Monthly World News Agenda

SINGAPORE (Singapore) – Sentencing of oil tycoon Lim Oon Kuin for cheating HSBC and abetting forgery (0630 GMT)

BAKU (Azerbaijan) – COP29 PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 22)

SOLLENTUNA (Sweden) – Trial of 11 accused of illegally dumping toxic waste VIDEO. (To May 1, 2025)

SALISBURY (United Kingdom) – Public inquiry into 2018 death of Salisbury Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess (To January 1, 2025)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Court hears proceedings against mining giant BHP over environmental disaster in Brazil VIDEO. (To March 7, 2025)

FRANCE – Agricultural unions call for renewed action by farmers against EU-Mercosur agreement VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

AVIGNON (France) – Trial of a man, with 50 other suspects, accused of drugging wife and orchestrating multiple rapes over nearly a decade PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To December 20)

LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) – Public inquiry into case of baby killer Lucy Letby (To December 31)

PARIS (France) – Trial of Marine Le Pen, 26 others and the RN on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To November 27)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Trial of Urfan Sharif, accused of murder of his 10-year-old daughter Sara Sharif VIDEO. (To December 13)

OSLO (Norway) – Trial of two sisters who went to Syria as teenagers and are accused of participating in a ‘terrorist’ organisation (To December 2)

PARIS (France) – Trial of eight people over killing of teacher Samuel Paty PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To December 20)

PARIS (France) – Appeal trial for former Rwanda police officer Philippe Manier on genocide charges (To December 20)

PARIS (France) – Artefact AI Film Festival awards ceremony

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – EU foreign ministers meet

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) session (To 22)

FRANKFURT (Germany) – ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos gives a conference speech on the banking sector (0815 GMT)

GENEVA (Switzerland) – UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini gives press conference (1200 GMT) PICTURE.

ROME (Italy) – ECB Chief Economist Philip Lane give lecture on inflation and monetary policy (1300 GMT)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Claudia Buch, ECB President of the Banking Supervisor, appears at hearing before European Parliament (1400 GMT)

PARIS (France) – ECB President Christine Lagarde gives speech on economny and challenges of a changing era (1830 GMT)

BOCA CHICA (United States) – Sixth flight test of SpaceX Starship launch vehicle PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meeting on Middle East (1430 GMT)

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on Ukraine, 1,000 days after Russian invasion (2030 GMT) LIVE VIDEO.

DAKAR (Senegal) – Dakar Biennale, African contemporary art exhibition opens VIDEO. PICTURE. (To December 7)

RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) – Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Brazil for G20 summit, state visit VIDEO. (To 21)

RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) – G20 Summit PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 19)

BRASÍLIA (Brazil) – Supreme Court hears Robinho appeal against rape sentence (To 26)

BOGOTÁ (Colombia) – Peace negotiations between government and dissidents of the Estado Mayor Central (EMC) (To January 1, 2025)

MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) – Presidential debate ahead of runoff election (0000 GMT) PICTURE.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) – March in solidarity with Palestinians as G20 Summit starts (1300 GMT) VIDEO.

MÁLAGA (Spain) – Tennis: Billie Jean King Cup finals 2024 PICTURE. (To 20)

SPLIT (Croatia) – Football: UEFA Nations League – League A day 6: Group 1 Croatia v Portugal (1945 GMT) PICTURE.

TENERIFE (Spain) – Football: UEFA Nations League – League A day 6: Group 4 Spain v Switzerland (1945 GMT) PICTURE.

HONG KONG (China) – Sentencing of pro-democracy activists convicted of subversion VIDEO.

HONG KONG (China) – XPeng Q3 results

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses special session of European Parliament from Kyiv

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – EU defence ministers meet

ROME (Italy) – Supreme Court hearing on detention of Mali singer Rokia Traore

OSLO (Norway) – Parole hearing for far-right killer Anders Behring Breivik (To 21)

GERMANY – Thyssenkrupp annual press conference, annual results (0900 GMT)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone inflation for October, second estimate (1000 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – Judge Juan Merchan rules on dismissal motion for Donald Trump’s hush money conviction

NEW YORK (United States) – Walmart Q3 results (1200 GMT)

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan reports to UN Security Council on Libya (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council holds closed-door meeting on Lebanon (2000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

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

GEORGETOWN (Guyana) – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits (To 21)

MÁLAGA (Spain) – Tennis: Davis Cup 2024 finals knock-out stage PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 24)

ZENICA (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – Football: UEFA Nations League – League A day 6: Group 3 Bosnia-Herzegovina v Netherlands (1945 GMT) PICTURE.

