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International 7-Day News Agenda

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(+) : Event added in the last 24 hours.

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

WASHINGTON (United States) – Inauguration ceremony of President Donald Trump PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

(*) JERUSALEM – Truce in Israel-Hamas war VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To March 2)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – World Economic Forum annual meeting PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 24)

STRASBOURG (France) – European Parliamentary Session (1100 GMT) (To 23)

MILAN (Italy) – Milan Fashion Week Menswear, Autumn/Winter 2025 PICTURE. (To 21)

ANKARA (Turkey) – EU crisis management chief Hadja Lahbib visits VIDEO. (To 22)

(*) DAVOS (Switzerland) – Crystal awards ceremony, WEF honours David Beckham (1730 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

(*) WASHINGTON (United States) – President Donald Trump attends inaugural balls PICTURE.

(+) JOINT BASE ANDREWS (United States) – Outgoing-president Joe Biden departs Joint Base Andrews in Sendoff Ceremony (1800 GMT) PICTURE.

PANAMA CITY (Panama) – Trial of Panama ex-presidents Ricardo Martinelli and Juan Carlos Varela, accused of money laundering with Brazilian group Odebrecht (0500 GMT) (To February 28)

(*) MEXICO CITY (Mexico) – Protesters burn pinata of Donald Trump outside US embassy as he takes office as US president (1800 GMT) VIDEO.

MELBOURNE (Australia) – Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments – Australian Open PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 26)

NORWAY – Handball: Men’s Handball World Championship 2025 (To February 2)

MULTAN (Pakistan) – Cricket: Pakistan v West Indies, first Test (To 21)

SEOUL (South Korea) – Third hearing in impeachment trial of Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

(*) LONDON (United Kingdom) – Court begins hearing lawsuit brought by Prince Harry against The Sun publisher over alleged unlawful information gathering VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To April 1)

PARIS (France) – Paris Fashion Week, Menswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 26)

PARIS (France) – Paris appeal court decision on ‘Karachi affair’ case over arms sales, illegal kickbacks scandal (1230 GMT) VIDEO.

BAKU (Azerbaijan) – Hearing in war crimes trial of Karabakh separatist leaders VIDEO.

(+) MOSCOW (Russia) – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan VIDEO. PICTURE.

(+) ANKARA (Turkey) – Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard visits

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

(*) BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) – Prime Minister Robert Fico faces no confidence vote

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – European new car sales figures for 2024 (0700 GMT)

ROSTOV-ON-DON (Russia) – Trial of eight accused of October 2022 Crimean bridge attack begins (0700 GMT) VIDEO.

GENEVA (Switzerland) – Launch of the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (1300 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Conversation with David Beckham (0830 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Special address by Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission (0950 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Special address by Ding Xuexiang, vice-premier of China (1020 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Special address by Olaf Scholz, federal chancellor of Germany (1300 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Special address by Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine (1330 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Special address by Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa (1445 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Conversation with Pham Minh Chinh, prime minister of Vietnam (1530 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Conversation with Isaac Herzog, president of Israel (1600 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Conversation with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of Qatar (1630 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Conversation with Friedrich Merz, leader of the opposition in Germany (1700 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – Senate hearing on confirmation of Doug Collins as US Secretary of Veterans Affairs

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meeting on combating terrorism in Africa (1500 GMT)

LOS GATOS (United States) – Netflix Q4 results (2100 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – United Airlines Q4 results (2105 GMT)

(*) DAR ES SALAAM (Tanzania) – Main opposition party Chadema party to choose leaders

COTONOU (Benin) – Trial of businessman Olivier Boko and former minister Oswald Homeky for alleged ‘attempted coup’ in Benin VIDEO.

(+) SANTIAGO (Chile) – Press conference announces tender to expand the Port of San Antonio (1130 GMT) PICTURE.

PLAN DE CORONES (Italy) – Alpine Skiing: 2024/2025 Women’s World Cup – Kronplatz PICTURE.

EUROPE – Football: UEFA Europa League – league phase matchday 7 PICTURE. (To 23)

AUSTRALIA – Cycling: World Tour, Tour Down Under 2025 PICTURE. (To 26)

BERGAMO (Italy) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 7: Atalanta (ITA) v Sturm Graz (AUT) (1745 GMT) PICTURE.

