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WORLD – Black Friday, promotional shopping day VIDEO.
BEIJING (China) – Uruguay President Luis Lacalle Pou makes a state visit VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
BEIJING (China) – French FM Catherine Colonna visits VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
LISBON (Portugal) – European Identity and Democracy group political parties meet (1900 GMT) PICTURE.
PARIS (France) – UNESCO Executive Council votes on presidency
COVENTRY (United Kingdom) – Amazon workers strike over pay
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Music retailer HMV reopens flagship Oxford Street store following a four-year absence VIDEO.
WIESBADEN (Germany) – GDP Q3, final (0700 GMT)
(+) PARIS (France) – French President Macron speaks with South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol (0730 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
PARIS (France) – Nicolas Sarkozy gives evidence at his trial over alleged illegal financing of his 2012 presidential campaign (0800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
MUNICH (Germany) – Ifo business confidence survey (0900 GMT)
VIENNA (Austria) – UN nuclear watchdog IAEA holds quarterly Board of Governors meeting PICTURE. VIDEO.
SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS (France) – SophI.A Summit, international conference on artificial intelligence
(+) OSLO (Norway) – Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan visits PICTURE. (To 27)
LONDON (United Kingdom) – 130th session of the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
PRAGUE (Czech Republic) – Slovak PM Robert Fico visits VIDEO. PICTURE.
PRAGUE (Czech Republic) – UN human rights chief Volker Turk visits
NEW YORK (United States) – Civil trial of ex-president Donald Trump, two of his children, accused of fraud (exact end date to be confirmed) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (To December 29)
CANADA – EU-Canada summit VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 24)
JERUSALEM – Belgian PM Alexander De Croo and Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez visit Middle East VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
RABAT (Morocco) – Visa for Music 2023, music festival in Africa and the Middle East (To 25)
MARRAKESH (Morocco) – 20th Marrakech International Film Festival VIDEO. PICTURE. (To December 2)
(*) PRETORIA (South Africa) – Former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius’ parole application re-examined VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
N’DJAMENA (Chad) – Campaign for constitutional referendum opens (2300 GMT) VIDEO. (To December 15)
NAIROBI (Kenya) – Court due to rule on legal challenge to new taxes which argues they are unconstitutional
ARUSHA (Tanzania) – Summit of East African Community leaders
HAVANA (Cuba) – EU Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore visits (0000 GMT) (To 24)
BOGOTÁ (Colombia) – UN delegate Antonia Urrejola visits to monitor peace process with FARC (To 28)
QUITO (Ecuador) – Constitutional Court examines lawsuit aiming to legalise euthanasia in Ecuador (To 27)
SANTIAGO (Chile) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visits Chile and Antarctica (To 26)
SANTIAGO (Chile) – Parapan American Games PICTURE. (To 26)
HONIARA (Solomon Islands) – 2023 Pacific Games (To December 2)
BRISBANE (Australia) – Golf: Australian PGA Championships PICTURE. (To 26)
ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) – Auto: Formula One – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix PICTURE. (To 26)
VALENCIA (Spain) – Moto: MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix PICTURE. (To 26)
WORLD – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women VIDEO.
ISTANBUL (Turkey) – Rally to protest violence against women VIDEO.
MADRID (Spain) – Rally on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.
(+) LONDON (United Kingdom) – Pro-Palestinian march in London (1230 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
(+) ALGIERS (Algeria) – Pro-Palestinian protest (0800 GMT) VIDEO.
(*) ANTANANARIVO (Madagascar) – Results of first round of presidential election expected VIDEO.
(+) BUKAVU (DR Congo) – Nobel laureate and presidential hopeful Denis Mukwege holds campaign rally (1700 GMT) VIDEO.
MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 13: Manchester City v Liverpool (1230 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.
PHNOM PENH (Cambodia) – Annual water festival (0200 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 28)
(*) BUSAN (South Korea) – South Korea, Japan, China foreign ministers’ meeting (0500 GMT) VIDEO.
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Booker Prize winner announcement VIDEO. PICTURE.
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Rally against anti-Semitism (1330 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.
NICE (France) – Junior Eurovision Song Contest (1500 GMT)
ISRAEL – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits Israel, Oman and Qatar (To 29)
ALGIERS (Algeria) – Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, visits (To December 5)
casablanca (Morocco) – Rally in support of Palestinians and against normalisation of ties with Israel (0900 GMT) VIDEO.
ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) – Auto: Formula One – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Grand Prix PICTURE.
VALENCIA (Spain) – Moto: MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix, Grand Prix PICTURE.
BEIJING (China) – MH370 victims’ relatives compensation hearing starts in Chinese court VIDEO.
BANGKOK (Thailand) – Loy Krathong, full moon festival VIDEO. PICTURE.
(*) PARIS (France) – Trial of six teenagers in children’s court over role in killing of teacher Samuel Paty (0800 GMT) VIDEO. (To December 8)
ODINTSOVO (Russia) – Hearing of activist Maksim Lypkan, 18, accused of spreading ‘fakes’ about the Russian army on Telegram VIDEO.
ATHENS (Greece) – Lawmakers of far-right party Spartans called to testify at Supreme Court over fraud claims
(*) HELSINKI (Finland) – Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson to meet his Finnish counterpart Petteri Orpo VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – EU trade ministers meet
BARCELONA (Spain) – Union for the Mediterranean meeting VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
LONDON (United Kingdom) – 33rd session of the General Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) (To December 6)
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg holds press conference before foreign ministers meeting (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
PRAGUE (Czech Republic) – Czech unions protest against the government’s austerity measures (1200 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.
(*) HANOVER (Germany) – Eurofighter military aircraft take part in the “Hannover Shield 2023” operation (1230 GMT) PICTURE.
STRASBOURG (France) – ECHR rules on case regarding anti-Covid measures which banned public demonstrations in 2020 in Switzerland (1330 GMT)
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – ECB president Christine Lagarde testifies before European Parliament (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
VICHY (France) – Albert Londres Prize for journalism (1700 GMT)
ATLANTA (United States) – Opening arguments scheduled to begin in gang conspiracy trial of rapper Young Thug, several others VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
CASABLANCA (Morocco) – Appeal trial for Internet user Said Boukioud sentenced to five years for insulting the monarchy
ATHI RIVER (Kenya) – Court hearing for convicted US paedophile on charges of sexually assaulting young children
ANKARA (Turkey) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visits PICTURE.
PARIS (France) – International Bureau of Expositions general assembly, 2030 World Expo host decided
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – NATO foreign ministers meet PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. (To 29)
BARCELONA (Spain) – Michelin guide announces starred restaurants in Spain and Portugal PICTURE.
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Toyota Europe presents strategy at annual press event
PARIS (France) – IEFA Conference of Paris (To 29)
VILLEPINTE (France) – World Nuclear Exhibition (To 30)
OSLO (Norway) – Court hears lawsuit against government over development of three new oil fields (To December 6)
LONDON (United Kingdom) – First transatlantic flight using ‘renewable’ kerosene fuel, operated by Virgin Atlantic
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Easyjet annual results (0700 GMT)
NUREMBERG (Germany) – GFK German consumer sentiment index (0700 GMT)
STRASBOURG (France) – ECHR hearing on admissibility and merits of the case of a Hungarian ALS sufferer who wants the right to assisted suicide (0800 GMT)
FRANKFURT (Germany) – ECB monthly survey of credit growth in the eurozone (0900 GMT)
(*) ORLY (France) – Protest at call of Air France unions against company’s pull out from Orly (0900 GMT)
(+) ATLANTA (United States) – Funeral of ex-US First Lady Rosalynn Carter
WASHINGTON (United States) – US consumer confidence index (1500 GMT)
UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on situation in Syria (1500 GMT) (To 29)
CAIRO (Egypt) – Trial of Egypt former presidential hopeful Ahmed Tantawi and supporters
RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) – The ’50 Best’ annual list of the best restaurants in Latin America (1200 GMT) PICTURE.
WORLD – International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
HONG KONG (China) – Hong Kong court begins closing submissions for 47 democracy activists
TOKYO (Japan) – International Robot Exhibition (iRex) 2023 (0100 GMT) (To December 2)
PARIS (France) – Verdict in trial of Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti on charges of misusing his position to settle scores with opponents (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
PARIS (France) – Extradition hearing for Greek businessman Nikolaos Bogonikolos, wanted for espionage in US
PARIS (France) – OECD publishes world economic outlook (1000 GMT)
LISBON (Portugal) – Parliament votes on 2024 budget (1000 GMT) PICTURE.