BUDAPEST (Hungary) – Football: UEFA Nations League – League A day 6: Group 3 Hungary v Germany (1945 GMT) PICTURE.

BARRANQUILLA (Colombia) – Football: World Cup 2026 – Qualifiers South American zone – day 12: Colombia v Ecuador (2300 GMT) PICTURE.

WORLD – Worldwide release of video game ‘Flight Simulator 2024’, by Asobo, published by Xbox Game Studios

HONG KONG (China) – Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai begins giving evidence in his trial under national security law

TOKYO (Japan) – 40th anniversary of publication of the manga Dragon Ball

SHANGHAI (China) – NIO Q3 results

TORUN (Poland) – World premiere of the film ‘Rust’ with Alec Baldwin, during Camerimage festival PICTURE.

GREECE – General strike over cost of living PICTURE.

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

PRAGUE (Czech Republic) – Worldwide release of video game ‘S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chornobyl’, by Ukrainian studio GSG Game World

VIENNA (Austria) – UN nuclear watchdog IAEA holds quarterly Board of Governors meeting PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 22)

FRANKFURT (Germany) – ECB half-yearly financial stability report (0900 GMT)

GENEVA (Switzerland) – UNWRA chief Philippe Lazzarini speaks at Geneva Press Club event on future of UNWRA (1115 GMT)

THE HAGUE (Netherlands) – ICC sentences Malian jihadist police chief convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Timbuktu (1300 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO.

NEW YORK (United States) – Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Auction, includes Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Comedian’ banana VIDEO.

AUSTIN (United States) – Country Music Awards ceremony

SAN FRANCISCO (United States) – Global AI safety summit (To 21)

LOS ANGELES (United States) – ‘Karate Kid’ actor Ralph Macchio gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star (2000 GMT) VIDEO.

IRAQ – Census conducted, curfew imposed (To 21)

HARGEISA (Somalia) – Results expected from presidential election in breakaway region of Somaliland

HARARE (Zimbabwe) – Southern African leaders called to an extraordinary summit to discuss post-election turmoil in Mozambique and other regional issues

SANTIAGO (Chile) – French President Emmanuel Macron visits PICTURE. (To 21)

MEXICO CITY (Mexico) – Revolution Day VIDEO. PICTURE.

MÁLAGA (Spain) – Tennis: Billie Jean King Cup finals, final (1700 GMT) PICTURE.

BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) – Football: World Cup 2026 – Qualifiers South American zone – day 12: Argentina v Peru (0000 GMT) PICTURE.

SALVADOR (Brazil) – Football: World Cup 2026 – Qualifiers South American zone – day 12: Brazil v Uruguay (0045 GMT) PICTURE.

LAS VEGAS (United States) – Auto: Formula One – GP Las Vegas 2024, Previews PICTURE. (To 21)

BEIJING (China) – Baidu Q3 results

MOSCOW (Russia) – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets other officials to discuss Caspian sea cooperation

WOLFSBURG (Germany) – Volkswagen, union begin third round of negotiations on new deal, statements and demonstration

BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) – 50th anniversary of the Birmingham pub bombings blamed on the IRA

ATMORE (United States) – Execution of death row inmate Carey Grayson, the third by nitrogen inhalation

LOS ANGELES (United States) – K-Pop MAMA awards PICTURE.

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on Syria (1500 GMT)

GOLD COAST (Australia) – Golf: European Tour – Australian PGA Championship 2025 (To 24)

PARIS (France) – Rally: World Rally Championship (WRC), Rally Japan (To 24)

OSAKA (Japan) – K-Pop MAMA awards, continued (To 23)

BREST (Belarus) – Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov hosts Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for bilateral meeting VIDEO.

