International 7-Day News Agenda

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

WORLD - Eid al-Fitr holiday for Muslims PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

WASHINGTON (United States) - Japanese PM Fumio Kishida conducts state visit PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 11)

HANOI (Vietnam) - Vatican's de facto foreign minister Paul Richard Gallagher visits VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 14)

KOH SAMUI (Thailand) - Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, son of a Spanish actor, on trial for murder VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (To May 3)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Parliament plenary mini-session (0830 GMT) (To 11)

BARCELONA (Spain) - Ocean Decade Conference debates the sustainable management of the oceans (1200 GMT) PICTURE. (To 12)

LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK premiere of film 'Challengers' (1700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

PARIS (France) - Paris Blockchain Week (To 11)

GENEVA (Switzerland) - Watches and Wonders Geneva, luxury watch fair (To 15)

WASHINGTON (United States) - President Joe Biden meets Japanese PM Fumio Kishida during state visit PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

(+) MIAMI (United States) - Argentina's President Javier Milei receives 'ambassador of light' distinction from Jewish Orthodox congregation

OTTAWA (Canada) - PM Justin Trudeau testifies before the Commission on Foreign Interference PICTURE.

WASHINGTON (United States) - Top world antitrust officials attend ABA legal conference (To 12)

OTTAWA (Canada) - French PM Gabriel Attal visits VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 13)

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

(*) LOS ANGELES (United States) - Chinese pianist Lang Lang gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star (1900 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

LAS VEGAS (United States) - Cinemacon, annual gathering of movie theater owners PICTURE. (To 11)

CARACAS (Venezuela) - 7th round of peace talks between Colombian govt and ELN guerrilla group PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 22)

PANAMA CITY (Panama) - Trial of 27 in connection with 'Panama Papers' tax evasion scandal PICTURE. (To 26)

(+) BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Protest against the ecnomic policies of President Javier Milei (1400 GMT) PICTURE.

MADRID (Spain) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Quarter final First Leg: Atletico Madrid (ESP) v Borussia Dortmund (GER) (1900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

PARIS (France) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Quarter final First Leg: Paris SG (FRA) v Barcelona (ESP) (1900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

MONTE CARLO (Principality of Monaco) - Tennis: ATP tour 2024 - Monte-Carlo Masters PICTURE. (To 14)

(+) VIENNA (Austria) - IAEA holds special meeting on Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station PICTURE. VIDEO.

WORLD - World Parkinson's Day

(*) WORLD - Release of 'Fallout' series on Amazon Prime Video (0100 GMT)

HO CHI MINH CITY (Vietnam) - Verdict in fraud trial of property tycoon Truong My Lan

PYONGYANG (North Korea) - Top Chinese official Zhao Leji visits (To 13)

HONG KONG (China) - Sentencing of Portuguese national Joseph John in Hong Kong under national security law

PAMPANGA (Philippines) - US-Philippines air force joint military exercise "Cope Thunder" VIDEO.

MANILA (Philippines) - Asian Development Bank updates economic outlook (0000 GMT)

TOKYO (Japan) - Fast Retailing half-year results (0600 GMT)

PARIS (France) - Cannes Film Festival official selection announced (0900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

(+) MOSCOW (Russia) - President Vladimir Putin hosts Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko PICTURE.

LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - Eurozone finance ministers meet (Eurogroup)

WARSAW (Poland) - Opening of parliamentary debate on the possible liberalisation of abortion PICTURE.

SLOVAKIA - Slovak, Ukrainian governments joint meeting VIDEO.

MILAN (Italy) - G7 transport meeting PICTURE. (To 13)

LISBON (Portugal) - New government presents programme to parliament (0900 GMT) PICTURE.

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

ROME (Italy) - Italian PM Giorgia Meloni meets EU Council President Charles Michel (0930 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

(+) BERLIN (Germany) - FM Annalena Baerbock, Chile FM Alberto van Klaveren hold a press conference (1215 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

FRANKFURT (Germany) - ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1245 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

PARIS (France) - OECD publishes annual statistics on global development assistance (1300 GMT)

FÁTIMA (Portugal) - Bishops hold press conference to call for compensation for victims of child crime (1400 GMT)

(+) WARSAW (Poland) - Poland hosts meeting of several European heads of government with EU Council President Charles Michel (1500 GMT) PICTURE.

BERLIN (Germany) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius attend ceremony in honour of soldiers deployed in Mali (1600 GMT) PICTURE.

LONDON (United Kingdom) - BAFTA Games Awards (1800 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) - President Joe Biden hosts Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, Japan's PM Fumio Kishida

UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN Security Council meets behind closed doors on Palestinian request for membership of UN (1900 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) - Japan's PM Fumio Kishida addresses joint session of Congress during state visit VIDEO.

