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CARACAS (Venezuela) – Opposition demonstrations on the eve of the presidential inauguration VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
CARACAS (Venezuela) – Pro-Maduro supporters stage counter protest against opposition VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.
(*) WASHINGTON (United States) – State funeral service for former president Jimmy Carter LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIDEO.
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE (Germany) – Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting (1000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
WASHINGTON (United States) – Former president Jimmy Carter lies in state in US Capitol rotunda VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 9)
ROME (Italy) – Foreign Ministers from US, France, Britain, Germany and Italy meet on Syria VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
TAIWAN – Taiwan’s military holds combat readiness training PICTURE. VIDEO.
MANILA (Philippines) – Catholic parade of the Black Nazarene icon PICTURE. VIDEO.
BEIJING (China) – Ministry of Commerce weekly briefing VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
MUMBAI (India) – Tata Consultancy Services Q3 results VIDEO.
(+) CHEQUERS (United Kingdom) – Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts French President Emmanuel Macron for talks LIVE VIDEO.
VATICAN CITY (Holy See) – Pope Francis gives greetings to foreign diplomatic corps (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
ROME (Italy) – Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni gives her annual press conference (1000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
PARIS (France) – European Space Agency (ESA) Director Josef Aschbacher gives annual press conference (0900 GMT)
(+) ATHENS (Greece) – Burial of former prime minister Costas Simitis (1000 GMT) VIDEO.
(+) UNITED KINGDOM – UK foreign minister David Lammy delivers speech outlining his priorities for British diplomacy (1130 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
PARIS (France) – Airbus annual orders and deliveries figures (1700 GMT)
VIENNA (Austria) – Protest to ‘sound alarm’ after far right gets mandate to try to form government (1700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.
WARSAW (Poland) – Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya visits VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 10)
HATAY (Turkey) – EU medical supplies to cross Turkey border into Syria
(+) MOSCOW (Russia) – President Vladimir Putin presides over government meeting VIDEO.
(*) BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – Republika Srpska ‘National Day’, deemed unconstitutional by Bosnia LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO.
LAS VEGAS (United States) – Consumer Electronics Show (CES) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 10)
WASHINGTON (United States) – Elon Musk ‘conversation’ with AfD’s Alice Weidel on X (1800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
(+) PLAINS (United States) – Remains of former US President Jimmy Carter return to Georgia PICTURE.
BEIRUT (Lebanon) – Parliament holds session to elect a president (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
BEIRUT (Lebanon) – French special envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian visits VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
MAPUTO (Mozambique) – Opposition leader Venancio Mondlane, heading protests returns from exile VIDEO. PICTURE.
(*) KIGALI (Rwanda) – President Paul Kagame holds press conference (1300 GMT) VIDEO.
ABUJA (Nigeria) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
OUIDAH (Benin) – Vodun Days festivities PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 11)
SANTO DOMINGO (Dominican Republic) – Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia visits VIDEO. PICTURE.
(+) PANAMA CITY (Panama) – Martyrs’ Day, commemorating 1964 anti-US riot that left over 20 dead PICTURE.
(*) MEXICO CITY (Mexico) – Demonstration outside Venezuelan embassy ahead of Nicolas Maduro taking office for third term as president in Venezuela (2230 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.
JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia) – Football: Spanish Super Cup semi-final – Real Madrid v Mallorca (1900 GMT)
SAUDI ARABIA – Auto Rally: Dakar Rally VIDEO. (To 17)
(*) BONN (Germany) – Copernicus Climate Change Service presents annual Global Climate Highlights 2024 VIDEO.
CARACAS (Venezuela) – Presidential inauguration of Nicolas Maduro VIDEO.
NEW YORK (United States) – Sentencing of Donald Trump over cover-up of hush-money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
JAKARTA (Indonesia) – Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visits VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 11)
PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia) – Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim hosts Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (0100 GMT)
ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) – First flight by Pakistan national carrier departs for EU after four-year ban (0400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.
GENEVA (Switzerland) – World Meteorological Organization (WMO) releases 2024 consolidated global temperature figures VIDEO.
(+) BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Car of the Year 2025 award ceremony VIDEO.
LONDON (United Kingdom) – 80th birthday of rock singer Rod Stewart
PETUSHKI (Russia) – Verdict expected for Navalny’s lawyers on extremism charges (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.
(+) VIENNA (Austria) – Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg takes over as caretaker chancellor (1000 GMT) PICTURE.