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 7: Monaco (FRA) v Aston Villa (ENG) (1745 GMT) PICTURE.

MADRID (Spain) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 7: Atletico Madrid (ESP) v Bayer Leverkusen (GER) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

LISBON (Portugal) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 7: Benfica (POR) v Barcelona (ESP) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

BOLOGNA (Italy) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 7: Bologna (ITA) v Borussia Dortmund (GER) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

BRUGES (Belgium) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 7: Club Brugge (BEL) v Juventus (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

BELGRADE (Serbia) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 7: Crvena Zvezda Beograd (SRB) v PSV Eindhoven (NED) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 7: Liverpool (ENG) v Lille (FRA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 7: Slovan Bratislava (SVK) v VfB Stuttgart (GER) (2000 GMT)

THE HAGUE (Netherlands) – Court gives verdict in case between Greenpeace and Dutch state over nitrogen reduction (0900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

(*) PARIS (France) – President Emmanuel Macron hosts German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

(*) MOSCOW (Russia) – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubayev VIDEO.

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – European Defence Agency annual conference VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

(+) OSLO (Norway) – Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk visits

PARIS (France) – Ubisoft holds labour talks

MADRID (Spain) – Madrid International Tourism Fair (FITUR) (To 26)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Christie’s auctions Jeff Beck guitar collection VIDEO. PICTURE.

(*) DUBLIN (Ireland) – Parliament formally elects new centre-right coalition VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

(+) PRISTINA (Kosovo) – Museum dedicated to children who experienced Kosovo’s 1990s war opens (1700 GMT) VIDEO.

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Conversation with Anwar Ibrahim, prime minister of Malaysia (0915 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Special Address by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (1030 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Conversation with Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s vice-president for strategic affairs (1230 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Special address by Pedro Sanchez, prime minister of Spain (1445 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Conversation with Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Mustafa (1500 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – Halliburton Q4 results (1145 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – Procter & Gamble Q2 results (1200 GMT)

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

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on Haiti (2000 GMT) VIDEO.

LEIPZIG (Germany) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 7: RB Leipzig (GER) v Sporting Lisbon (POR) (1745 GMT) PICTURE.

GELSENKIRCHEN (Germany) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 7: Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Brest (FRA) (1745 GMT) PICTURE.

MILAN (Italy) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 7: AC Milan (ITA) v Girona (ESP) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 7: Arsenal (ENG) v Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

GLASGOW (United Kingdom) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 7: Celtic (SCO) v Young Boys (SUI) (2000 GMT)

ROTTERDAM (Netherlands) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 7: Feyenoord (NED) v Bayern Munich (GER) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

PARIS (France) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 7: Paris SG (FRA) v Manchester City (ENG) (2000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

MADRID (Spain) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 7: Real Madrid (ESP) v Salzburg (AUT) (2000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

PRAGUE (Czech Republic) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 7: Sparta Praha (CZE) v Inter Milan (ITA) (2000 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Special address at World Economic Forum by US President Donald Trump, via videoconference (1600 GMT)

WUHAN (China) – 5th anniversary of the first Covid-19 lockdown VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

HOLLYWOOD (United States) – Academy Awards Oscar nominations announced (1630 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.

SEOUL (South Korea) – Fourth hearing in impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

BANGKOK (Thailand) – Law legalising same-sex marriage comes into effect VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

SEOUL (South Korea) – GDP Q4 and annual 2024

(+) LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) – Sentencing of Axel Rudakubana who pleaded guilty to murder of three girls in Southport

MOSCOW (Russia) – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov chairs council for ‘protection of rights of citizens living abroad’

BERLIN (Germany) – Keynote speech of Friedrich Merz on Germany’s foreign and European policy priorities (1130 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Special Address by Javier Milei, President of Argentina (0915 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Roundtable on customs duties, with European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis and WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (1030 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Conversation with Nobel prize winner and Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus (1400 GMT)

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Conversation with US Governors Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Arkansas, Rep) and Andy Beshear (Kentucky, Dem) (1400 GMT)

PARK CITY (United States) – Sundance Film Festival 2025 VIDEO. (To February 2)

(+) LOS ANGELES (United States) – President Donald Trump expected to visit fire-devastated region