WIESBADEN (Germany) – November inflation, first estimate (1300 GMT)
UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meeting on Israel-Palestinian issue (1500 GMT)
WASHINGTON (United States) – GDP Q3, second estimate (1330 GMT)
WASHINGTON (United States) – Federal Reserve publishes beige book survey of economic conditions (1900 GMT)
RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) – Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visits
JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia) – Red Sea Film Festival (2100 GMT) (To December 9)
NAIROBI (Kenya) – Court hears lawsuit filed by family of woman allegedly killed in 2012 by British soldier
PARIS (France) – IOC Executive Board meeting VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To December 1)
DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) – International Climate Conference COP28 (0100 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. LIVE VIDEO. (To December 12)
NEW DELHI (India) – GDP Q3
BEIJING (China) – Monthly briefing of China’s Ministry of National Defence (0700 GMT)
(+) YEREVAN (Armenia) – Negotiations on Armenia-Azerbaijan border
MOSCOW (Russia) – Pre-trial detention expires for US journalist Evan Gershkovich
ISTANBUL (Turkey) – Second hearing in corruption trial of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
VIENNA (Austria) – OPEC+ ministers meet to assess oil output VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
PARIS (France) – Pharrell Williams to hold fashion show in Hong Kong
SKOPJE (Republic of North Macedonia) – 30th OSCE Ministerial Council PICTURE. (To December 1)
FINLAND – GDP Q3 (0600 GMT)
MOSCOW (Russia) – Russian Supreme Court studies request to ban ‘LGBT+ movement’ (0700 GMT)
PARIS (France) – GDP Q1 (0745 GMT)
PARIS (France) – Inflation for November, estimate (0745 GMT)
MILAN (Italy) – Inflation for November (0900 GMT)
NUREMBERG (Germany) – Unemployment figures for November (0900 GMT)
MILAN (Italy) – Unemployment for October (0900 GMT)
WARSAW (Poland) – Constitutional court rules on legality of provisional or fixed penalties imposed by the CJEU (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone inflation for November, first estimate (1000 GMT)
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone unemployed data for October (1000 GMT)
STRASBOURG (France) – Council of Europe publishes report on history teaching in 17 European countries (1130 GMT)
UNITED STATES – First anniversary of the launch of ChatGPT
OTTAWA (Canada) – GDP Q3 results (1330 GMT)
WASHINGTON (United States) – US personal income data (1330 GMT)
UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council decides on renewal of mission in Sudan (1500 GMT)
UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on North Korea (1530 GMT)
DOHA (Qatar) – Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visits
ABUJA (Nigeria) – ECOWAS decides on complaint over coup from ousted president Mohamed Bazoum’s lawyers VIDEO.
SANTIAGO (Chile) – National Statistical Institute announces Chile’s October mining production index (1200 GMT)
SYDNEY (Australia) – Golf: Australian Open, men and women (0000 GMT) PICTURE. (To December 3)
LOS ANGELES (United States) – Golf: Hero World Challenge (To December 3)
DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) – Pope Francis travels to Dubai for the COP28 climate talks PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 3)
WORLD – World AIDS day
FRANCE – S&P Global Ratings updates country rating
BERN (Switzerland) – GDP Q3 (0800 GMT)
PARIS (France) – Judgement in trial over hacking of US financial platform Platypus (1230 GMT)
ATLANTA (United States) – Debate on Fox News between California Governor Gavin Newsom and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (0200 GMT)
NEW YORK (United States) – Beyonce ‘Renaissance’ film released in theatres
LOS ANGELES (United States) – US actor Macaulay Culkin gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star (2000 GMT) VIDEO.
RAMAT GAN (Israel) – 50th anniversary of death of David Ben Gurion, who founded the state of Israel in 1948
NAIROBI (Kenya) – Court hearing in case filed by widow of slain Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif against Kenyan police
(+) KINSHASA (DR Congo) – Trial of Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera (0900 GMT)
QUITO (Ecuador) – Start of commercial operation of the Quito subway
(+) SANTIAGO (Chile) – Chile central bank delivers October’s monthly economic activity index (1130 GMT)
RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) – Football: Saudi League – day 15: Al Hilal v Al Nassr (1800 GMT)
WORLD – International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
MOSCOW (Russia) – Hearing of a Russian woman accused of involvement in an attack that killed a famous military blogger
MEDELLÍN (Colombia) – 30th anniversary of the death of Pablo Escobar
HAMBURG (Germany) – Football: UEFA Euro 2024 final draw PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
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