BUSAN (South Korea) – Fifth session of UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5) VIDEO. (To December 1)
SIEM REAP (Cambodia) – Summit on landmines VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 29)
HO CHI MINH CITY (Vietnam) – Verdict in appeal for property tycoon Truong My Lan after being sentenced to death for fraud totalling $27 billion (0600 GMT) VIDEO.
FIUGGI (Italy) – G7 foreign ministers meeting PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 26)
SOLLENTUNA (Sweden) – Trial of 11 accused of illegally dumping toxic waste VIDEO. (To May 1, 2025)
SALISBURY (United Kingdom) – Public inquiry into 2018 death of Salisbury Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess (To January 1, 2025)
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Court hears proceedings against mining giant BHP over environmental disaster in Brazil VIDEO. (To March 7, 2025)
AVIGNON (France) – Expected start of prosecutor closing arguments, sentence request, in trial of man, with 50 other suspects, accused of drugging wife and orchestrating multiple rapes over nearly a decade
LIVERPOOL (United Kingdom) – Public inquiry into case of baby killer Lucy Letby (To December 31)
PARIS (France) – Trial of Marine Le Pen, 26 others and the RN on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To November 27)
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Trial of Urfan Sharif, accused of murder of his 10-year-old daughter Sara Sharif VIDEO. (To December 13)
OSLO (Norway) – Trial of two sisters who went to Syria as teenagers and are accused of participating in a ‘terrorist’ organisation (To December 2)
PARIS (France) – Trial of eight people over killing of teacher Samuel Paty PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To December 20)
PARIS (France) – Appeal trial for former Rwanda police officer Philippe Manier on genocide charges (To December 20)
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Energy Intelligence Forum (To 26)
TBILISI (Georgia) – New parliament convenes for first session after contested elections PICTURE.
STRASBOURG (France) – Plenary session of the European Parliament (To 28)
LONDON (United Kingdom) – 50th anniversary of the death of British singer-songwriter Nick Drake
VOLGOGRAD (Russia) – Hearing in trial of Russian Nikita Jouravel accused of treason (1000 GMT)
MOSCOW (Russia) – Hearing in closed-door trial of four journalists over collaboration with Navalny’s organization (1100 GMT)
PARIS (France) – Paris Court of Appeal examines sentence of ex-prime minister Francois Fillon for corruption over ‘fake jobs’ scandal (1230 GMT)
BERLIN (Germany) – Defence Minister Boris Pistorius meets counterparts from France, Britain, Poland and Italy (1710 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
TORONTO (Canada) – Hearing in case against auto parts magnate Frank Stronach over sexual assault charges (1400 GMT)
ALEXANDRIA (United States) – Closing arguments in US antitrust case against Google over its advertising business (1430 GMT)
UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on Middle East (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
LOS ANGELES (United States) – Court hears Menendez brothers’ attempt to have murder convictions changed to manslaughter (1830 GMT) VIDEO.
DAKAR (Senegal) – Dakar Biennale, African contemporary art exhibition opens VIDEO. PICTURE. (To December 7)
LILONGWE (Malawi) – Demonstrations against the fuel crisis (1300 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.
BRASÍLIA (Brazil) – Supreme Court hears Robinho appeal against rape sentence (To 26)
BOGOTÁ (Colombia) – Peace negotiations between government and dissidents of the Estado Mayor Central (EMC) (To January 1, 2025)
BOGOTÁ (Colombia) – Senate votes on whether to ban underage marriage (1400 GMT) VIDEO.
PERTH (Australia) – Cricket: Australia v India, first Test PICTURE. (To 26)
ENGLAND (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 12 PICTURE.
ITALY – Football: Serie A – day 13 PICTURE.
JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia) – Cricket: India Premier League IPL player auction
JUBA (South Sudan) – Conference aimed at mobilising private sector investment in South Sudanese sport (To 28)
SINGAPORE (Singapore) – World Chess Championships 2024 (0400 GMT) (To December 13)
WORLD – Black Friday, promotional shopping period (To 29)
WORLD – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women PICTURE. VIDEO.
