANAVERAL (United States) – NASA’s “Europa Clipper” mission to orbit Jupiter VIDEO.

ARGENTINA – Trial of eight health professionals accused of homicide over death of Diego Maradona (1230 GMT)

MEXICO CITY (Mexico) – Inauguration of president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum VIDEO. PICTURE.

SANTIAGO (Chile) – Prosecutor’s office formalizes indictment against the top Carabineros chief Ricardo Yanez over policing of 2019 social unrest (1200 GMT)

Football: UEFA Champions League – 1st round day 2 (0000 GMT)

WORLD – Breast Cancer Awareness Month (To 31)

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