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Hundreds of protesters call for justice in front of Rouen university in northern France, after Guinean professor Dr Mamoudou Barry was killed last week in what his family say was a racially motivated attack. IMAGES
Pope Francis, 87, flies to Indonesia on the first leg of an ambitious four-nation tour, with inter-faith ties set to dominate his visit to the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says people taking part in far-right riots will "feel the full force of the law", following hundreds of arrests and ongoing convictions, while visiting a mosque and meeting members of the Muslim community in western England. "We need to make sure that in the coming days, we can give the necessary reassurance to our communities. Many of whom, I've been talking to some this morning, are very anxious about the situation," he tells reporters. IMAGES
The European Union tells Venezuela's government to stop targeting opposition leaders after authorities opened a criminal probe against the main challengers disputing the reelection of President Nicolas Maduro. "This needs to stop. We are calling on the authorities to stop this, this campaign of intimidation of the opposition and judicial intimidation," says EU spokesman Peter Stano in Brussels. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Laos, where he is due to meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, on the sidelines of an ASEAN foreign ministers meeting. IMAGES
Just over 200 people gather at Place de la Victoire in Bordeaux to demonstrate against the extreme right, in response to a call from SOS Racisme. The second round of France's legislative elections are held on July 7. IMAGES