PARIS (France) – Trial of six men, including Paul Pogba’s brother Mathias, over kidnap allegedly targeting the French footballer (1230 GMT) VIDEO. (To December 3)
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Trial of five Bulgarian nationals accused of espionage
CASCAIS (Portugal) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends the 10th global forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) (1000 GMT) VIDEO.
GENEVA (Switzerland) – UN expert Francesca Albanese speaks at press conference by NGO coalition on European financial institution ties to Israeli settlements (1200 GMT)
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – European Commission publishes opinion on Member States’ 2025 budgets, medium-term budgetary plans (1400 GMT)
BERLIN (Germany) – Ex-chancellor Angela Merkel launches her memoir ‘Freedom: Memories 1954 – 2021’ (Freiheit: Erinnerungen 1954 – 2021) (1800 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.
NEW YORK (United States) – Sentencing of Donald Trump over cover-up of hush-money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels (1500 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.
UNITED NATIONS (United States) – UN Security Council meets on protection of civilians in conflict (1500 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
WASHINGTON (United States) – US consumer confidence index (1500 GMT)
BENGHAZI (Libya) – Libya-France development and reconstruction forum VIDEO. (To 27)
LUSIKISIKI (South Africa) – Hearing for five suspects over killing of 18 people from same family
EUROPE – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 5 PICTURE. (To 27)
Football: CAF Champions League – 1st round day 1 (1300 GMT)
JAKARTA (Indonesia) – Regional election to renew provincial governors and regents
ASTANA (Kazakhstan) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin expected to visit VIDEO. PICTURE.
MOSCOW (Russia) – Upper house considers 2025 budget bill VIDEO.
NICOSIA (Cyprus) – Cyprus-Greece-Jordan intergovernmental summit
OSLO (Norway) – 30th anniversary of referendum in which Norwegians rejected EU membership for the 2nd time (To 28)
HARPSUND (Sweden) – Nordic-Baltic Summit LIVE VIDEO. (To 28)
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Easyjet full year 2024 results
NUREMBERG (Germany) – GFK German consumer sentiment index (0700 GMT)
WASHINGTON (United States) – GDP Q3, second estimate (1330 GMT)
WASHINGTON (United States) – US personal income data (1500 GMT)
WASHINGTON (United States) – US Federal Reserve publishes latest meeting minutes (1900 GMT)
NAIROBI (Kenya) – Court hears case challenging deal to lease Kenya’s main international airport to India’s Adani
NAMIBIA – General election VIDEO.
TANZANIA – Local elections (0500 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE.
COTONOU (Benin) – UN Special Rapporteur on the fight against terrorism Ben Saul holds press conference at end of visit (1600 GMT)
DURBAN (South Africa) – Cricket: South Africa v Sri Lanka, 1st Test match (0900 GMT) PICTURE. (To December 1)
BEIJING (China) – Ministry of Defence monthly press conference (0700 GMT)
IZHEVSK (Russia) – Verdict in trial of lawyer Dmitry Talantov, who defended journalist Ivan Safronov
OSLO (Norway) – WWF lawsuit heard against government over decision to open up areas of seabed for mining
PARIS (France) – Nigerian President Bola Tinubu conducts state visit (To 29)
GENEVA (Switzerland) – WTO meeting to advance selection process for next Director-General (To 29)
FRANKFURT (Germany) – ECB monthly survey of credit growth in the eurozone (0900 GMT)
WIESBADEN (Germany) – November inflation, first estimate (1300 GMT)
ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) – Africa CDC online briefing to give updates on mpox outbreak on the continent and Marburg outbreak in Rwanda (1300 GMT)
SAO PAULO (Brazil) – StartSe Artificial Intelligence Day 2024 E Conference (1100 GMT)
MELBOURNE (Australia) – Golf: European Tour – Australian Open (To December 1)
EUROPE – Football: UEFA Europa League – league phase matchday 5 (1745 GMT) PICTURE.
