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SUNDAY, RIL 27 2024
Asia-Pacific
INDIA General elections PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO
BEIJING – Beijing Auto Show VIDEO. PICTURE.
Diana Mondino, Minister of Foreign Affair of Argentina will Visit China
Europe
Video: PARIS. Appeal of Chokri Ghraieb and Mohamed Chafroud, who were sentenced to 18-years in relation to the Nice Attack. PICTURE.
LONDON VIDEO – Pro Palestinian march LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.
HAMBURG – The centre-left SPD Party launches its campaign to win the European Elections with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and Katarina BARLEY as their top candidates.
Picture. VENICE: Trial booking system for day trippers. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO
Rome – Tenth Anniversary of Double Canonisation of John XXIII & John Paul II
MADRID: Left-wingers call for demonstrations to support PM Pedro Sanchez VIDEO.
Picture of KOSOVO’s National Day of Missing Persons.
North America
OTTAWA – Fourth session of UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution VIDEO. PICTURE.
UNITED STATES – Pro-Palestinian demonstrations on university campuses. VIDEO.
LOS ANGELES – Nicole Kidman receives 49th AFI Life Achievement Award PICTURE.
Middle East North Africa
ISRAEL VIDEO – Jewish Passover. LIVE VIDEO.
RIYADH – PM Anwar Ibrahim Attends World Economic Forum at Saudi Arabia
Sub-Saharan Africa
COTONOU-Unions demand protest over the cost of living, governance and VIDEO. PICTURE.
Latin America
Picture: Cristina Kirchner, former president of Argentina inaugurates stadium in Quilmes.
PANAMA CITY: Former Panama president Martin Torrijos ends his presidential campaign in advance of the general elections VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.
LA PAZ. Doctors on strike in protest at reforms to retirement rules. VIDEO.
Sport
VIDEO: PIRAEUS-Olympics: Belem with Olympic Torch begins road to France. PICTURE.
CARDIFF – Rugby Union Women’s Six Nations Championship Day 5: Wales v Italy
Ireland v Scotland, Day 5 of the Women’s Six Nations Championship
BORDEAUX: Rugby Union, Women’s Six Nations Championship: Day 5: France Vs England.
LONDON – Football: UEFA Women’s Champions League – Semi final second leg: Chelsea v Barcelona Picture.
Madrid Open Tennis – WTA Tour 2024
MADRID – Tennis: ATP tour 2024 – Madrid Open PICTURE.
ADELAIDE – Golf: LIV Golf Adelaide PICTURE.
SHANGHAI: Diamond League, Suzhou/Shanghai meeting.
Sunday, RIL 28 2024
Highlights
RIYADH – Special Meeting of the World Economic Forum PICTURE.
Asia-Pacific
AUCKLAND – A Korean woman accused of killing her children and concealing the bodies in suitcases is on trial for murder in Auckland
BEIJING – Bolivia FM Celinda Sosa Lunda visits
BEIJING – Peru FM Javier Gonzalez-Olaechea Franco visits
Europe
Picture. VENICE: Pope Francis visiting Biennale Pavilion, Women’s Prison. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO
Picture of the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Meeting in Turin VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO
TBILISI, Georgia – Georgian rights groups hold rally to protest controversial bill on ‘foreign influences’ VIDEO.
Picture: BERLIN-Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets Congo President Felix Tshisekedi.
North America
The Rolling Stones start a US tour to promote their new album, ‘Hackney Diamonds.’
Middle East North Africa
ABU DHABI, International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
Sub-Saharan Africa
NAIROBI – IDA for Africa Heads of State Summit
Latin America
MEXICO City – women shave heads to support Palestinians VIDEO. PICTURE.
Sport
LONDON: Football: Premier League Day 35: Tottenham against Arsenal. VIDEO.
PICTURE: PARIS – Football: UEFA Women’s Champions League – Semi final second leg: Paris SG v Lyon
Monday, RIL 29 2024
Asia-Pacific
BANGKOK – Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah visits VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE.