UNITED STATES – Sentencing hearing for soldier Korbein Schultz after pleading guilty to selling defense secrets to China

NEW YORK (United States) – American Airlines Q4 results (1200 GMT)

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meeting on cooperation with Arab League (1500 GMT)

Riyad (Saudi Arabia) – 10th anniversary of death of Saudi King Abdullah

NAIROBI (Kenya) – Hearing of case against impeachment of deputy president Rigathi Gachagua

VENEZUELA – Football: U-20 South American Championship PICTURE. (To February 16)

PARIS (France) – Basketball: 2024/2025 NBA season – Regular season: Indiana v San Antonio (1900 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

TOKYO (Japan) – Bank of Japan policy decision

(+) TAIPEI (Taiwan) – GDP growth for 2024 (0800 GMT)

ASTANA (Kazakhstan) – Deadline for publication of expert report after Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan

ANTAKYA (Turkey) – Hearing in trial over luxury highrise ‘Ronesans Residence’ which collapsed in Turkey’s 2023 earthquake

PRAGUE (Czech Republic) – Alphonse Mucha museum opens (0800 GMT)

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

DAVOS (Switzerland) – Roundtable on global economy, with Christine Lagarde (ECB) and Kristalina Georgieva (IMF) (1000 GMT)

TUNIS (Tunisia) – Appeal court gives judgement on lawyer and media figure Sonia Dahmani, convicted and sentenced over ‘fake news’ (0800 GMT)

KITZBÜHEL (Austria) – Alpine Skiing: 2024/2025 Men’s World Cup – Kitzbühel PICTURE. (To 26)

(+) ATHENS (Greece) – Parliament votes to elect president

Halle (Saale) (Germany) – Rally of far right German party AFD with top candidate Alice Weidel (1100 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.

BERLIN (Germany) – Demonstration against far right: ‘We stand together – sea of lights against the shift to the right’ (1530 GMT) VIDEO.

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN (Germany) – Alpine Skiing: 2024/2025 Women’s World Cup – Garmisch-Partenkirchen PICTURE. (To 26)

MULTAN (Pakistan) – Cricket: Pakistan v West Indies, second Test (1100 GMT) (To 29)

NEW DELHI (India) – Republic Day VIDEO. PICTURE.

BELARUS – Presidential election PICTURE. VIDEO.

WARSAW (Poland) – Exiled Belarusian opposition rally as votes are cast in Belarus presidential election

BERLIN (Germany) – Germany’s Greens party hold their party congress ahead of election PICTURE.

Auschwitz-Birkenau (Poland) – 80th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi death camp Auschwitz by the Red Army VIDEO. PICTURE.

WORLD – International Holocaust Remembrance Day

BAKU (Azerbaijan) – Hearing in trial of former Karabkah separatist leader Ruben Vardanyan VIDEO.

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – EU agriculture ministers meet

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – EU foreign ministers meet

PARIS (France) – Paris Fashion Week, Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2025 PICTURE. (To 30)

PARIS (France) – Premiere of film ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ (1745 GMT) PICTURE.

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – Ceremony on the occasion of the World Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (1600 GMT)

UNITED NATIONS (United States) – ICC Prosecutor’s Report to UN Security Council on Darfur (2000 GMT)

DAR ES SALAAM (Tanzania) – Africa Energy Summit (To 28)

MONROVIA (Liberia) – President Boakai delivers State of the nation address PICTURE.

TEGUCIGALPA (Honduras) – Generals accused of killing during 2009 coup protests appear at initial hearing PICTURE. VIDEO.

(*) RABAT (Morocco) – Football: Africa Cup of Nations 2025 draw VIDEO.

HONG KONG (China) – GDP for Q4 and full year of 2024, advance estimate (0830 GMT)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – EU Europe ministers meet

LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) – EU highest court hears Google appeal against Android fine worth over 4 billion euros

PARIS (France) – LVMH annual results 2024

WASHINGTON (United States) – Federal Reserve holds two-day policy meeting (To 29)

NEW YORK (United States) – General Motors Q4 results (1130 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – Boeing Q4 results (1230 GMT)

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

SCHLADMING (Austria) – Alpine Skiing: 2024/2025 Men’s World Cup – Schladming PICTURE. (To 29)

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