(+) BUCHAREST (Romania) – Protest by supporters of Calin Georgescu, far-right candidate in cancelled presidential election (1000 GMT) PICTURE.
(+) BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) – Demonstration against the pro-Russian policy of Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government (1600 GMT) PICTURE.
CAPE CANAVERAL (United States) – First launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket (0600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
(*) LOS ANGELES (United States) – LA premiere of ‘The Last Showgirl’ with Pamela Anderson (0300 GMT) VIDEO.
WASHINGTON (United States) – Supreme Court hears TikTok’s appeal of a law forcing its Chinese owner to sell or shut it down
DETROIT (United States) – Detroit auto show (To 20)
NEW YORK (United States) – Delta Air Lines Q4 and annual results (1130 GMT)
WASHINGTON (United States) – US employment report (1330 GMT)
(+) DAMASCUS (Syria) – Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani visits
Wadi Al Kharar, Bethany (Jordan) – Catholics inaugurate Church of the Baptism of the Lord in the Baptism site (0930 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.
ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) – Ethiopia Stock Exchange launches PICTURE.
TEGUCIGALPA (Honduras) – First hearing in trial of former general who led coup accused in protester’s death PICTURE. VIDEO.
RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) – Inflation for December and year 2024 (1200 GMT)
LIMA (Peru) – Venezuelan community protest as Nicolas Maduro is inaugurated for third term as president in Venezuela (1400 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.
(+) GUATEMALA CITY (Guatemala) – President Bernardo Arevalo awards country’s highest honor to OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro (1600 GMT) PICTURE.
(+) PATACAMAYA (Bolivia) – Rural supporters of Evo Morales begin march towards La Paz from a town in the Andes (2200 GMT)
EUROPE – Rugby Union: Champions Cup, 1st round day 3 PICTURE. (To 12)
BEIJING (China) – 5th anniversary of announcement of first death from pneumonia ‘of unknown cause’ in Wuhan, eventually named Covid-19 PICTURE. VIDEO.
(+) BEIJING (China) – 11th China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue, Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves attends VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
(+) BEIJING (China) – Grenada PM Dickon Mitchell to visit China (To 17)
ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) – Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) conference focusing on girls’ education in Muslim communities (To 12)
TAIPEI (Taiwan) – Taiwan People’s Party protests indictment, detention of founder (0600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.
(+) LA TRINITÉ-SUR-MER (France) – Funeral of Jean-Marie Le Pen VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
BERLIN (Germany) – Social Democratic Party (SPD) congress to officially sign-off on their candidate for chancellor ahead of election PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
RIESA (Germany) – Farright AfD party hold their party congress on their election program PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 12)
THE HAGUE (Netherlands) – Extinction rebellion blocks major motorway (0800 GMT) VIDEO.
(+) ABÉCHÉ (Chad) – Departure of French soldiers from Abéché base VIDEO.
CAPE TOWN (South Africa) – African National Congress (ANC) 113th anniversary (0500 GMT) PICTURE.
ADELBODEN (Switzerland) – Alpine Skiing: 2024/2025 Men’s World Cup – Adelboden PICTURE. (To 12)
(*) ADELBODEN (Switzerland) – Alpine Skiing: 2024/2025 Men’s World Cup – Adelboden: Slalom (0930 GMT) PICTURE.
ST ANTON (Austria) – Alpine Skiing: 2024/2025 Women’s World Cup – St. Anton am Arlberg (To 12)
CROATIA – Presidential election run-off vote VIDEO.
BUCHAREST (Romania) – Far-right protest after presidential election cancelled PICTURE. VIDEO.
BEVERLY HILLS (United States) – AARP The Magazine’s 21st annual movies for grownups awards (0200 GMT) PICTURE.
HAITI – 15th anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti that killed some 200,000 people
SANTA MONICA (United States) – 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards PICTURE.
(+) LA MARSA (Tunisia) – Protest for release of Sherifa Riahi, former president of a migrant rights association (1000 GMT)
COMOROS – Parliamentary election, opposition parties have said they will boycott PICTURE.
MEXICO CITY (Mexico) – President Claudia Sheinbaum leads rally with supporters to mark 100 days in office VIDEO. PICTURE.
MELBOURNE (Australia) – Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments – Australian Open PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 26)
JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia) – Football: Spanish Super Cup final (1900 GMT)
GENEVA (Switzerland) – Iran, France, UK and Germany hold new nuclear talks
PRAYAGRAJ (India) – Hindu Kumbh Mela festival VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To February 26)
RAWALPINDI (Pakistan) – Ex-prime minister Imran Khan expected to be sentenced in graft case VIDEO.