UKRAINE – 20th anniversary of the start of the Orange Revolution in Ukraine

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Plea hearing for two men accused of assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service

WIESBADEN (Germany) – GDP Q3, final (0700 GMT)

FRANKFURT (Germany) – European Banking Congress, with ECB head Christine Lagarde, central bank chief Joachim Nagel (0800 GMT)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone PMI Flash Composite for November (0900 GMT)

ATHENS (Greece) – Retirees demonstrate to demand increase in pensions (1000 GMT)

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

PERTH (Australia) – Cricket: Australia v India, first Test PICTURE. (To 26)

CHONGQING (China) – Figure Skating: ISU Grand Prix series, Cup of China PICTURE. (To 24)

GERMANY – Football: Bundesliga – day 11 PICTURE. (To 24)

SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 14 PICTURE. (To 24)

FRANCE – Football: Ligue 1 – day 12 PICTURE. (To 24)

NORTH SOUND (Antigua and Barbuda) – Cricket: West Indies v Bangladesh, 1st Test (To 26)

LAS VEGAS (United States) – Auto: Formula One – GP Las Vegas 2024 (To 24)

MÁLAGA (Spain) – Tennis: Davis Cup 2024 Davis Cup semi-final 1 (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

SAINT-DENIS (France) – Rugby Union: Test match, France v Argentina (2010 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

TAIPEI (Taiwan) – Taiwan Golden Horse Film Awards VIDEO. PICTURE.

STRASBOURG (France) – 80th anniversary of the liberation of the eastern French city of Strasbourg during World War II by General Leclerc

FRANCE – Demonstrations against violence against women

GABORONE (Botswana) – Ex-president Ian Khama due in court on charges of illegally owning a gun and receiving stolen property

ASUNCION (Paraguay) – Football: Copa Sudamericana – Final: Racing Club (ARG) v Cruzeiro (BRA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

ENGLAND (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 12 PICTURE. (To 25)

ITALY – Football: Serie A – day 13 PICTURE. (To 25)

MILAN (Italy) – Football: Serie A – day 13: AC Milan v Juventus (1700 GMT)

MÁLAGA (Spain) – Tennis: Davis Cup 2024 Davis Cup semi-final 2 (1200 GMT) PICTURE.

DUBLIN (Ireland) – Rugby Union: Test match, Ireland v Fiji (1510 GMT) PICTURE.

CARDIFF (United Kingdom) – Rugby Union: Test match, Wales v South Africa (1740 GMT) PICTURE.

ROMANIA – Presidential election first round VIDEO.

BERN (Switzerland) – Referendum on issues including boosting rights of landlords, expanding a key motorway and shifting how healthcare is financed PICTURE.

VATICAN CITY (Holy See) – Holy mass on World Youth Day (0830 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

GUINEA-BISSAU – Parliamentary election PICTURE.

MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) – Presidential runoff between candidates Yamandu Orsi and Alvaro Delgado VIDEO. PICTURE.

JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia) – Cricket: India Premier League IPL player auction (To 25)

BULAWAYO (Zimbabwe) – Cricket: Zimbabwe v Pakistan, 1st ODI (0730 GMT) PICTURE.

EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) – Rugby Union: Test match, Scotland v Australia (1340 GMT) PICTURE.

MÁLAGA (Spain) – Tennis: Davis Cup 2024 Davis Cup Final (1500 GMT) PICTURE.

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Rugby Union: Test match, England v Japan (1610 GMT) PICTURE.

BUSAN (South Korea) – Fifth session of UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5) (To December 1)

SIEM REAP (Cambodia) – Cambodia hosts summit on landmines (To 29)

STRASBOURG (France) – Plenary session of the European Parliament (To 28)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – 50th anniversary of the death of British singer-songwriter Nick Drake

PARIS (France) – Paris Court of Appeal examines sentence of ex-prime minister Francois Fillon for corruption over ‘fake jobs’ scandal (1230 GMT)

TORONTO (Canada) – Hearing in case against auto parts magnate Frank Stronach over sexual assault charges (1400 GMT)

ALEXANDRIA (United States) – Closing arguments in US antitrust case against Google over its advertising business (1430 GMT)

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on Middle East (1500 GMT)

LOS ANGELES (United States) – Court hears Menendez brothers’ attempt to have murder convictions changed to manslaughter (1830 GMT)

BOGOTÁ (Colombia) – Senate votes on whether to ban underage marriage (1400 GMT)

JUBA (South Sudan) – Conference aimed at mobilising private sector investment in South Sudanese sport (To 28)

SINGAPORE (Singapore) – World Chess Championships 2024 (0400 GMT) (To December 13)

WORLD – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women PICTURE. VIDEO.