MUMBAI (India) – GDP Q2
MANILA (Philippines) – French ambassador to the Philippines Marie Fontanel gives press conference (0100 GMT)
IRELAND – General election VIDEO. PICTURE.
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – 100th anniversary of the death of Italian composer Giacomo Puccini
PARIS (France) – 50th anniversary of the adoption by France’s parliament of a landmark abortion bill
ITALY – Trade unions call general strike over budget
LISBON (Portugal) – Lawmakers on 2025 state budget
LONDON (United Kingdom) – MPs debate and vote on a bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales VIDEO. PICTURE.
PARIS (France) – GDP Q1 (0745 GMT)
BERN (Switzerland) – GDP Q3 (0800 GMT)
STRASBOURG (France) – European conference on combating violence against women (0800 GMT) (To 30)
MILAN (Italy) – Inflation for November, first estimate (0900 GMT)
NUREMBERG (Germany) – Unemployment figures for November (0900 GMT)
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone inflation for November, first estimate (1000 GMT)
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Bank of England financial stability report published (1030 GMT) PICTURE.
VALENCIA (Spain) – Call for protests one month after deadly floods (1900 GMT)
OTTAWA (Canada) – GDP Q3 (1330 GMT)
BRAMPTON (Canada) – Hearing in case against auto parts magnate Frank Stronach over sexual assaults (1400 GMT)
MARRAKESH (Morocco) – Marrakech International Film Festival VIDEO. (To December 7)
ARUSHA (Tanzania) – East African Court of Justice appeal hearing into bid by activists to stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline project
ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot visits (To 30)
DOHA (Qatar) – Auto: Formula One – Qatari Grand Prix PICTURE. (To December 1)
GERMANY – Football: Bundesliga – day 12 PICTURE. (To December 1)
FRANCE – Football: Ligue 1 – day 13 PICTURE. (To December 1)
ENGLAND (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 13 PICTURE. (To December 1)
SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 15 PICTURE. (To December 2)
ITALY – Football: Serie A – day 14 PICTURE. (To December 2)
ICELAND – Parliamentary elections LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO.
THESSALONIKI (Greece) – Thessaloniki metro main line to open to public PICTURE.
VALENCIA (Spain) – Call for protests against management of deadly floods
GENEVA (Switzerland) – CERN officially ends its cooperation with Russia, following a 2022 decision not to extend the agreement due to the war in Ukraine (1000 GMT)
EDINBURGH (United Kingdom) – Memorial service for late ex-Scottish leader Alex Salmond (1100 GMT)
KINGSTON (Jamaica) – Cricket: West Indies v Bangladesh, 2nd Test (To December 4)
BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) – Football: Copa Libertadores – Final: Atlético Mineiro v Botafogo (2000 GMT) PICTURE.
DUBLIN (Ireland) – Rugby Union: Test match, Ireland v Australia (1510 GMT) PICTURE.
ROMANIA – Parliamentary elections PICTURE. VIDEO.
VIENNA (Austria) – Ministers from Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies (Opec+) meet PICTURE. VIDEO.
LOS ANGELES (United States) – Court hears Menendez brothers appeal for reduced sentence (1800 GMT) (To 11)
WORLD – World AIDS day
BHOPAL (India) – 40th anniversary of deadly leak from the Union Carbide pesticide plant that killed at least 3,500 people (To 3)
NUUK (Denmark) – Court hearing for anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, detained at request of Japan
THE HAGUE (Netherlands) – International Court of Justice to begin climate hearings VIDEO.