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

(+) UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN Security Council meets on humanitarian situation in Ukraine (1400 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivers curtain raiser speech ahead of Spring meetings (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 15)

WASHINGTON (United States) - G20 press conference on sidelines of IMF spring meetings (1700 GMT)

(+) MIAMI (United States) - Argentina's President Javier Milei speaks at Florida International University (2000 GMT)

KHARTOUM (Sudan) - 5th anniversary of ousting of president Omar al-Bashir

(+) ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) - Gabon's transitional president General Brice Oligui Nguema visits (To 13)

LOME (Togo) - Togo opposition parties call for protests over election delay (1000 GMT) VIDEO. (To 13)

SANTIAGO (Chile) - CUT trade union protest calling for end to political impasse (1400 GMT) PICTURE.

AUGUSTA (United States) - Golf: PGA Tour 2024 - Masters 2024 (To 14)

BEIJING (China) - Trade figures for March (0300 GMT)

(+) MOSCOW (Russia) - President Vladimir Putin, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko celebrate Cosmonautics Day PICTURE.

LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU finance ministers meet (Ecofin)

LONDON (United Kingdom) - GDP for February (0600 GMT)

WIESBADEN (Germany) - March inflation, final estimate (0600 GMT)

PARIS (France) - Inflation for March (0645 GMT)

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

BERLIN (Germany) - Pro-Palestinian activists gather for conference to denounce Israel and war in Gaza (0800 GMT) (To 14)

(+) OSLO (Norway) - PM Jonas Gahr Store hosts Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez (0930 GMT)

BERLIN (Germany) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosts Georgia's PM Irakli Kobakhidze (0930 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

(+) VIENNA (Austria) - Chancellor Karl Nehammer hosts European Council President Charles Michel, several EU leaders (1600 GMT)

LOS ANGELES (United States) - 'Civil War,' film from Alex Garland and A24, released in US and UK theaters

INDIO (United States) - Coachella music festival, first weekend (To 14)

NEW YORK (United States) - JP Morgan Q1 results (1100 GMT)

MIAMI (United States) - Sentencing at trial of Victor Manuel Rocha, ex-US ambassador accused of spying for Cuba (1730 GMT)

(+) LONDON (United Kingdom) - March in support of Palestinians (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

LOS ANGELES (United States) - Breakthrough Prize award ceremony, the 'Oscars of science'

SCHNECKSVILLE (United States) - Former US president Donald Trump holds a rally (2300 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

AINTREE (United Kingdom) - Racing: Grand National horse race (1500 GMT) PICTURE.

LONDON (United Kingdom) - Rugby Union: Women's Six Nations Championship, day 3: Scotland v England (1315 GMT)

CORK (Ireland) - Rugby Union: Women's Six Nations Championship, day 3: Ireland v Wales (1545 GMT)

CHINA - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits VIDEO. (To 16)

SOUTH KOREA - US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield visits (To 20)

SINGAPORE (Singapore) - New Zealand PM Christoper Luxon visits (0000 GMT) (To 16)

HONG KONG (China) - 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards (0830 GMT) VIDEO.

SEVILLE (Spain) - Seville Fair VIDEO. (To 20)

LONDON (United Kingdom) - Olivier Awards (1600 GMT) PICTURE.

WASHINGTON (United States) - Pakistan officials visit IMF seeking fresh bailout package (1300 GMT) (To 15)

CHIBOK (Nigeria) - 10th anniversary of abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram VIDEO.

PARIS (France) - Rugby Union: Women's Six Nations Championship, day 3: France v Italy (1130 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) - Trial starts of Donald Trump over alleged hush-money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF/ World Bank spring meetings 2024 PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 20)

PARIS (France) - 5th anniversary of fire that destroyed the roof of Notre-Dame cathedral

THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - ICJ public hearings in Armenia v. Azerbaijan case alleging breach of UN racial discrimination treaty PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 19)

ATHENS (Greece) - Our Ocean international conference (To 17)

PARIS (France) - Conference to raise humanitarian aid for Sudan PICTURE.

(*) MADRID (Spain) - PM Pedro Sanchez hosts Portugal's PM Luis Montenegro PICTURE. VIDEO.

BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU energy ministers informal meeting (To 16)

LONDON (United Kingdom) - UK Rwanda bill heads back to the House of Commons

SANTA FE (United States) - Sentencing of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed after being convicted over fatal shooting on set of 'Rust' (1600 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) - President Joe Biden hosts Czech PM Petr Fiala

WASHINGTON (United States) - President Joe Biden hosts Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia al-Sudani

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

NEW YORK (United States) - Goldman Sachs Q1 results (1330 GMT)

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

KHARTOUM (Sudan) - First anniversary of start of conflict between rival generals VIDEO.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Web Summit 2024 in Rio de Janeiro PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 18)

RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) - Sports court (STJD) hears case against John Textor, Botafogo football club owner (1600 GMT)

BARCELONA (Spain) - Tennis: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz attends sponsor event, one month ahead of the French Open (1600 GMT) VIDEO.