PARIS (France) – Trial of six men, including Paul Pogba’s brother Mathias, over kidnap allegedly targeting the French footballer (To December 3)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Trial of five Bulgarian nationals accused of espionage

CASCAIS (Portugal) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends the 10th global forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) VIDEO. (To 27)

BERLIN (Germany) – Ex-chancellor Angela Merkel launches her memoir ‘Freedom: Memories 1954 – 2021’ (Freiheit: Erinnerungen 1954 – 2021) (1800 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – Sentencing of Donald Trump over cover-up of hush-money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on protection of civilians in conflict (1500 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – US consumer confidence index (1500 GMT)

LUSIKISIKI (South Africa) – Hearing for five suspects over killing of 18 people from same family

EUROPE – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 5 PICTURE. (To 27)

Football: CAF Champions League – 1st round day 1 (1300 GMT)

JAKARTA (Indonesia) – Regional election to renew provincial governors and regents

ASTANA (Kazakhstan) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin expected to visit VIDEO.

MOSCOW (Russia) – Upper house considers 2025 budget bill VIDEO.

OSLO (Norway) – 30th anniversary of referendum in which Norwegians rejected EU membership for the 2nd time (To 28)

HARPSUND (Sweden) – Nordic-Baltic Summit LIVE VIDEO. (To 28)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Easyjet full year 2024 results

NUREMBERG (Germany) – GFK German consumer sentiment index (0700 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – GDP Q3, second estimate (1330 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – US personal income data (1500 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – US Federal Reserve publishes latest meeting minutes (1900 GMT)

NAIROBI (Kenya) – Court hears case challenging deal to lease Kenya’s main international airport to India’s Adani

TANZANIA – Local elections (0500 GMT)

DURBAN (South Africa) – Cricket: South Africa v Sri Lanka, 1st Test match (0900 GMT) PICTURE. (To December 1)

BEIJING (China) – Ministry of Defence monthly press conference (0700 GMT)

OSLO (Norway) – WWF lawsuit heard against government over decision to open up areas of seabed for mining

FRANKFURT (Germany) – ECB monthly survey of credit growth in the eurozone (0900 GMT)

WIESBADEN (Germany) – November inflation, first estimate (1300 GMT)

SAO PAULO (Brazil) – StartSe Artificial Intelligence Day 2024 E Conference (1100 GMT)

MELBOURNE (Australia) – Golf: European Tour – Australian Open (To December 1)

EUROPE – Football: UEFA Europa League – league phase matchday 5 (1745 GMT) PICTURE.

MUMBAI (India) – India reports second quarter GDP numbers

IRELAND – General election

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – 100th anniversary of the death of Italian composer Giacomo Puccini

BERLIN (Germany) – Bundestag set to pass federal budget for 2025

ITALY – Trade unions call general strike over budget

LISBON (Portugal) – Lawmakers on 2025 state budget

LONDON (United Kingdom) – MPs debate and vote on a bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales VIDEO.

PARIS (France) – GDP Q1 (0745 GMT)

BERN (Switzerland) – GDP Q3 (0800 GMT)

STRASBOURG (France) – European conference on combating violence against women (0800 GMT) (To 30)

MILAN (Italy) – Inflation for November, first estimate (0900 GMT)

NUREMBERG (Germany) – Unemployment figures for November (0900 GMT)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone inflation for November, first estimate (1000 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Bank of England financial stability report published (1030 GMT)

BRAMPTON (Canada) – Hearing in case against auto parts magnate Frank Stronach over sexual assaults (1400 GMT)

MARRAKESH (Morocco) – Marrakech International Film Festival (To December 7)

DOHA (Qatar) – Auto: Formula One – Qatari Grand Prix PICTURE. (To December 1)

GERMANY – Football: Bundesliga – day 12 PICTURE. (To December 1)

FRANCE – Football: Ligue 1 – day 13 PICTURE. (To December 1)

ENGLAND (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 13 PICTURE. (To December 1)

SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 15 PICTURE. (To December 2)

ITALY – Football: Serie A – day 14 PICTURE. (To December 2)

ICELAND – Parliamentary elections LIVE VIDEO.

