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Monthly World News Agenda

Monthly World News Agenda

SEOUL (South Korea) – Samsung workers strike VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 10)

TOKYO (Japan) – CLAMP women’s manga collective exhibition at National Art Center (To September 23)

MANILA (Philippines) – Philippines-Japan high-level defence and security talks PICTURE. VIDEO.

BEIJING (China) – Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina visits (To 10)

MOSCOW (Russia) – India’s PM Narendra Modi visits VIDEO. (To 9)

PAMPLONA (Spain) – San Fermin bull running festival VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 14)

KINGSTON UPON THAMES (United Kingdom) – Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary on trial for terror offences (To July 15)

GENEVA (Switzerland) – 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To July 12)

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

MONTREUX (Switzerland) – 58th Montreux Jazz Festival (To 20)

ATHENS (Greece) – Appeal trial opens over deadly Mati forest fire

LONDON (United Kingdom) – 132nd session of the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) (To 12)

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

RENENS (Switzerland) – Judgement in appeal of police officers involved in arrest that led to death of Nigerian man (1200 GMT)

BRAMPTON (Canada) – Auto parts magnate Frank Stronach in court on sexual assault charges (1300 GMT)

DAKAR (Senegal) – Appeal against two MPs for hitting a colleague in the middle of a parliamentary session (0900 GMT)

BAMAKO (Mali) – Sentencing of ally of the prime minister who criticised junta (1000 GMT)

BOGOTÁ (Colombia) – Fifth round of negotiations between Colombian government and FARC VIDEO. (To 10)

ASUNCION (Paraguay) – MERCOSUR heads of state summit, associated states (TBC) PICTURE.

GERMANY – Football: UEFA Euro 2024 (To July 14)

UNITED STATES – Football: Copa America 2024 PICTURE. VIDEO. (To July 14)

FRANCE – Cycling: World Tour, Tour de France PICTURE. (To July 21)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Tennis: Wimbledon Championships PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 14)

JAPAN – ‘The Boyfriend’ same-sex reality show release date

KOUROU (France) – Space rocket Ariane 6 maiden launch VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

BOLOGNA (Italy) – G7 science and technology meeting (To 11)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – New parliament meets after general election

SANTA FE (United States) – Trial of Alec Baldwin over ‘Rust’ fatal on-set shooting VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 19)

WASHINGTON (United States) – NATO 75th anniversary summit (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 11)

NAIROBI (Kenya) – Court hears lawsuit filed by family of woman allegedly killed in 2012 by British soldier (2100 GMT)

SANTA CRUZ (Bolivia) – President Luis Arce hosts Brazil’s President Lula da Silva (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) – President Javier Milei attends military parade marking Independence anniversary (To be confirmed) (2100 GMT) PICTURE.

GERMANY – Football: UEFA Euro 2024 – Semi final PICTURE. (To 10)

PARIS (France) – Samsung’s ‘Galaxy Unpacked’, next generation of AI powered Galaxy phones unveiled VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

MOSCOW (Russia) – Inflation for June

ROME (Italy) – Trial brought by PM Giorgia Meloni against journalists Emiliano Fittipaldi, Stefano Feltri, accused of defamation, starts

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

DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) – Verdict after mass trial of 84 Emiratis

BOGOTÁ (Colombia) – Preparatory hearings in trial of ex-president Alvaro Uribe, accused of bribing witnesses and fraud (To 12)

UNITED STATES – Football: Copa America 2024 – Semi final PICTURE. (To 11)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Cricket: England v West Indies 1st Test (1000 GMT) (To 14)

MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) – Rugby Union: Test match, Friendlies: Uruguay v France (1700 GMT) PICTURE.

IN SPACE – Nasa astronauts discuss Boeing Starliner mission from space (1500 GMT)

TOKYO (Japan) – Fast Retailing Q3 results (0600 GMT)

PRAGUE (Czech Republic) – Israeli parliament speaker Amir Ohana visits

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

MOSCOW (Russia) – Appeal hearing in trial of Russian dissident Oleg Orlov (0700 GMT) VIDEO.

PARIS (France) – Bank of France annual report on balance of payments (0730 GMT)

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

GREAT FALLS (United States) – Sentencing of breeder of ‘Frankenstein’ hunting sheep in US

NEW YORK (United States) – Delta Air Lines Q2 results (1030 GMT)

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

WINNIPEG (Canada) – Sentencing hearing for Jeremy Skibicki for murders of four Indigenous women (1600 GMT)

EVIAN (France) – Golf: Ladies European Tour 2024 – Evian Championship 2024 (To 14)

NORTH BERWICK (United Kingdom) – Golf: European Tour – Scottish Open 2024 (To 14)

BEIJING (China) – Forum on Global Action for Shared Development (To 13)

MUMBAI (India) – Wedding of Anant Ambani, son of Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani VIDEO. (To 14)

ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) – Ruling due on legality of ex-PM Imran Khan’s marriage

LISBON (Portugal) – Crown Princess Leonor, heir to the Spanish throne, made her first official foreign visit PICTURE.