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Five mixed-race women appeal against Belgian state, which they accuse of crimes against humanity over orphanages in Belgian Congo
NORWAY – German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius visits
ROME (Italy) – Hearing for former Argentine soldier Carlos Luis Malatto
STRASBOURG (France) – Bern Convention on Wildlife meets, with decision expected on wolf protection (To 6)
GENEVA (Switzerland) – Resumed 12th round of negotiations towards a pandemic accord (To 6)
THE HAGUE (Netherlands) – International Criminal Court’s annual Assembly of State Parties meeting (To 7)
LONDON (United Kingdom) – British Fashion Awards ceremony
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone unemployment data for October (1000 GMT)
RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) – COP16 of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) (To 13)
JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testifies at his trial on corruption charges (0800 GMT)
LUANDA (Angola) – US President Joe Biden visits (date to be confirmed)
KAMPALA (Uganda) – Opposition leader Kizza Besigye, allegedly abducted in Kenya, due in court accused of seeking to compromise national security
BAMAKO (Mali) – Hearing in trial against Etienne Fakaba Sissoko, academic critical of the junta (0900 GMT)
CONAKRY (Guinea) – Special court rules on case against former Speaker of the National Assembly Amadou Damara Camara on embezzlement charges (0900 GMT)
SAINT-LOUIS (Senegal) – Trial of 81 people arrested after unrest during legislative election campaign (0900 GMT)
WORLD – International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
JAPAN – 30th anniversary of the launch by Sony of the first Playstation
VENICE (Italy) – Verdict in trial of ex-boyfriend accused of murder of Italian student Giulia Cecchettin
MOSCOW (Russia) – Pre-trial detention ends for Dutch citizen arrested over ‘violence against police’
ISTANBUL (Turkey) – Trial hearing over the deadly Grand Isias hotel collapse in the 2023 quake
PARIS (France) – Demonstration calling for pensions to be raised with inflation
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Turner Prize winner announced
LONDON (United Kingdom) – King Charles III, Queen Camilla host Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani for state visit PICTURE. (To 4)
ENGLAND (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 14 PICTURE. (To 5)
SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 19 PICTURE. (To January 11, 2025)
WORLD – International Day of People with Disabilities
PARIS (France) – Albert Londres Prize for journalism
FLENSBURG (Germany) – Car market figures for March
PARIS (France) – Decision in the appeal trial of filmmaker Roman Polanski, sued for defamation by British actress Charlotte Lewis (1230 GMT)
BONNE TERRE (United States) – Execution of death row inmate Christopher Collings over 2007 rape and murder of young girl (0000 GMT)
WASHINGTON (United States) – Federal Reserve publishes beige book survey of economic conditions (1900 GMT)
GHANA – Presidential election (1300 GMT) PICTURE.
MANAMA (Bahrain) – Weightlifting: IWF World Weightlifting Championships (To 14)
TA’QALI (Malta) – 31th OSCE Ministerial Council (To 6)
MINSK (Belarus) – Meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Russia-Belarus Union State
WIESBADEN (Germany) – October industrial orders (0700 GMT)
WASHINGTON (United States) – US trade balance (1330 GMT)
ATLANTA (United States) – Georgia Court of Appeals to hear motion to disqualify DA Fani Willis from Trump racketeering case (1530 GMT)
MALABO (Equatorial Guinea) – ECCAS conference on the humanitarian situation in Central Africa (0500 GMT) (To 6)
MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) – Mercosur summit PICTURE. (To 6)
GQEBERHA (South Africa) – Cricket: South Africa v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test match (0900 GMT) PICTURE. (To 9)
WORLD – World Soil Day
MUMBAI (India) – Central bank rate decision
MOSCOW (Russia) – Deadline for end of Russian Journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova’s pre-trial detention over ‘justifying terrorism’
WIESBADEN (Germany) – October foreign trade data (0700 GMT)
WIESBADEN (Germany) – October industrial production data (0700 GMT)
MINSK (Belarus) – Russian President Vladimir Putin expected to visit to validate security concept of the Russian-Belarusian Union with President Alexander Lukashenko (0900 GMT)
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone GDP Q3 2024, third estimate (1000 GMT)
WASHINGTON (United States) – US employment report (1330 GMT)
ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates) – Auto: Formula One – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix PICTURE. (To 8)
GERMANY – Football: Bundesliga – day 13 PICTURE. (To 8)
Football: CAF Champions League – 1st round day 2 (To 8)
FRANCE – Football: Ligue 1 – day 14 PICTURE. (To 8)
EUROPE – Rugby Union: Champions Cup, 1st round day 1 (To 8)
SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 16 PICTURE. (To 9)
ITALY – Football: Serie A – day 15 PICTURE. (To 9)
ADELAIDE (Australia) – Cricket: Australia v India 2nd Test (0230 GMT) PICTURE. (To 10)
PARIS (France) – President Emmanuel Macron gives address at official ceremony to mark reopning of Notre Dame Cathedral PICTURE.