THESSALONIKI (Greece) – Thessaloniki metro main line to open to public PICTURE.

GENEVA (Switzerland) – CERN officially ends its cooperation with Russia, following a 2022 decision not to extend the agreement due to the war in Ukraine (1000 GMT)

KINGSTON (Jamaica) – Cricket: West Indies v Bangladesh, 2nd Test (To December 4)

BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) – Football: Copa Libertadores – Final: Atlético Mineiro v Botafogo (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

DUBLIN (Ireland) – Rugby Union: Test match, Ireland v Australia (1510 GMT) PICTURE.

ROMANIA – Parliamentary elections PICTURE. VIDEO.

VIENNA (Austria) – Ministers from Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies (Opec+) meet PICTURE. VIDEO.

LOS ANGELES (United States) – Court hears Menendez brothers appeal for reduced sentence (1800 GMT) (To 11)

WORLD – World AIDS day

NUUK (Denmark) – Court hearing for anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, detained at request of Japan

THE HAGUE (Netherlands) – International Court of Justice to begin climate hearings VIDEO.

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

NORWAY – German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius visits

ROME (Italy) – Hearing for former Argentine soldier Carlos Luis Malatto

THE HAGUE (Netherlands) – International Criminal Court’s annual Assembly of State Parties meeting (To 7)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – British Fashion Awards ceremony

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone unemployment data for October (1000 GMT)

RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) – COP16 of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) (To 13)

JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testifies at his trial on corruption charges (0800 GMT)

LUANDA (Angola) – US President Joe Biden visits (date to be confirmed)

CONAKRY (Guinea) – Special court rules on case against former Speaker of the National Assembly Amadou Damara Camara on embezzlement charges (0900 GMT)

WORLD – International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

JAPAN – 30th anniversary of the launch by Sony of the first Playstation

BHOPAL (India) – 40th anniversary of deadly leak from the Union Carbide pesticide plant that killed at least 3,500 people

VENICE (Italy) – Verdict in trial of ex-boyfriend accused of murder of Italian student Giulia Cecchettin

MOSCOW (Russia) – Pre-trial detention ends for Dutch citizen arrested over ‘violence against police’

ISTANBUL (Turkey) – Trial hearing over the deadly Grand Isias hotel collapse in the 2023 quake

PARIS (France) – Demonstration calling for pensions to be raised with inflation

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Turner Prize winner announced

LONDON (United Kingdom) – King Charles III, Queen Camilla host Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani for state visit (To 4)

ENGLAND (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 14 PICTURE. (To 5)

SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 19 PICTURE. (To January 11, 2025)

WORLD – International Day of People with Disabilities

PARIS (France) – Albert Londres Prize for journalism

FLENSBURG (Germany) – Car market figures for March

PARIS (France) – Decision in the appeal trial of filmmaker Roman Polanski, sued for defamation by British actress Charlotte Lewis (1230 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – Federal Reserve publishes beige book survey of economic conditions (1900 GMT)

GHANA – Presidential election (1300 GMT) PICTURE.

MANAMA (Bahrain) – Weightlifting: IWF World Weightlifting Championships (To 14)

TA’QALI (Malta) – 31th OSCE Ministerial Council (To 6)

MINSK (Belarus) – Meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Russia-Belarus Union State

WIESBADEN (Germany) – October industrial orders (0700 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – US trade balance (1330 GMT)

ATLANTA (United States) – Georgia Court of Appeals to hear motion to disqualify DA Fani Willis from Trump racketeering case (1530 GMT)

MALABO (Equatorial Guinea) – ECCAS conference on the humanitarian situation in Central Africa (0500 GMT) (To 6)

MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) – Mercosur summit PICTURE. (To 6)

GQEBERHA (South Africa) – Cricket: South Africa v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test match (0900 GMT) PICTURE. (To 9)