MANILA (Philippines) – Bloc-voting sect expected to hold rallies against the proposed impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte PICTURE. VIDEO.
(+) WARSAW (Poland) – Defence Ministers from Germany, France, Italy and Britain visit VIDEO.
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Court hears lawsuit against Apple, accused of taking advantage of its app store’s dominant position (To February 28)
BERLIN (Germany) – IG Metall Berlin union holds press conference (1000 GMT)
LIMA (Peru) – Prosecutors summon President Dina Boluarte to testify about her nose surgery (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
SEOUL (South Korea) – First hearing in impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol PICTURE. VIDEO. GRAPHIC.
BEIJING (China) – Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visits (To 16)
SHANGHAI (China) – CPPCC’s Shanghai Committee hosts opening session of 3rd plenary (0100 GMT)
MOSCOW (Russia) – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov holds annual press conference (0830 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
(+) PARIS (France) – Prime Minister Francois Bayrou delivers general policy statement to MPs
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Games Workshop (Warhammer) half-year results (0700 GMT)
PARIS (France) – Oxfam briefing ahead of Davos report on inequality (0800 GMT)
GENEVA (Switzerland) – Press conference to present the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos (1300 GMT)
WASHINGTON (United States) – US Producer Price Index (1330 GMT)
GUATEMALA CITY (Guatemala) – President Bernardo Arevalo reports to congress on first year of government (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.
FLACHAU (Austria) – Alpine Skiing: 2024/2025 Women’s World Cup – Flachau PICTURE.
NORWAY – Handball: Men’s Handball World Championship 2025 (To February 2)
GENEVA (Switzerland) – World Economic Forum launches its annual Global Risks report (0900 GMT)
WIESBADEN (Germany) – GDP annual figures for 2024 (0900 GMT)
PARIS (France) – Euronext CEO Stephane Boujnah gives press conference (1000 GMT)
(+) LONDON (United Kingdom) – BAFTA Film Awards nominations are announced (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
LISBON (Portugal) – Firefighters strike (1200 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.
(+) CAPE CANAVERAL (United States) – Launch of NASA’s Blue Ghost lunar lander
NEW YORK (United States) – JPMorgan Chase Q4 results (1145 GMT)
NEW YORK (United States) – Wells Fargo Q4 results (1200 GMT)
WASHINGTON (United States) – US consumer price index (1330 GMT)
UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres presents 2025 priorities to the General Assembly (1500 GMT)
UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council votes on renewing sanctions against Libya (1500 GMT)
UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on Yemen (1530 GMT)
(*) WASHINGTON (United States) – Federal Reserve publishes beige book survey of economic conditions (1900 GMT)
NAIROBI (Kenya) – Plea hearing for police officers accused of crimes against humanity over killing of baby during 2017 post-election violence
MAPUTO (Mozambique) – Swearing in of president-elect Daniel Chapo VIDEO. PICTURE.
VANUATU – General election
TAIPEI (Taiwan) – TSMC Q4 results (0600 GMT)
NEW YORK (United States) – Bank of America annual results (1145 GMT)
NEW YORK (United States) – Goldman Sachs Q4 results (1230 GMT)
NEW YORK (United States) – Morgan Stanley Q4 results (1230 GMT)
WASHINGTON (United States) – US advance retail sales (1330 GMT)
OTTAWA (Canada) – Court sentencing of trucker convoy protest leader Pat King, convicted of five charges including mischief (1400 GMT) (To 17)
UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres holds New Year media briefing (1700 GMT)
MOSCOW (Russia) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visits VIDEO. (To 18)
KOBE (Japan) – 30th anniversary of the Kobe, Japan, earthquake which left more than 6,000 dead
(*) TAIPEI (Taiwan) – Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visits (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.
PARIS (France) – Fiftieth anniversary of abortion being legalised in France in a law championed by health minister and women’s rights icon Simone Veil
MILAN (Italy) – Milan Fashion Week Menswear, Autumn/Winter 2025 (To 21)
MONACO (Principality of Monaco) – Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival (To 26)
WENGEN (Switzerland) – Alpine Skiing: 2024/2025 Men’s World Cup – Wengen PICTURE. (To 19)
DRESDEN (Germany) – ISU Short Track skating European Championships PICTURE. (To 19)
EUROPE – Rugby Union: Champions Cup, 1st round day 4 PICTURE. (To 19)
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