BOGOR – Indonesia President Joko Widodo hosts Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
Europe
MADRID: PM Pedro Sanchez says if he’ll resign due to wife’s investigation into corruption PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO
Picture. MADRID: Former football chief Luis Rubiales gives testimony over an alleged corruption scandal. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO
Picture: ATHENS, Greece – A verdict is expected soon in the appeal case of those accused as being responsible for the 2018 Mati Fire that left over 100 people dead.
LUXEMBOURG – EU agriculture ministers meet
German officer DUSSELDORF is accused of spying on Russia
PRAGUE – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits PICTURE. VIDEO.
LONDON: London Heathrow Border Force Staff to Strike
Picture. STUTTGART: Trial of nine members of a network accused to have plotted a coup. VIDEO.
ISTANBUL – Turkish Airlines signs an agreement with Rolls Royce & Airbus
Picture: BERLIN, Olaf Scholz and Montenegro PM Milojko spajic meet. Press conference to follow. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO
SARI-SOLENZARA: Defense Minister Sebastien lecornu with Italian Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto PICTURE.
WIESBADEN – April inflation, first estimate
TBILISI: The ruling party holds a rally in response to protests over the ‘foreign influences’ law VIDEO.
MAASTRICHT – EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, other candidates, participate in Politico pre-election debate VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
North America
UNITED NATIONS – UN Security Council extends peacekeeping mission to South Sudan VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
Middle East North Africa
RIYADH – German Foreign Minister Baerbock visits
Sub-Saharan Africa
TOGO – Legislative, regional elections VIDEO. PICTURE.
Kevin Kangethe is a US suspect accused of murder and faces possible extradition. A new hearing has been held in Nairobi.
Latin America
MEXICO City – The second presidential campaign debate. VIDEO.
Tuesday, RIL 30 2024
Highlights
Amazon Seattle Q1 Results
Asia-Pacific
TOKYO: 5th Anniversary of Crowning Emperor Naruhito
PALAWAN – Joint US-Philippines ‘Balikatan’ amphibious exercise PICTURE.
ISLAMABAD: Hearings on appeals related to Imran Kan’s conviction in the cypher Case
Europe
GENEVA- UNRWA Chief Philippe Lazzarini holds a presser PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO
LONDON: King Charles III, Queen Camilla and the Cancer Treatment Centre
The ICJ’s hearings on the case Mexico brought against Ecuador regarding an embassy raid VIDEO.
Words Matter in OSLO Conference on hate speech with WHO Chief Tedros Ghebreyesus.
Josef Fritzl, a jailed incestual rapist, has asked to be moved by the court.
PRAGUE – European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen visits
LONDON: New physical controls for fresh produce imports after Brexit VIDEO.
HERZOGENAURACH – Adidas Q1 results
FRANKFURT: Lufthansa’s Q1 results
PARIS GDP Q1
GERMANY – Volkswagen Q1 results
LONDON – HSBC Quarter 1 Results
AMSTERDAM – Stellantis Q1 results
PARIS – Air France-KLM Q1 results
PARIS: Inflation in April
WIESBADEN – GDP Q1, estimate
Nuremberg – April Unemployment Statistics
BRUSSELS – Eurozone GDP Q1 2024, first estimate
BRUSSELS – First estimate of Eurozone inflation in April
MILAN – GDP Q1 first estimate
North America
SEATTLE: Changpeng Zhao, co-founder Binance and money laundering charges against him.
WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve meets for two days to discuss policy
NEW YORK – Coca-Cola Q1 results
NEW YORK – McDonald’s first quarter results
WASHINGTON, US Consumer Confidence Index
Middle East North Africa
Picture: BEIRUT, France – French FM Stephane Sejourne visited as part of a mideast tour. VIDEO.
Sub-Saharan Africa
KAJIADO: Hearing of case brought by the widowed Pakistani journalist Arshad Arshad against Kenyan Police
Sport
Picture of MUNICH – Football: UEFA Champions League – Semi final first Leg: Bayern Munich v Real Madrid PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO
WEDNESDAY MAY 1, 2024
Highlights
Labour Day
WASHINGTON: Fed Chairman Jerome Powell gives press conference after Monetary Policy Committee Meeting
Asia-Pacific
SYDNEY Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivers pre-budget speech
SUVA – Fiji ex-PM Frank Bainimarama’s sentencing appeal
Europe
PARIS – Japan PM Fumio Kishida visits
MOSCOW: Russia shows off its ‘trophys’ that it brought back from Ukraine
BRUSSELS – 20th anniversary EU expansion which added 10 new member states
LONDON Shell General Assembly
LONDON: GSK Quarter 1 results
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis general audience VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO.