WORLD – World Soil Day

MUMBAI (India) – India central bank rate decision

MOSCOW (Russia) – Deadline for end of Russian Journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova’s pre-trial detention

WIESBADEN (Germany) – October foreign trade data (0700 GMT)

WIESBADEN (Germany) – October industrial production data (0700 GMT)

MINSK (Belarus) – Russian President Vladimir Putin expected to visit to validate security concept of the Russian-Belarusian Union with President Alexander Lukashenko (0900 GMT)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone GDP Q3 2024, third estimate (1000 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – US employment report (1330 GMT)

ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) – Auto: Formula One – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix PICTURE. (To 8)

Football: CAF Champions League – 1st round day 2 (To 8)

FRANCE – Football: Ligue 1 – day 14 PICTURE. (To 8)

EUROPE – Rugby Union: Champions Cup, 1st round day 1 (To 8)

SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 16 PICTURE. (To 9)

ITALY – Football: Serie A – day 15 PICTURE. (To 9)

ADELAIDE (Australia) – Cricket: Australia v India 2nd Test (0230 GMT) PICTURE. (To 10)

PARIS (France) – President Emmanuel Macron gives address at official ceremony to mark reopning of Notre Dame Cathedral PICTURE.

VATICAN CITY (Holy See) – Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals (1500 GMT) PICTURE.

NAIROBI (Kenya) – Football: Football Kenya Federation due to hold elections

ENGLAND (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 15 PICTURE. (To 9)

GERMANY – Football: Bundesliga – day 13 (0000 GMT) PICTURE.

LAS VEGAS (United States) – MMA: UFC 310 mixed martial arts event

PARIS (France) – Planned reopening of renovated Notre-Dame Cathedral after 2019 fire VIDEO. PICTURE.

BUCHAREST (Romania) – Presidential election second round PICTURE. VIDEO.

PARIS (France) – Renaissance Party general secretary elected

WASHINGTON (United States) – Kennedy Center Honors gala

BASSETERRE (Saint Kitts and Nevis) – Cricket: West Indies v Bangladesh, 1st ODI

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

LOS ANGELES (United States) – 82nd Golden Globe Awards nominations announcement (1300 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

KIGALI (Rwanda) – Auto: FIA annual general assembly (To 14)

WORLD – Worldwide release of game ‘Indiana Jones and the Ancient Circle’ from studio MachineGames, published by Bethesda

WORLD – International Anti-Corruption Day

WORLD – International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime

STOCKHOLM (Sweden) – Nobel Prize award ceremony and banquet in Stockholm and Oslo

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

WIESBADEN (Germany) – November inflation, final estimate (0700 GMT)

GABORONE (Botswana) – UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (To 13)

BASSETERRE (Saint Kitts and Nevis) – Cricket: West Indies v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI

EUROPE – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6 PICTURE. (To 11)

ZAGREB (Croatia) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) v Celtic (SCO) (1745 GMT) PICTURE.

GIRONA (Spain) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Girona (ESP) v Liverpool (ENG) (1745 GMT)

BERGAMO (Italy) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Atalanta (ITA) v Real Madrid (ESP) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

LEVERKUSEN (Germany) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Bayer Leverkusen (GER) v Inter Milan (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

GUINGAMP (France) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Brest (FRA) v PSV Eindhoven (NED) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

BRUGES (Belgium) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Club Brugge (BEL) v Sporting Lisbon (POR) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

LEIPZIG (Germany) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: RB Leipzig (GER) v Aston Villa (ENG) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

SALZBURG (Austria) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Salzburg (AUT) v Paris SG (FRA) (2000 GMT)

GELSENKIRCHEN (Germany) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Bayern Munich (GER) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

WORLD – World Human Rights Day

THE HAGUE (Netherlands) – Closing arguments in ICC case against senior Janjaweed militia leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd al-Rahman (0800 GMT) VIDEO. (To 13)

MOSCOW (Russia) – 30th anniversary of the start of a Russian offensive in Chechnya, starting the First Chechen War

MOSCOW (Russia) – Inflation for November

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

PARIS (France) – Decision on appeal against dismissal of case against French soldiers over Operation Turquoise during Rwanda genocide