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

NEW YORK (United States) – Wells Fargo Q2 results (1100 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – JPMorgan Q2 results (1100 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – Citigroup Q2 results (1200 GMT)

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

WASHINGTON (United States) – Alvin Bragg to testify before House Judiciary Committee on Trump prosecution (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

GULU (Uganda) – Verdict in trial of LRA commander Thomas Kwoyelo accused of war crimes

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) – Athletics: Diamond League – Monaco meeting PICTURE.

CADIZ (Spain) – Golf: LIV Golf Andalucia (To 14)

TEL AVIV (Israel) – Anti-government protesters rally calling for Gaza hostage release deal (1730 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

RWANDA – Final day of campaign for presidential, parliamentary elections VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

PASCO (United States) – Rugby Union: Test match, Friendlies: United States v Scotland (2230 GMT)

BERLIN (Germany) – Football: UEFA Euro 2024 – Final: TBC v TBC (1900 GMT) PICTURE.

CHARLOTTE (United States) – Football: Copa America 2024 – Third place play-off: TBC v TBC (0000 GMT)

BEIJING (China) – China holds key Third Plenum political meeting (To 18)

NICOSIA (Cyprus) – 50th anniversary of Cypriot coup d’etat ordered by Greek junta which led to Turkey’s invasion

VENICE (Italy) – Decision on the referral to court of Filippo Turetta

STRASBOURG (France) – European Parliament plenary session VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 19)

VORONEZH (Russia) – Ex-US marine Robert Gilman appears in Russian court for hearing on new assault charges (0600 GMT)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone finance ministers meet (Eurogroup) (1300 GMT)

MILWAUKEE (United States) – Republican Party presidential nominating convention (To 18)

KINGSTON (Jamaica) – Session of the International Seabed Authority Assembly Council (part 2) (To August 2)

NEW YORK (United States) – Goldman Sachs Q2 results (1130 GMT)

DAMASCUS (Syria) – Parliamentary elections

RWANDA – Presidential, parliamentary elections PICTURE.

PANAMA CITY (Panama) – Trial of 36, including ex-presidents Ricardo Martinelli and Juan Carlos Varela, accused of money laundering with Brazilian construction group Odebrecht VIDEO. PICTURE. (To August 23)

MIAMI (United States) – Football: Copa America 2024 – Final: TBC v TBC (0000 GMT) VIDEO.

JERSEY – King Charles III visits

TOKYO (Japan) – PALM 10 summit of Pacific islands leaders (To 18)

MELBOURNE (Australia) – BHP yearly operational review (2230 GMT)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – EU finance ministers meet (Ecofin)

VILLA SAN GIOVANNI (Italy) – G7 trade ministers meeting (To 17)

GUERNSEY – King Charles III visits

FRANKFURT (Germany) – ECB publishes quarterly Bank Lending Survey (0800 GMT)

MILAN (Italy) – Inflation (0800 GMT)

PARIS (France) – Toyota and FinX present boat equipped with fuel cell (1000 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – Bank of America Q2 results (1045 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – Morgan Stanley Q2 results (1130 GMT)

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

LONDON (United Kingdom) – State opening of parliament

YEREVAN (Armenia) – Parliament holds extraordinary session to open impeachment proceedings against prime minister (1430 GMT)

GRABOVE (Ukraine) – 10th anniversary of the crash of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 with 298 people on board over territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine

MOSCOW (Russia) – Pre-trial detention ends for election monitor chair Grigory Melkonyants

MADRID (Spain) – PM Pedro Sanchez presents plan to fight disinformation, especially on the Internet (0800 GMT) PICTURE.

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

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

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

NEW YORK (United States) – United Airlines Q2 results (2000 GMT)

JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) – Ex-president Jacob Zuma’s ANC disciplinary hearing

WOODSTOCK (United Kingdom) – European Political Community meeting at Blenheim Palace PICTURE. VIDEO.

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

PARIS (France) – Election of future president of National Assembly (1300 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – American Airlines Q2 results (1100 GMT)

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

CAPE TOWN (South Africa) – Opening of new Parliament, President Cyril Ramaphosa speech on government priorities

BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) – 30th anniversary of the attack on the AMIA Jewish mutual aid centre, which left 85 dead (1100 GMT) PICTURE.