BEIJING (China) - President Xi Jinping hosts German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF publishes its global economic forecasts (1300 GMT)

JINDO (South Korea) - 10th anniversary of ferry shipwreck off South Korea leaving more than 300 dead, including 250 high school children

ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - Hearing on appeals against cypher case conviction related to Imran Khan

BEIJING (China) - GDP Q1, retail sales figures, industrial production and other indicators (0200 GMT)

BANGKOK (Thailand) - New Zealand PM Christoper Luxon visits (0700 GMT) (To 18)

PARIS (France) - LVMH Q1 results

VERCORS REGIONAL NATURAL PARK (France) - President Emmanuel Macron launches D-Day commemorations VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - Stellantis general meeting of shareholders

GRENOBLE (France) - Mountain Planet, international mountain trade show (To 18)

LONDON (United Kingdom) - Monthly report on employment and unemployment (0600 GMT)

LARISSA (Greece) - Operation EUNAVFOR ASPIDES press conference on security in Red Sea following Houthi attacks (0900 GMT) PICTURE.

GENEVA (Switzerland) - UN Institute for Disarmament Research (Unidir) gives update on AI and international security (1130 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) - Salman Rushdie's book 'Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder' released

NEW YORK (United States) - Morgan Stanley Q1 results (1130 GMT)

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

WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) released (1400 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) - G24 countries hold a press conference (1630 GMT)

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

NEW YORK (United States) - New York Fed President John Williams, Bank of France Governor François Villeroy de Galhau in discussion (1630 GMT)

UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN Security Council meets behind closed doors on Western Sahara (1900 GMT)

OTTAWA (Canada) - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presents federal government budget in House of Commons (2000 GMT) VIDEO.

OLYMPIA (Greece) - Olympics: The Olympic flame is lit for 2024 Paris Olympic Games PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

BARCELONA (Spain) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Quarter final Second Leg: Barcelona (ESP) v Paris SG (FRA) (1900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

DORTMUND (Germany) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Quarter final Second Leg: Borussia Dortmund (GER) v Atletico Madrid (ESP) (1900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

SOLOMON ISLANDS - General election VIDEO.

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

(+) CANBERRA (Australia) - Defence Minister Richard Marles speaks on National Defence Strategy (0230 GMT)

BANGKOK (Thailand) - PM Srettha Thavisin hosts New Zealand PM Christoper Luxon (0700 GMT)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit (To 18)

CROATIA - Legislative election VIDEO.

MOSCOW (Russia) - Supreme Court considers appeal by imprisoned opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Mourza (0700 GMT)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Defence & Security conference

PARIS (France) - Film 'Resilient Man' released about dancer Steven McRae

CAPRI (Italy) - G7 foreign ministers meeting VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 19)

VELDHOVEN (Netherlands) - ASML Q1 results (0500 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) - Inflation for March (0600 GMT)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Eurozone inflation for March, second estimate (0900 GMT)

GREECE - General strike (1100 GMT) PICTURE.

CHATTANOOGA (United States) - Workers at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, TN vote on whether to unionize with UAW

BEVERLY HILLS (United States) - 100th anniversary of the birth of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation

UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN Security Council meets on role of young people in security challenges in the Mediterranean (1400 GMT)

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

(+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate hearing on Boeing safety (1800 GMT)

TUNIS (Tunisia) - Trial of journalist Mohamed Boughalleb, accused of 'insulting others' on social media (0800 GMT)

NAIROBI (Kenya) - Labour court hears case on doctors strike

MEXICO CITY (Mexico) - 10th anniversary of the death of the Columbian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez

BOGOTÁ (Colombia) - President Gustavo Petro hosts Brazil President Lula Da Silva VIDEO.

MUNICH (Germany) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Quarter final Second Leg: Bayern Munich (GER) v Arsenal (ENG) (1900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) - Football: UEFA Champions League - Quarter final Second Leg: Manchester City (ENG) v Real Madrid (ESP) (1900 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

(*) PARIS (France) - Olympics: French athletes' outfits for the opening ceremony unveiled ahead of Paris 2024 Olympic Games (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

BEIJING (China) - Beijing International Film Festival PICTURE. (To 26)

NEPAL - 10th anniversary of Everest avalanche that killed 16 Nepali guides

MANILA (Philippines) - New Zealand PM Christoper Luxon visits (0600 GMT) (To 20)

LE HAVRE (France) - Trial of teacher on charges after displaying a knife in front of students

BRUSSELS (Belgium) - 'Ukraine's Future Summit' conference on boosting EU-Ukraine economic ties

AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - 2024 World Press Photo winners announcement PICTURE. VIDEO.

PARIS (France) - Danone Q1 results

LONDON (United Kingdom) - Trial of five Just Stop Oil protesters over storming of Les Miserables performance

(*) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Sentencing of several men in connection with online streaming of 'extreme body modifications' (To 19)

LONDON (United Kingdom) - Deliveroo Q1 results (0600 GMT)

PARIS (France) - LVMH general meeting (0830 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) - US licenses for Venezuelan oil expire PICTURE. VIDEO.

UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN Security Council ministerial levl meeting on Gaza (1400 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) - Procter & Gamble Q3 results (1230 GMT)

LE MANS (France) - Moto: Endurance World Championship, 24 horus of Le Mans (To 21)

ZAGREB (Croatia) - Rally: World Rally Championship (WRC), Rally Croatia PICTURE. (To 21)

THE WOODLANDS (United States) - Golf: LPGA Tour 2024 - The Chevron Championship 2024 (To 21)

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