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BEIJING (China) – Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visits VIDEO. (To 16)
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani visits VIDEO. (To 16)
DUSHANBE (Tajikistan) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visits PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 16)
ANKARA (Turkey) – Syria Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani visits LIVE VIDEO.
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – NATO military chiefs hold regular meeting (To 16)
(*) WASHINGTON (United States) – Senate hearing on confirmation of Pam Bondi, Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general (1430 GMT) PICTURE.
OTTAWA (Canada) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and provincial premiers meet to discuss response to Donald Trump tariff threat (1500 GMT)
(*) NEW YORK (United States) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks at New York Association for Business Economics (1800 GMT) PICTURE.
(+) WASHINGTON (United States) – Press briefing by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (1830 GMT) PICTURE.
WASHINGTON (United States) – Federal Reserve publishes beige book survey of economic conditions (1900 GMT)
ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) – World Future Energy Summit (To 16)
BEIRUT (Lebanon) – Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares visits VIDEO. PICTURE.
BEIRUT (Lebanon) – Prime minister-designate Nawaf Salam holds consultations with parliamentary blocs to form government VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 16)
MAPUTO (Mozambique) – Swearing in of president-elect Daniel Chapo VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO.
(+) CARACAS (Venezuela) – President Nicolas Maduro gives annual address to parliament PICTURE. VIDEO.
(+) GUATEMALA CITY (Guatemala) – Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia meets with Venezuelan diaspora (1530 GMT) VIDEO.
(+) GUATEMALA CITY (Guatemala) – President Bernardo Arevalo hosts Venezuela’s opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia (2200 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.
MELBOURNE (Australia) – Tennis: Grand Slam Tournaments – Australian Open PICTURE. VIDEO. (To 26)
SAUDI ARABIA – Auto Rally: Dakar Rally VIDEO. (To 17)
NORWAY – Handball: Men’s Handball World Championship 2025 (To February 2)
(*) WASHINGTON (United States) – President Joe Biden delivers farewell address to the Nation (0100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.
UNITED NATIONS (United States) – Human Rights Watch publishes World Report 2025 (1400 GMT) VIDEO.
(*) BOCA CHICA (United States) – Seventh test flight of SpaceX’s Starship, the world’s largest rocket (2200 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO.
SEOUL (South Korea) – Second hearing in impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
VANUATU – General election
(+) BEIJING (China) – China and Philippines hold formal Bilateral Consultative Mechanism (BCM) meeting
BENGALURU (India) – Infosys Q3 results
TAIPEI (Taiwan) – TSMC Q4 results (0600 GMT)
(+) MOSCOW (Russia) – President Vladimir Putin meets Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera for talks VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
(+) PARIS (France) – Angola President Joao Lourenco state visit
MOSCOW (Russia) – Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova gives weekly briefing (0700 GMT) VIDEO.
ROME (Italy) – Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani hosts talks with Tunisian counterpart Mohamed Ali Nafti (0830 GMT)
GENEVA (Switzerland) – ILO annual report on World Employment and Social Outlook, Trends 2025 (0830 GMT)
PARIS (France) – International Energy Agency (IAE) publishes report on nuclear power (0830 GMT)
(+) MILAN (Italy) – Inflation for November, first estimate (0900 GMT)
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – King Philippe receives leaders of European institutions (0900 GMT) PICTURE.
(*) BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kallenius holds press briefing as he begins term as president of ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association) (0900 GMT) PICTURE.
GENEVA (Switzerland) – WHO launches its 2025 health emergency appeal (1400 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
GENEVA (Switzerland) – WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and other experts host a press conference on global health issues (1515 GMT)
PODGORICA (Montenegro) – Students protest following the mass shooting in Cetinje (1830 GMT)
CAPE CANAVERAL (United States) – First launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket (0600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
NEW YORK (United States) – Bank of America annual results (1145 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)
(*) WASHINGTON (United States) – Senate hearing on nomination of Doug Burgum to be secretary of the interior (1500 GMT) PICTURE.
(*) WASHINGTON (United States) – Senate hearing on nomination of Scott Bessent to be secretary of the treasury (1530 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on Ukraine (2000 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
(+) DAMASCUS (Syria) – Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares visits
ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) – Abidjan Governor Ibrahim Cisse Bacongo gives press conference on destruction of neighbourhoods in the city (1100 GMT)
MOSCOW (Russia) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visits VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 18)
RAWALPINDI (Pakistan) – Ex-prime minister Imran Khan expected to be sentenced in graft case VIDEO.
(*) KOBE (Japan) – 30th anniversary of earthquake which left more than 6,000 dead
PHNOM PENH (Cambodia) – Opposition politician Rong Chhun goes on trial on incitement charges VIDEO.
BEIJING (China) – GDP 2024 figures published (0200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
TAIPEI (Taiwan) – Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visits (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.
MOSCOW (Russia) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signs strategic parternship treaty
PETUSHKI (Russia) – Verdict expected for Navalny’s lawyers on extremism charges (0700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.
WOLFSBURG (Germany) – Social democratic Party SPD launch their electoral campaign with Chancellor Olaf Scholz and party leaders (1600 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
BAKU (Azerbaijan) – Preliminary hearing in trial of detained Karabakh separatist leaders, including billionaire Ruben Vardanyan VIDEO.
PARIS (France) – 50th anniversary of abortion being legalised in France in a law championed by women’s rights icon and former health minister Simone Veil VIDEO.