TROON (United Kingdom) – Golf: European Tour – The Open 2024 PICTURE. (To 21)

LIEPAJA (Latvia) – Rally: World Rally Championship (WRC), Rally Latvia PICTURE. (To 21)

NOTTINGHAM (United Kingdom) – Cricket: England v West Indies 2nd Test (1000 GMT) (To 22)

WORLD – Nelson Mandela International Day

BOOM (Belgium) – Tomorrowland, the world’s biggest electronic music festival celebrates its 20th edition VIDEO.

Carregal do Sal (Portugal) – Museum dedicated to Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the ‘Portuguese Schindler’ inaugurated (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

NAPALPI (Argentina) – 100th anniversary of Napalpi massacre that left 400 indigenous people dead in a reservation in Chaco

BUDAPEST (Hungary) – Auto: Formula One – Hungarian Grand Prix PICTURE. (To 21)

BRISBANE (Australia) – Rugby Union: Test match, Friendlies: Reds v Wales (0000 GMT) PICTURE.

SANTIAGO (Chile) – Rugby Union: Test match, Friendlies: Chile v Scotland (2100 GMT) (To 20)

KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) – Coronation ceremony of Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar as 17th king of Malaysia

KYRENIA (Cyprus) – 50th anniversary of Turkish invasion of Cyprus PICTURE. VIDEO.

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Athletics: Diamond League – London meeting

MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) – Rugby Union: Test match, Friendlies: Uruguay v Argentina (1900 GMT)

TAIPEI (Taiwan) – Han Kuang annual live-fire military exercises (To 26)

MANILA (Philippines) – President Ferdinand Marcos delivers State of the Nation address (0800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

FARNBOROUGH (United Kingdom) – Farnborough International Airshow (To 26)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Plea hearing for Hainault sword attack suspect Marcus Arduini Monzo

STOCKHOLM (Sweden) – Spotify Q1 results (1100 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – Coca-Cola Q2 results (1100 GMT) (To 24)

NEW YORK (United States) – Tesla Q2 results (2000 GMT)

ATHENS (Greece) – 50th anniversary of the end of the military dictatorship in Greece

PARIS (France) – BNP Paribas Q1 results

GENOA (Italy) – G7 urban development meeting (To 26)

FRANKFURT (Germany) – Deutsche Bank Q2 results (0500 GMT) (To 26)

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

MILAN (Italy) – UniCredit results (0600 GMT)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone PMI Flash Composite for July (0800 GMT)

PARIS (France) – Carrefour half-year results (1600 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu gives joint address to Congress PICTURE. VIDEO.

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

TORONTO (Canada) – Sentencing hearing in person for ex-fashion mogul Peter Nygard for sexual assaults (1400 GMT) (To 25)

NAIROBI (Kenya) – Court hearing over lawsuit by farmers against law containing harsh penalties for sharing or sale of indigenous seeds

GOSSI (Mali) – 10th anniversary of Air Algerie Flight 5017 crash which killed all 116 people on board

BEIJING (China) – Monthly press conference of China’s Ministry of Defence (0700 GMT)

PARIS (France) – Air France-KLM half-year results

VEVEY (Switzerland) – Nestle half-year results (0515 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – AstraZeneca half-year results (0600 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Lloyds half-year results (0600 GMT)

AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) – Stellantis half-year results (0600 GMT)

PARIS (France) – TotalEnergies Q2 and half-year results (0600 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Unilever half-year results (0600 GMT)

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

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

NEW YORK (United States) – Ford Q2 results (2000 GMT)

CALGARY (Canada) – Golf: LPGA Tour 2024 – Women’s Open 2024 (To 28)

GERMANY – BASF Q2 results (0500 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Natwest Q2 results (0600 GMT)

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

SAG HARBOR (United States) – Justin Timberlake appears in court by video link charged with ‘drink driving’

NEW YORK (United States) – ExxonMobil Q2 results (1030 GMT)

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

NIAMEY (Niger) – First anniversary of coup

PARIS (France) – Olympics: 2024 Paris Olympic Games PICTURE. VIDEO. (To August 11)

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium) – Auto: Formula One – Belgian Grand Prix PICTURE. (To 28)

ROCESTER (United Kingdom) – Golf: LIV Golf United Kingdom (To 28)

BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) – Cricket: England v West Indies 3rd Test (1000 GMT) (To 30)

MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) – Rugby Union: Test match, Friendlies: Uruguay v Scotland (1900 GMT)

VENEZUELA – Presidential election PICTURE. VIDEO.