MADRID (Spain) – Inditex results (0700 GMT)

VIENNA (Austria) – OPEC monthly report released (1000 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – US consumer price index (1330 GMT)

OTTAWA (Canada) – Bank of Canada interest rate announcement (1500 GMT)

BUJUMBURA (Burundi) – Burundi Tourism Week (To 14)

HANGZHOU (China) – Badminton: World Tour Finals (To 15)

EUROPE – Football: UEFA Europa League – league phase matchday 6 PICTURE. (To 12)

MADRID (Spain) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Atletico Madrid (ESP) v Slovan Bratislava (SVK) (1745 GMT)

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ (France) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Lille (FRA) v Sturm Graz (AUT) (1745 GMT) PICTURE.

MILAN (Italy) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: AC Milan (ITA) v Crvena Zvezda Beograd (SRB) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Arsenal (ENG) v Monaco (FRA) (2000 GMT)

LISBON (Portugal) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Benfica (POR) v Bologna (ITA) (2000 GMT)

DORTMUND (Germany) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Borussia Dortmund (GER) v Barcelona (ESP) (2000 GMT)

ROTTERDAM (Netherlands) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Feyenoord (NED) v Sparta Praha (CZE) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

TURIN (Italy) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Juventus (ITA) v Manchester City (ENG) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

STUTTGART (Germany) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: VfB Stuttgart (GER) v Young Boys (SUI) (2000 GMT)

LAUSANNE (Switzerland) – Federal court to decide whether to vote again on women’s retirement age

COPENHAGEN (Denmark) – Verdict in the case of Sanjay Shah, British trader accused of mega tax fraud

PARIS (France) – IEA publishes monthly oil report (0900 GMT)

FRANKFURT (Germany) – ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1345 GMT)

WILMINGTON (United States) – Sentencing for Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s son, for unlawful possession of a firearm (1800 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – US Producer Price Index (1330 GMT)

BASSETERRE (Saint Kitts and Nevis) – Cricket: West Indies v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI

MOSCOW (Russia) – Russia’s Olympic committee to elect its president

PARIS (France) – Inflation for November (0745 GMT)

Football: CAF Champions League – 1st round day 3 (To 15)

EUROPE – Rugby Union: Champions Cup, 1st round day 2 (To 15)

ITALY – Football: Serie A – day 16 PICTURE. (To 16)

MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) – Paul McCartney performs live in concert in first of four UK dates of his ‘Got Back’ tour (1930 GMT)

MOSCOW (Russia) – Annual congress of Vladimir Putin’s United Russia Party

ENGLAND (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 16 PICTURE. (To 16)

GERMANY – Football: Bundesliga – day 14 (0000 GMT) PICTURE.

BRISBANE (Australia) – Cricket: Australia v India 3rd Test (0300 GMT) PICTURE. (To 18)

MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) – Paul McCartney performs second date at Co-Op Live Arena as part of ‘Got Back’ tour (2000 GMT)

LA PAZ (Bolivia) – Judicial elections PICTURE. VIDEO.

KINGSTOWN (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) – Cricket: West Indies v Bangladesh, 1st T20

SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 17 (0000 GMT) PICTURE.

FRANCE – Football: Ligue 1 – day 15 (0000 GMT) PICTURE.

MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 16: Manchester City v Manchester United (1630 GMT)

MOSCOW (Russia) – Appeal trial of two Russian artists sentenced to six years in prison for a play

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – EU foreign ministers meet

BERLIN (Germany) – Lawmakers confidence vote against Chancellor Olaf Scholz

STRASBOURG (France) – European Parliament plenary session (To 19)

LOS ANGELES (United States) – Sentencing for Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s son, on tax evasion

MADRID (Spain) – Spanish football federation presidential election

LONDON (United Kingdom) – High Court hearing to approve £3bn funding for Thames Water

WASHINGTON (United States) – 10th anniversary of the announcement of a historic rapprochement between the United States and Cuba

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

WASHINGTON (United States) – US advance retail sales (1330 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – US industrial production data (1415 GMT)

KINGSTOWN (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) – Cricket: West Indies v Bangladesh, 2nd T20