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Monthly World News Agenda

Monthly World News Agenda

HONG KONG (China) – Trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai and Apple Daily under national security law (end date tbc) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (To December 31, 2024)

HONG KONG (China) – Appeal court issues judgement on activists, including Jimmy Lai, convicted of organising 2019 rally

HONG KONG (China) – Debt-ridden Chinese developer Kaisa continues winding-up petition hearing

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

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

LOCARNO (Switzerland) – 77th Locarno Film Festival (To 17)

KUBINKA (Russia) – Russia’s annual ‘Army 2024’ military forum VIDEO. (To 18)

GENEVA (Switzerland) – ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric Egger gives press conference to mark 75th anniversary of Geneva Conventions VIDEO.

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

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets to address Africa’s under-representation (1400 GMT)

LOS ANGELES (United States) – US actor Vince Vaughn gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star (1900 GMT) VIDEO.

MOMBASA (Kenya) – Manslaughter trial due to start of cult leader accused of inciting hundreds of followers to starve themselves to death (To 15)

CONAKRY (Guinea) – Opposition groups call for shops to close, walkouts, to protest junta

FRANCE – Cycling: Women’s Tour de France (To 18)

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 PICTURE. (To September 10)

CINCINNATI (United States) – Tennis: ATP tour 2024 – Cincinnati Open (To 19)

WORLD – International Youth Day

KIRIBATI – National elections, first round VIDEO.

KUBINKA (Russia) – Moscow Conference on International Security as part of the army forum VIDEO.

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

BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) – Demonstration calling for populist minister’s resignation over purges in cultural world (1400 GMT)

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

MOUNTAIN VIEW (United States) – Google hardware event, expected to unveil latest Pixel smartphone (1700 GMT)

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

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

SANTIAGO (Chile) – ECLAC presents report updating 2024-25 growth projections (1500 GMT)

CINCINNATI (United States) – Tennis: WTA tour 2024 – Cincinnati Open (To 19)

BANGKOK (Thailand) – Constitutional court rules on case seeking PM’s dismissal VIDEO.

TAIPEI (Taiwan) – Foxconn Q2 earnings call (0700 GMT)

ISTANBUL (Turkey) – Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas visits (To 15)

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

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

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

LOS ANGELES (United States) – Pretrial conference ahead of tax evasion trial for Hunter Biden

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

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on South Sudan (1400 GMT)

WARSAW (Poland) – Football: UEFA Super Cup, Real Madrid v Atalanta (1900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

HANGZHOU (China) – Alibaba Q1 results

KABUL (Afghanistan) – Third anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan (0930 GMT)

BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan) – Russian cargo ship lifts off to International Space Station VIDEO.

FRANCE – 80th anniversary of Allied Operation Dragoon landings on beaches in Provence during World War II

COPENHAGEN (Denmark) – Court considers pretrial detention of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson arrested at request of Japan VIDEO.

LISBON (Portugal) – Easyjet Portugal cabin crew notice of strike (To 17)

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

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

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

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on Yemen (1400 GMT)

ALGIERS (Algeria) – Official start of presidential election campaign (0800 GMT)

NAIROBI (Kenya) – Hearing for suspect who confessed to murdering 42 women after bodies found in a rubbish dump TBC

SPAIN – Football: La Liga 2024-25 season starts (To 19)

MANILA (Philippines) – Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo holds news conference (0700 GMT) VIDEO.

MOSCOW (Russia) – Judge investigates possible violation of foreign agent status by writer Akunin (0730 GMT) VIDEO.

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

FRANCE – Football: Ligue 1 season 2024-25 starts (To 18)

SPIELBERG (Austria) – Moto: MotoGP World Championship – Austria GP (To 18)

ENGLAND (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League 2024-25 season starts (To 19)

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS (United States) – Golf: LIV Golf Greenbrier (To 18)

NUSANTARA (Indonesia) – Indonesia Independence Day ceremony at future capital in Borneo PICTURE.