LIMA (Peru) – President Dina Boluarte addresses the nation from Congress on Independence Day (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

SAITAMA (Japan) – Boxing: Exhibition bout, Manny Pacquiao v mixed martial artist Rukiya Anpo PICTURE.

NEW YORK (United States) – McDonald’s Q2 results (1100 GMT)

PARIS (France) – L’Oréal annual 2023 results

PARIS (France) – GDP Q1 (0530 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – BP half-year results (0600 GMT)

WIESBADEN (Germany) – GDP Q2, estimate (0800 GMT)

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

MILAN (Italy) – GDP (0900 GMT)

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

WASHINGTON (United States) – Federal Reserve holds two-day policy meeting (To 31)

NEW YORK (United States) – Pfizer Q2 results (1100 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – Procter and Gamble Q2 results (1100 GMT)

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

WORLD – World Day against Trafficking in Persons

TOKYO (Japan) – Bank of Japan policy decision

PARIS (France) – Danone Q1 results

ZURICH (Switzerland) – UBS Q2 results (0445 GMT)

HERZOGENAURACH (Germany) – Adidas Q2 results (0500 GMT)

FRANKFURT (Germany) – Lufthansa Q2 results (0500 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – GSK Q2 results (0600 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – HSBC Q3 results (0600 GMT)

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

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

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

MILAN (Italy) – Inflation (0900 GMT)

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

NEW YORK (United States) – Boeing Q2 results (1130 GMT)

MENLO PARK (United States) – Facebook-parent Meta to release earnings figures for the second quarter of 2024 (2000 GMT)

CONAKRY (Guinea) – Verdict in trial of suspects over 2009 Conakry stadium massacre, including junta head Moussa Dadis Camara (0900 GMT)

MYANMAR – State of emergency called by junta expires VIDEO.

BEIJING (China) – World of Warcraft official relaunch in China (0100 GMT)

PARIS (France) – ArcelorMittal half-year results

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – AB InBev half-year results (0500 GMT)

WOLFSBURG (Germany) – Volkswagen Q2 results (0530 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Barclays half-year results (0600 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – BAE Systems annual results (0600 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Rolls Royce Q2 results (0600 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Shell Q2 results (0600 GMT)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone unemployment data for June (0900 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Bank of England rate decision, monetary policy report (1100 GMT)

WARSAW (Poland) – 80th anniversary of the Warsaw peace procession against Nazi occupiers (1500 GMT)

JYVÄSKYLÄ (Finland) – Rally: World Rally Championship (WRC), Rally Finland (To 4)

TOKYO (Japan) – Nintendo Q1 results

EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) – Edinburgh Festival Fringe (To 26)

NEW YORK (United States) – Chevron Q2 results (1030 GMT)

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

SILVERSTONE (United Kingdom) – Moto: MotoGP World Championship – Great Britain GP (To 4)

WELLINGTON (New Zealand) – Man facing five murder charges in the Loafers Lodge blaze goes on trial (To 5)

RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) – Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethania first concert of a new tour (To 4)

SEOUL (South Korea) – Football: Preseason friendly, Tottenham Hotspur v Bayern Munich

KAZAN (Russia) – Last day of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva’s pre-trial detention VIDEO.

FLENSBURG (Germany) – Car market figures for March

BOGOTÁ (Colombia) – Colombia, National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels extended ceasefire expires

MOSCOW (Russia) – Journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova’s pre-trial detention ends VIDEO.

COPENHAGEN (Denmark) – Trial of alleged attacker of PM Mette Frederiksen (To 7)

LEVERKUSEN (Germany) – Bayer Q2 results (0530 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Intercontinental Hotels Group half-year results (0600 GMT)

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

NEW YORK (United States) – Hearings by American Transportation Security Agency (NTSB) into Alaskan Airlines Boeing 737 pressure incident in January (To 7)

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

MONTREAL (Canada) – Tennis: ATP tour 2024 – Montreal Masters (To 12)

TORONTO (Canada) – Tennis: WTA tour 2024 – Canada WTA (To 12)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Cricket: England v Sri Lanka 3rd Test (1000 GMT) (To September 10)

TOKYO (Japan) – Sony Q1 reuslts (0600 GMT)

YEKATERINBURG (Russia) – New hearing in the trial of a Russian-US woman tried for “treason” for having wanted to help Ukraine

FRANKFURT (Germany) – Commerzbank Q2 results (0500 GMT)

BAAR (Switzerland) – Glencore HY results (0600 GMT)

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

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

COPENHAGEN (Denmark) – Maersk Q2 results (0600 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Football: Preseason friendly, Arsenal v Bayer Leverkusen