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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
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives in Chad at the end of a tour of African nations marked by strong anti-western sentiment and the promise of greater military backing against jihadists. IMAGES
Activists unfurl a banner on Westminster Bridge that reads "Keir Starmer: Will Labour stop arming Israel?". Organised by pro-Palestinian volunteer organisation Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the Houses of Parliament looms over the bridge on which the banner hangs, on the eve of the first TV debate ahead of the UK's July 4 election. IMAGES
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