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Deadline for Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)decision on Three-Vodafone merger
VATICAN CITY (Holy See) – Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals (1500 GMT) PICTURE.
NAIROBI (Kenya) – Football: Football Kenya Federation due to hold elections
ENGLAND (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 15 PICTURE. (To 9)
LAS VEGAS (United States) – MMA: UFC 310 mixed martial arts event
PARIS (France) – Planned reopening of renovated Notre-Dame Cathedral after 2019 fire VIDEO. PICTURE.
BUCHAREST (Romania) – Presidential election second round PICTURE. VIDEO.
PARIS (France) – Renaissance Party general secretary elected
WASHINGTON (United States) – Kennedy Center Honors gala
BASSETERRE (Saint Kitts and Nevis) – Cricket: West Indies v Bangladesh, 1st ODI
PARIS (France) – Athletics: European Cross Country Championships
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone finance ministers meet (Eurogroup)
OSLO (Norway) – Terumi Tanaka of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nihon Hidankyo holds press conference (1200 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.
LOS ANGELES (United States) – 82nd Golden Globe Awards nominations announcement (1300 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO.
KIGALI (Rwanda) – Auto: FIA annual general assembly (To 14)
WORLD – Worldwide release of game ‘Indiana Jones and the Ancient Circle’ from studio MachineGames, published by Bethesda
WORLD – International Anti-Corruption Day
WORLD – International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
STOCKHOLM (Sweden) – Nobel Prize award ceremony and banquet in Stockholm and Oslo
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – EU finance ministers meet (Ecofin)
WIESBADEN (Germany) – November inflation, final estimate (0700 GMT)
BASSETERRE (Saint Kitts and Nevis) – Cricket: West Indies v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI
EUROPE – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6 PICTURE. (To 11)
BUDAPEST (Hungary) – Swimming: World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) 2024 (0900 GMT) PICTURE. (To 15)
ZAGREB (Croatia) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) v Celtic (SCO) (1745 GMT) PICTURE.
GIRONA (Spain) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Girona (ESP) v Liverpool (ENG) (1745 GMT)
BERGAMO (Italy) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Atalanta (ITA) v Real Madrid (ESP) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.
LEVERKUSEN (Germany) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Bayer Leverkusen (GER) v Inter Milan (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.
GUINGAMP (France) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Brest (FRA) v PSV Eindhoven (NED) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.
BRUGES (Belgium) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Club Brugge (BEL) v Sporting Lisbon (POR) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.
LEIPZIG (Germany) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: RB Leipzig (GER) v Aston Villa (ENG) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.
SALZBURG (Austria) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Salzburg (AUT) v Paris SG (FRA) (2000 GMT)
GELSENKIRCHEN (Germany) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Bayern Munich (GER) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.
WORLD – World Human Rights Day
THE HAGUE (Netherlands) – Closing arguments in ICC case against senior Janjaweed militia leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd al-Rahman (0800 GMT) VIDEO. (To 13)
MOSCOW (Russia) – 30th anniversary of the start of a Russian offensive in Chechnya, starting the First Chechen War
MOSCOW (Russia) – Inflation for November
MOSCOW (Russia) – Pre-trial detention ends for head of ‘Kazakh diaspora’ NGO over ‘fakes’ about the army
PARIS (France) – Decision on appeal against dismissal of case against French soldiers over Operation Turquoise during Rwanda genocide
MADRID (Spain) – Inditex results (0700 GMT)
VIENNA (Austria) – OPEC monthly report released (1000 GMT)
WASHINGTON (United States) – US consumer price index (1330 GMT)
OTTAWA (Canada) – Bank of Canada interest rate announcement (1500 GMT)
BUJUMBURA (Burundi) – Burundi Tourism Week (To 14)
HANGZHOU (China) – Badminton: World Tour Finals (To 15)
EUROPE – Football: UEFA Europa League – league phase matchday 6 PICTURE. (To 12)
MADRID (Spain) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Atletico Madrid (ESP) v Slovan Bratislava (SVK) (1745 GMT)
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ (France) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Lille (FRA) v Sturm Graz (AUT) (1745 GMT) PICTURE.
