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International 7-Day News Agenda

Please note that all times are in GMT. Major events are listed under ‘Highlights’.

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

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

(*) JERUSALEM – Truce in Israel-Hamas war VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To March 20)

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

PARIS (France) – President Emmanuel Macron hosts German Chancellor Olaf Scholz PICTURE. VIDEO.

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

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

STRASBOURG (France) – European Parliamentary Session PICTURE. (To 23)

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)

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)

(+) DAVOS (Switzerland) – Conversation with Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Shibani (1600 GMT)

(+) MIAMI (United States) – Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrives in Miami after being pardoned and released PICTURE.

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) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

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

(+) NEW YORK (United States) – Paramount+ “Star Trek: Section 31” premiere (2300 GMT) PICTURE.

(+) DAMASCUS (Syria) – UN Special Envoy for Syria holds a press conference (1200 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

BEIJING (China) – Ministry of Commerce weekly briefing VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

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

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

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

(+) PARIS (France) – Parliamentary hearing of Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Iranian women’s rights activist (0730 GMT)

(*) PRISTINA (Kosovo) – Museum dedicated to children who experienced Kosovo’s 1990s war opens (0800 GMT) 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) – US rapper A$AP Rocky felony assault case (0400 GMT) PICTURE.

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

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

(+) GAP (France) – Rally: World Rally Championship, Rally Monte Carlo PICTURE. (To 26)

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

TOKYO (Japan) – Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers policy speech at parliament (0500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

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

(+) BELGRADE (Serbia) – Protesting students call for a general strike

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)

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

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)

(*) TOKYO (Japan) – Boxing: Boxing world super-bantamweight title – Naoya Inoue v Kim Ye-joon (1000 GMT) PICTURE.

(+) GAZA (Palestinian Territories) – Four Israeli hostages expected to be freed from Gaza in exchange for a second group of Palestinian prisoners VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

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. LIVE VIDEO.

BELARUS – Presidential election PICTURE. VIDEO.

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

(*) BERLIN (Germany) – Greens hold party congress ahead of election (0800 GMT) PICTURE.

RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visits (To 27)

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 VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

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)

MANAMA (Bahrain) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visits

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)

(*) OTTAWA (Canada) – Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue to release final report of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference (1400 GMT)

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

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

WASHINGTON (United States) – Fed releases decision after policy committee meeting (1900 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds press conference at end of Monetary Policy Committee meeting (1930 GMT)

SAN FRANCISCO (United States) – Meta Q4 results (2100 GMT)

SAN FRANCISCO (United States) – Microsoft Q2 results (2100 GMT)

BEIJING (China) – Lunar New Year VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

VELDHOVEN (Netherlands) – ASML annual results (0600 GMT)

LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) – Top EU court rules on fight between Irish data regulator and European board over Meta complaint

CANNES (France) – Midem 2025, record and music publishing conference (To 31)

SALISBURY (United Kingdom) – Trial of three Just Stop Oil activists on trial for spraying paint on Stonehenge

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

OSLO (Norway) – Sovereign wealth fund annual results (0900 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – Sentencing of ex-senator Robert Menendez convicted on bribery, corruption charges

LOS ANGELES (United States) – FIREAID benefit concert slated at Intuit Dome (To 30)

OTTAWA (Canada) – Bank of Canada key rate announcement (1445 GMT)

NEW YORK (United States) – Hearing for Harvey Weinstein ahead of rape and sexual assault trial (1500 GMT)

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

NAIROBI (Kenya) – Plea hearing for Kenya police officers over killing of baby during 2017 post-election violence

NAIROBI (Kenya) – Pre-trial hearing for suspects in deadly gas plant explosion

NAIROBI (Kenya) – Nairobi Fashion Week (To February 1)

GALLE (Sri Lanka) – Cricket: Sri Lanka v Australia, first Test (To February 2)

TALLINN (Estonia) – Figure Skating: European Figure Skating Championships (To February 2)

BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 8: Aston Villa (ENG) v Celtic (SCO) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

BARCELONA (Spain) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 8: Barcelona (ESP) v Atalanta (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

LEVERKUSEN (Germany) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 8: Bayer Leverkusen (GER) v Sparta Praha (CZE) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

MUNICH (Germany) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 8: Bayern Munich (GER) v Slovan Bratislava (SVK) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

DORTMUND (Germany) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 8: Borussia Dortmund (GER) v Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

GUINGAMP (France) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 8: Brest (FRA) v Real Madrid (ESP) (2000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

ZAGREB (Croatia) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 8: Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) v AC Milan (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

GIRONA (Spain) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 8: Girona (ESP) v Arsenal (ENG) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

MILAN (Italy) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 8: Inter Milan (ITA) v Monaco (FRA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

TURIN (Italy) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 8: Juventus (ITA) v Benfica (POR) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ (France) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 8: Lille (FRA) v Feyenoord (NED) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 8: Manchester City (ENG) v Club Brugge (BEL) (2000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.

EINDHOVEN (Netherlands) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 8: PSV Eindhoven (NED) v Liverpool (ENG) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

SALZBURG (Austria) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 8: Salzburg (AUT) v Atletico Madrid (ESP) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

LISBON (Portugal) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 8: Sporting Lisbon (POR) v Bologna (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

KLAGENFURT (Austria) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 8: Sturm Graz (AUT) v RB Leipzig (GER) (2000 GMT)

STUTTGART (Germany) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 8: VfB Stuttgart (GER) v Paris SG (FRA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

BERN (Switzerland) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 8: Young Boys (SUI) v Crvena Zvezda Beograd (SRB) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.

WARSAW (Poland) – Appeals court hears case of pro-choice activist sentenced for aiding an abortion

WARSAW (Poland) – EU interior ministers hold informal meeting (To 31)

FRANKFURT (Germany) – Deutsche Bank annual results (0600 GMT)

ESPOO (Finland) – Nokia Q4 results (0600 GMT)

PARIS (France) – GDP Q1 (0630 GMT)

STOCKHOLM (Sweden) – H&M annual results (0700 GMT)

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Shell annual results (0700 GMT)

BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone GDP Q4 2024, first estimate (1000 GMT)

WASHINGTON (United States) – OpenAI’s Sam Altman hosts AI lobbying event

COURCHEVEL (France) – Alpine Skiing: 2024/2025 Women’s World Cup – Courchevel PICTURE.

LAUSANNE (Switzerland) – Presentation by the candidates to the IOC Presidency PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.

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