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Saturn’s rings are glowing in Webb Space Telescope’s latest cosmic shot

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JUL 1, 2023 @ 1145 GMT | This June 2023 image provided by the Space Telescope Science Institute shows the planet Saturn and three of its moons, from left, Enceladus, Tethys and Dione, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. In infrared, the planet appears dark because sunlight is absorbed by methane in the atmosphere. **(NASA, ESA, CSA, JWST Saturn Team via AP)**

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States (AP) — Saturn has a fresh new look thanks to NASA’s Webb Space Telescope.

Climate activists disrupt London Pride march to protest corporate sponsorship

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**JUL 1, 2023 @ 1430 GMT** | People travel by tube on the London Underground to take part in the Pride in London parade, London, Saturday, July 1, 2023. **(PA via AP)**

LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) — The technicolor, dance-filled London Pride march briefly came to a halt Saturday as climate activists blocked a Coca-Cola float to protest event organizers accepting sponsorship money from “high-polluting industries.”

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UN votes to end its peacekeeping mission in Mali as demanded by the country’s military junta

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**JUN 30, 2023 @ 2200 GMT | FILE** – Leader of Mali’s ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, attends an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali on Sept. 22, 2022. Malian voters cast ballots on a new draft constitution Sunday, June 18, 2023, in a referendum that the country’s coup leader says will pave the way toward holding new elections in 2024, but that critics have called a delaying tactic. In a message broadcast on state television on the eve of the vote, Col. Assimi Goita told Malians that the proposed draft constitution “provides for a better-organized executive power, while maintaining the necessary balance with the legislative power.”. **(AP File Photo)**

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to immediately end its peacekeeping mission in Mali as demanded by the country’s military junta, which has brought in mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group to help fight an Islamic insurgency.

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Trump, DeSantis among 2024 GOP hopefuls set to appear at Moms for Liberty gathering

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**JUN 30, 2023 @ 2145 GMT** | This combination of photos shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, speaking April 21, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md., and former President Donald Trump speaking on March 4, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Trump and DeSantis, the main rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, are scheduled to speak at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty in Philadelphia on Friday. **(AP Photo)**

PHILADELPHIA, United States (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the main rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, are scheduled to speak Friday at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty, a two-year-old group that has fiercely opposed instruction related to race and gender identity in the nation’s classroom.

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The IMF agrees to a long-awaited bailout for Pakistan of $3 billion

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**JUN 30, 2023 @ 2030 GMT | FILE** – The logo of the International Monetary Fund is visible on its building, April 5, 2021, in Washington. The International Monetary Fund agreed to provide a long-awaited $3 billion in relief to bail out Pakistan’s ailing economy once it gets final approval, according to a statement released Thursday, June 29, 2023. (AP File Photo)

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The International Monetary Fund agreed to provide $3 billion to Pakistan — a long-awaited relief to bail out the impoverished country’s ailing economy.

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France mobilizes tens of thousands of police to head off unrest after police fatally shot a teenager

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**JUN 29, 2023 @ 2030 GMT** | Riot police face off demonstrantors on the third night of protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, France, Thursday, June 29, 2023. The June 27 shooting of the teen, identified as Nahel, triggered urban violence and stirred up tensions between police and young people in housing projects and other neighborhoods. **(AP Photo)**

NANTERRE, France (AP) — France mobilized tens of thousands of police officers Thursday in an effort to head off widespread urban rioting following the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that shocked the nation, with commuters rushing home before transport services closed early to avoid being targeted by rioters.

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Top central bankers assert need for higher interest rates to tackle persistent inflation

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**JUN 28, 2023 @ 2230 GMT | FILE** – The President of European Central Bank Christine Lagarde attends a press conference following the meeting of the bank’s governing council in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. **(AP File Photo)**

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Leading global central bankers asserted Wednesday that they are not backing off their steep interest rate increases, pointing to inflation being more persistent than expected but still downplaying fears of recession from their hikes.

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Climate watchdog slams UK government for backtracking on its fossil fuel pledges

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**JUN 28, 2023 @ 2030 GMT | FILE** – An offshore wind farm is visible from the beach in Hartlepool, England, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. The U.K. government’s climate advisers on Wednesday slammed officials for their slow pace of action in meeting their “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions target and backtracking on fossil fuel commitments, saying Britain has “lost its clear global leadership position on climate action.” **(AP File Photo)**

LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) — The U.K. government’s climate advisers on Wednesday slammed officials for their slow pace in meeting their “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions target and backtracking on fossil fuel commitments. They say Britain has “lost its clear global leadership position on climate action.”

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New Zealand Prime Minister Hipkins visits China to boost economic ties

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**JUN 27, 2023 @ 2145 GMT** | In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. **(Xinhua via AP)**

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins discussed his country’s interest in boosting economic ties with China during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday.

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Wagner chief walks free after armed revolt. Other Russians defying the Kremlin aren’t so lucky

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**JUN 27, 2023 @ 2145 GMT | FILE** – In this grab taken from video and released by Prigozhin Press Service on Friday, June 23, 2023. The armed rebellion by a powerful mercenary groupa against the Russian military was over in less than 24 hours, but the disarray within the enemy’s ranks was an unexpected morale-boosting gift for Ukraine –at a time when its armed forces needed it the most **(Prigozhin Press Service via AP File)**

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led an armed rebellion against the Russian military — and walked free. Others who merely voiced criticism against the Kremlin weren’t so lucky.

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