MILAN (Italy) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: AC Milan (ITA) v Crvena Zvezda Beograd (SRB) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Arsenal (ENG) v Monaco (FRA) (2000 GMT)
LISBON (Portugal) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Benfica (POR) v Bologna (ITA) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.
DORTMUND (Germany) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Borussia Dortmund (GER) v Barcelona (ESP) (2000 GMT)
ROTTERDAM (Netherlands) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Feyenoord (NED) v Sparta Praha (CZE) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.
TURIN (Italy) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: Juventus (ITA) v Manchester City (ENG) (2000 GMT) PICTURE.
STUTTGART (Germany) – Football: UEFA Champions League – league phase day 6: VfB Stuttgart (GER) v Young Boys (SUI) (2000 GMT)
WORLD – ‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ animated film released internationally
COPENHAGEN (Denmark) – Verdict in the case of Sanjay Shah, British trader accused of mega tax fraud
PARIS (France) – IEA publishes monthly oil report (0900 GMT)
LAUSANNE (Switzerland) – Federal court to decide whether to vote again on women’s retirement âge (Public hearing) (0900 GMT)
FRANKFURT (Germany) – ECB press conference on eurozone monetary policy (1345 GMT)
WILMINGTON (United States) – Sentencing for Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s son, for unlawful possession of a firearm (1800 GMT)
LOS ANGELES (United States) – Game Awards
WASHINGTON (United States) – US Producer Price Index (1330 GMT)
BASSETERRE (Saint Kitts and Nevis) – Cricket: West Indies v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI
MOSCOW (Russia) – Russia’s Olympic committee to elect its president
SALISBURY (United Kingdom) – Trial of three Just Stop Oil activists on trial for spraying paint on Stonehenge
PARIS (France) – Inflation for November (0745 GMT)
GERMANY – Football: Bundesliga – day 14 PICTURE. (To 15)
Football: CAF Champions League – 1st round day 3 (To 15)
SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 17 PICTURE. (To 15)
FRANCE – Football: Ligue 1 – day 15 PICTURE. (To 15)
EUROPE – Rugby Union: Champions Cup, 1st round day 2 (To 15)
ITALY – Football: Serie A – day 16 PICTURE. (To 16)
MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) – Paul McCartney performs live in concert in first of four UK dates of his ‘Got Back’ tour (1930 GMT)
MOSCOW (Russia) – Annual congress of Vladimir Putin’s United Russia Party
HARGEISA (Somalia) – President-elect Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of the breakaway region of Somaliland due to be sworn in
ENGLAND (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 16 PICTURE. (To 16)
BRISBANE (Australia) – Cricket: Australia v India 3rd Test (0300 GMT) PICTURE. (To 18)
ATHENS (Greece) – Lawmakers vote on 2025 budget
MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) – Paul McCartney performs second date at Co-Op Live Arena as part of ‘Got Back’ tour (2000 GMT)
LA PAZ (Bolivia) – Judicial elections PICTURE. VIDEO.