ITALY – Football: Serie A 2024-25 season starts (To 19)

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

QUEBEC CITY (Canada) – Boxing: Super middleweight, Christian Mbilli v Sergiy Derevyanchenko

AUCKLAND (New Zealand) – Rugby Union: Rugby Championship, New Zealand v Argentina (0705 GMT) PICTURE.

PERTH (Australia) – Rugby Union: Rugby Championship, Australia v South Africa (0945 GMT) PICTURE.

SINGAPORE (Singapore) – PM Lawrence Wong delivers National Day Rally speech (1000 GMT)

KIRIBATI – National election, expected second round

BANGKOK (Thailand) – Hearing in case against Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra, accused of insulting the monarchy

VLADIVOSTOK (Russia) – Court hears appeal of US soldier Gordon Black

CHICAGO (United States) – Democratic National convention PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 22)

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on Lebanon (1400 GMT)

YOKOHAMA (Japan) – Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) (To 22)

LEIPZIG (Germany) – Verdict in trial against former Nazi camp secretary Irmgard Furchner (0800 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Final European date for Taylor Swift as part of ‘Eras Tour’ (1900 GMT) PICTURE.

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

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

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on Libya (1400 GMT)

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

BEIJING (China) – 2024 World Robot Conference VIDEO. (To 25)

SHANGHAI (China) – Pet Fair Asia (0100 GMT) VIDEO. (To 25)

COLOGNE (Germany) – Gamescom, video game trade fair (To 24)

MOSCOW (Russia) – Court hearing for paediatrician Nadezhda Buyanova accused of giving ‘false information’ about the Russian army (1300 GMT) VIDEO.

WASHINGTON (United States) – US Federal Reserve publishes latest meeting minutes (1800 GMT)

RAWALPINDI (Pakistan) – Cricket: Pakistan v Bangladesh, first Test (To 25)

MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) – Cricket: England v Sri Lanka 1st Test (1000 GMT) PICTURE. (To 25)

WORLD – International Day of Remembrance commemorates victims of terrorism

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Suspect in court over stabbing of UK soldier

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

JACKSON (United States) – Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium (To 24)

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on Gaza (1400 GMT)

LAUSANNE (Switzerland) – Athletics: Diamond League – Lausanne meeting PICTURE.

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

ST ANDREWS (United Kingdom) – Golf: Ladies European Tour 2024 – Women’s Open 2024 (To 25)

WASHINGTON (United States) – Sentencing of Sai Varshith Kandula after her pleaded guilty to 2023 truck attack on White House

BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) – Tango Festival and Tango World Championship (To September 3)

ZANDVOORT (Netherlands) – Auto: Formula One – Dutch Grand Prix PICTURE. (To 25)

GERMANY – Football: Bundesliga 2024-25 season starts (To 25)

SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 2 (To 25)

ENGLAND (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 2 (To 25)

ITALY – Football: Serie A – day 2 (To 26)

NUKU’ALOFA (Tonga) – Pacific Island Forum (1700 GMT) (To 30)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Notting Hill Carnival PICTURE. (To 26)

CHORZÓW (Poland) – Athletics: Diamond League – Chorzow meeting PICTURE.

FRANCE – Football: Ligue 1 – day 2 (0000 GMT)

MEXICO CITY (Mexico) – Boxing: Exhibition fight, Floyd Mayweather v John Gotti (0100 GMT) PICTURE.