MILAN (Italy) – Milan Fashion Week Menswear, Autumn/Winter 2025 PICTURE. (To 21)
MONACO (Principality of Monaco) – Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival PICTURE. (To 26)
BERLIN (Germany) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosts Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson, press conference follows (0900 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO.
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone inflation for December, second estimate (1000 GMT)
MOSCOW (Russia) – Hearing in trial of activist Konstantin Kotov for donations to late Navalny’s ‘extremist’ organisation (1100 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – European Commission Vice President Kaja Kallas receives Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Mustafa (1130 GMT) PICTURE.
(*) BERLIN (Germany) – Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski holds Q&A at new Polish embassy (1200 GMT)
(*) WASHINGTON (United States) – Senate hearing on confirmation of Kristi Noem as secretary of homeland security (1400 GMT) PICTURE.
WASHINGTON (United States) – US industrial production data (1415 GMT)
UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council holds closed-door meeting on future of UNRWA (1500 GMT)
(+) BEIRUT (Lebanon) – France’s President Emmanuel Macron visits PICTURE.
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)
MULTAN (Pakistan) – Cricket: Pakistan v West Indies, first Test (1100 GMT) (To 21)
LANGKAWI (Malaysia) – ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat PICTURE. (To 19)
AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) – National Tulip Festival VIDEO. PICTURE.
CHEMNITZ (Germany) – Launch of Chemnitz European Capital of Culture 2025
(*) DELFT (Netherlands) – Scientists at Dutch university demonstrate high-tech bicycle used to learn cyclist behaviour (0400 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.
BARCELONA (Spain) – Demonstration in support of Palestinians and climate justice, called by the international movement ‘The Surge’ (1100 GMT) VIDEO.
LONDON (United Kingdom) – National march in support of Palestinians (1200 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.
(+) WASHINGTON (United States) – Thousands of people expected to protest President-elect Donald Trump and policy priorities (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
NIMBA (Liberia) – Funeral of Liberian ex-warlord Prince Johnson (1000 GMT) VIDEO.
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO (Italy) – Alpine Skiing: 2024/2025 Women’s World Cup – Cortina d’Ampezzo PICTURE. (To 19)
TURIN (Italy) – Football: Serie A – day 21: Juventus v AC Milan (1700 GMT) PICTURE.
WASHINGTON (United States) – Deadline for TikTok to divest from ByteDance or face ban in the US
MOSCOW (Russia) – Russian Orthodox Epiphany PICTURE. VIDEO.
(*) FRANKFURT (Germany) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a speech during the commemorations ’80 years of the liberation of Auschwitz – what now?’ (1000 GMT) PICTURE.
DAVOS (Switzerland) – Oxfam publishes report on global inequality at opening of the World Economic Forum (2301 GMT)
(+) WASHINGTON (United States) – President-elect Donald Trump holds MAGA rally day ahead inauguration ceremony (2000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.
(+) ARLINGTON (United States) – President-elect Donald Trump participates in a Wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
(+) ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) – Timkat (Ethiopian Orthodox Epiphany) PICTURE.
(*) TIJUANA (Mexico) – Migrants and activists protest near US border ahead of Trump’s inauguration (1900 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.
DAVOS (Switzerland) – World Economic Forum annual meeting PICTURE. (To 24)
WASHINGTON (United States) – Inauguration ceremony of President Donald Trump PICTURE. VIDEO.
HONG KONG (China) – Winding up hearing for indebted developer Country Garden
BEIJING (China) – Monthly publication of one- and five-year reference rates for bank loans (LPR) (0100 GMT)
BEIJING (China) – Detailed trade figures for December (0200 GMT)
LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) – Trial of alleged Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana (To February 17)
FIUMICINO (Italy) – Fiumicino Airport’s self-consumption solar plant unveiled (0930 GMT) VIDEO.
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone finance ministers meet (Eurogroup) (1400 GMT)
UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council ministerial meeting on Gaza (1500 GMT)
(*) QUITO (Ecuador) – Presidential candidates take part in debate ahead of election (0000 GMT) VIDEO.
PANAMA CITY (Panama) – Trial of 36, including ex-presidents Ricardo Martinelli and Juan Carlos Varela, accused of money laundering with Brazilian construction group Odebrecht (0500 GMT) (To February 28)
SEOUL (South Korea) – Third hearing in impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – EU finance ministers meet (Ecofin)
PARIS (France) – Paris Fashion Week, Menswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 (To 26)
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)
PARIS (France) – Appeal court decision on ‘Karachi affair’ case over arms sales, illegal kickbacks scandal (1230 GMT)
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)
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)
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)
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.
(*) DAVOS (Switzerland) – Conversation with Anwar Ibrahim, prime minister of Malaysia (0915 GMT)
(+) DAVOS (Switzerland) – Special Address by António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations (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)
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) PICTURE.
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)
WUHAN (China) – 5th anniversary of the first Covid-19 lockdown VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
(+) DAVOS (Switzerland) – Special address by US President Donald Trump, via videoconference (1600 GMT)
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.
(+) SEOUL (South Korea) – GDP Q4 and annual 2024
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)
PARK CITY (United States) – Sundance Film Festival 2025 (To February 2)
HOLLYWOOD (United States) – Academy Awards Oscar nominations announced PICTURE. VIDEO.
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)
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