KINGSTOWN (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) – Cricket: West Indies v Bangladesh, 1st T20
MANCHESTER (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 16: Manchester City v Manchester United (1630 GMT)
TALLINN (Estonia) – Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) leaders summit (To 17)
MOSCOW (Russia) – Appeal trial of two Russian artists sentenced to six years in prison for a play
KALININGRAD (Russia) – Pre-trial detention set to end of German accused of sabotage
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – EU foreign ministers meet
BERLIN (Germany) – Lawmakers confidence vote against Chancellor Olaf Scholz
STRASBOURG (France) – European Parliament plenary session (To 19)
LOS ANGELES (United States) – Sentencing for Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s son, on tax evasion
MADRID (Spain) – Football: Spanish football federation presidential election
LONDON (United Kingdom) – High Court hearing to approve £3bn funding for Thames Water
WASHINGTON (United States) – 10th anniversary of the announcement of a historic rapprochement between the United States and Cuba
WASHINGTON (United States) – Federal Reserve holds two-day policy meeting (To 18)
WASHINGTON (United States) – US advance retail sales (1330 GMT)
WASHINGTON (United States) – US industrial production data (1415 GMT)
KINGSTOWN (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) – Cricket: West Indies v Bangladesh, 2nd T20
MADRID (Spain) – Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife Begona Gomez appears in court in new probe for alleged fraud VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
STRASBOURG (France) – Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought award ceremony
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Ruling due in Andrew Tate tax evasion case
MONTREUIL (France) – Asylum court examines refugee application of Rwandan prosecuted for possible role in genocide (0930 GMT)
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Eurozone inflation for November, second estimate (1000 GMT)
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Paul McCartney performs live in concert as part of his ‘Got Back’ tour (1900 GMT)
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)
TERRE HAUTE (United States) – Execution of inmate Joseph Corcoran, first in state since 2009
SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 12 PICTURE.
SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 13 PICTURE.
FRANCE – Football: Ligue 1 – day 16 PICTURE. (To January 5, 2025)
WORLD – International Migrants Day
TOKYO (Japan) – Bank of Japan monetary policy decision
NUREMBERG (Germany) – GFK German consumer sentiment index (0700 GMT)
STOCKHOLM (Sweden) – Bank of Sweden announces key rate decision (0830 GMT)
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Bank of England rate decision (1200 GMT)
LONDON (United Kingdom) – Paul McCartney performs second date at O2 Arena as part of ‘Got Back’ tour (1900 GMT)
MCALESTER (United States) – Execution of death row inmate Kevin Underwood for 2006 murder of a 10-year-old girl
WASHINGTON (United States) – GDP Q3, third estimate (1330 GMT)
KINGSTOWN (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) – Cricket: West Indies v Bangladesh, 3rd T20
MACAU (China) – 25th anniversary of Macau handover
BEIJING (China) – Detailed trade figures for November (0200 GMT)
PALERMO (Italy) – Verdict expected in Matteo Salvini migrant trial
BELFAST (United Kingdom) – 20th anniversary of robbery at Northern Bank, in which a gang made off with over 26.5 million pounds (38 million euros)
MOSCOW (Russia) – Central bank meeting on rate decision (1030 GMT)
LOS ANGELES (United States) – ‘Avatar 3’ released by Disney
WASHINGTON (United States) – US personal income data (1330 GMT)
GERMANY – Football: Bundesliga – day 15 PICTURE. (To 22)
SPAIN – Football: La Liga – day 18 PICTURE. (To 22)
ITALY – Football: Serie A – day 17 PICTURE. (To 23)
RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) – Boxing: Heavyweight title fight, Oleksandr Usyk v Tyson Fury PICTURE.
MOROCCO – Football: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (To January 18, 2026)
ENGLAND (United Kingdom) – Football: Premier League – day 17 PICTURE. (To 22)
MOSCOW (Russia) – Pre-trial detention ends for ex-deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov, accused of corruption
WASHINGTON (United States) – US consumer confidence index (1500 GMT)
ROME (Italy) – Roman Catholic jubilee year PICTURE. (To January 6, 2026)
ALGIERS (Algeria) – 30 years since the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) hijacked Air France flight in Algiers killing three passengers
TOKYO (Japan) – Boxing: super-bantamweight world title fight, Naoya Inoue v Sam Goodman
