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Europe’s Euclid space telescope blasted off Saturday, kicking off a first-ever mission to shed light on two of the universe’s greatest mysteries: dark energy and dark matter.

Protests against the government’s proposal to reform the judiciary have gained more momentum in Israel.

The Ukrainian president said Russia is ‘technically ready’ to attack the power station.

The UN 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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Days of violent protests across France after the fatal police shooting of a teenager have started to impact the country’s tourism sector, with hotels and restaurants facing cancellations while some have also suffered damage in the unrest.

The French government rejected on Friday accusations by the UN of racism among its police, made after a 17-year-old was shot and killed by an officer during a traffic stop. In response to riots rocking cities across the country, 45,000 police were deployed. “In the long term, I think there needs to be a much more constructive response,” lecturer in French Studies Fraser McQueen told FRANCE 24. “The response can’t only be increased policing,” he said.

UNESCO accepts the US back into the fold after a five-year absence

As Pride month draws to a close, activists warn public debate on a number of issues is becoming increasingly polarised and violent.

Talking Europe discusses European security with Gitanas Naus?da, the president of Lithuania. Ahead of next month’s NATO summit in Vilnius, Naus?da urges a collective response to likely Wagner troop movements in Belarus. He also highlights the deployment of a permanent “full-fledged German brigade” in Lithuania and promotes a gradual approach towards European strategic autonomy.