MELBOURNE (Australia) – BHP annual results (2230 GMT)

JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) – Court appearance of 95 Libyans detained at military-style camp in South Africa on July 26

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

SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 3 (To 29)

WIESBADEN (Germany) – GDP Q2, final (0600 GMT)

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

KARACHI (Pakistan) – Sindh High Court resumes hearing into case related to restriction of X in Pakistan

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

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – EU foreign ministers hold informal meeting (To 29)

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

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

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on Syria (1400 GMT)

WINNIPEG (Canada) – Sentencing of Jeremy Skibicki over murder of four indigenous women (1500 GMT)

SAN FRANCISCO (United States) – Nvidia Q2 results (2000 GMT)

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

HONG KONG (China) – Court hands down verdict on trial of Stand News and editors (0630 GMT)

KOH SAMUI (Thailand) – Verdict in the Daniel Sancho murder case (0300 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

COPENHAGEN (Denmark) – Verdict on extradition to India of Dane Niels Holck accused of arms trafficking

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – EU defence ministers hold informal meeting (To 30)

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

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

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council votes on renewal of peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (1400 GMT)

ZIGUINCHOR (Senegal) – Decision in appeal of three convicted over Boffa Bayotte massacre killings (1000 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Cricket: England v Sri Lanka 2nd Test (1000 GMT) PICTURE. (To September 2)

WORLD – International Day Against Nuclear Tests

MUMBAI (India) – Q1 GDP results

PRAGUE (Czech Republic) – Globsec international security and politics forum (To September 1)

EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) – SNP annual conference (To September 1)

PARIS (France) – GDP Q1 (0645 GMT)

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

MILAN (Italy) – Inflation (0800 GMT)

MILAN (Italy) – Unemployment (0800 GMT)

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

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

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

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

KARACHI (Pakistan) – Cricket: Pakistan v Bangladesh, second Test (To September 3)

ROME (Italy) – Athletics: Diamond League – Rome meeting PICTURE.

MONZA (Italy) – Auto: Formula One – Italian Grand Prix PICTURE. (To September 1)

GERMANY – Football: Bundesliga – day 2 (To September 1)

ITALY – Football: Serie A – day 3 (To September 1)

ALCAÑIZ (Spain) – Moto: MotoGP World Championship – Aragón GP PICTURE. (To September 1)

WORLD – Ubisoft releases video game ‘Star Wars Outlaws’

Geiranger (Norway) – Princess Martha Louise marries self-proclaimed ‘shaman’ Durek Verrett

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

RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) – Presentation of a Tupinamba people’s coat returned from a Denmark museum (1300 GMT) PICTURE.

SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 4 (To September 1)

ENGLAND (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 3 (To September 1)

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

LA PLATA (Argentina) – Rugby Union: Rugby Championship, Argentina v Australia (2200 GMT) PICTURE.

AZERBAIJAN – Parliamentary election

DRESDEN (Germany) – Regional elections in Saxony and Thuringia VIDEO.

FRANCE – Football: Ligue 1 – day 3 (0000 GMT)

WORLD – 85th anniversary of the start of World War II, with the entry of German troops into Poland

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

SCHIPHOL (Netherlands) – Trial over calls to kill Geert Wilders (0700 GMT) VIDEO.

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

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Judgement in mega-trial involving 125 people and 4 companies suspected of drug trafficking (0700 GMT)

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

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

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

BERN (Switzerland) – GDP Q2 (0700 GMT)

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

TUNIS (Tunisia) – Candidate list for presidential election announced

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

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

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

FLENSBURG (Germany) – Car market figures for March

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (date to be confirmed) PICTURE. (To 9)

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

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

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

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

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

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

ALGERIA – Presidential election VIDEO. PICTURE.

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.

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

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

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.

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

NEW YORK (United States) – Trial of disgraced former Congressman George Santos

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 case against a 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)

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

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

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)

JORDAN – Parliamentary election PICTURE.

DERNA (Libya) – First anniversary of catastrophic floods in Derna, Libya

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

Football: World Cup 2026 : Qualifiers Asia zone – 3rd round day 2 (0000 GMT)

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

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

MOSCOW (Russia) – Inflation for August

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

MADRID (Spain) – Inditex results (0600 GMT)

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

ETHIOPIA – Ethiopian New Year PICTURE.

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