OSLO: ‘Ship For Gaza’ sails to try and break Israel’s Blockade
North America
WASHINGTON: US antitrust case against Google closes with closing arguments
NEW YORK – Pfizer Q1 results
Sub-Saharan Africa
KUMASI – UK displays looted Asante Treasures
Sport
Picture of DORTMUND – Football: UEFA Champions League – Semi final first leg: Borussia Dortmund v Paris SG PICTURE. VIDEO.
BOLOGNA: 30th Anniversary of Death of Brazilian Formula One World Champion Ayrton SENSA PICTURE.
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Highlights
SAN FRANCISCO – Apple Q2 Results
Europe
PARIS – ArcelorMittal Q1 results
UNITED KINGDOM – Local elections in England PICTURE. VIDEO.
LONDON- London elections for the London Assembly and Mayor PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO
LONDON: Sentencing several men for online streaming of “extreme body modification”
COPENHAGEN Maersk results for Q1
LONDON: Shell Quarter 1 results
PARIS – OECD Economic Forecasts Published
ECHR rules in dispute between Italy, Getty Foundation and ownership of a Greek Statue
MOSCOW: Pre-trial Detention Heraing for Playwright Svetlana Petrychuk, and Director Yevgenia Bernkovich. VIDEO.
Picture of MARSEILLE’s Chanel Fashion Show at Cite Radieuse.
North America
WASHINGTON – US trade balance
Latin America
BRASILIA – Japan PM Fumio Kishida visits PICTURE.
SANTIAGO – World Press Freedom Day Conference
Sport
MARSEILLE – Football: UEFA Europa League – Semi final First Leg: Marseille v Atalanta
ROME – Football: UEFA Europa League – Semi final First Leg: Roma v Bayer Leverkusen
Friday, May 3, 2024
Highlights
World Press Freedom Day
Asia-Pacific
WENCHANG – Chang’e-6 lunar probe mission
Europe
Bjoern Höecke, leader of the far-right AfD in Thuringia for using National Socialist Slogans.
BELGRAD – The first anniversary of the Vladislav ribnikar elementary school shooting.
MADRID – IPO of Spanish Fashion and Cosmetics Group Puig
LONDON – Intercontinental hotels group Q1 results
ANKARA: Annual inflation rate revealed
BRUSSELS – Eurozone unemployment data for March
GENEVA – Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi speaks at World Press Freedom Day event VIDEO.
North America
WASHINGTON – US employment report
OTTAWA – Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference with Federal Electoral Processes, and Democratic Institutions Releases Preliminary Report
Sub-Saharan Africa
GOMA – Verdict is expected on the trial of eleven soldiers who risked the death penalty by allegedly ‘fleeing’ from the enemy
Latin America
ASUNCION – Japan PM Fumio Kishida visits
Sport
SINGORE – Golf: LIV Golf Singapore
Picture of the Miami Grand Prix Formula One race at MIAMI Gardens.
SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2020
Highlights
RIO DE JANEIRO – Madonna closes her ‘Celebration Tour’ with a free concert PICTURE. VIDEO.
Middle East North Africa
CAIRO: 30th Anniversary of the signing of the self-rule agreement for Gaza Stripe and Jericho by Israel and Palestinians
Sub-Saharan Africa
PICTURE. BANJUL, the site of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Summit. VIDEO.
Sport
ITALY – Cycling: World Tour , Giro d’Italia PICTURE.
SUNDAY MAY 5, 2024
Europe
DEBRECEN: Peter Magyar, opposition leader Peter Magyar organizes anti-government protest. VIDEO.
Sport
PICTURE: Formula One Miami Grand Prix at MIAMI GARDENS.
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