For the second year running, Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday has been marked by an event dubbed a mini Trooping the Colour at Windsor Castle just outside London. The pandemic meant the military commemoration of the monarch's official birthday was staged in the quadrangle of her Berkshire home.
Protesters from Extinction Rebellion staged a theatrical protest in the British coastal town of Falmouth on Saturday, near to where G7 leaders are holding a summit. Activists dressed as cleaners scrubbed down the shop fronts of two banks in a symbolic move to highlight what they claim is an increase in the funding of fossil fuels since the Paris Agreement.
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Falmouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Campaigners from UK-based anti-poverty organisation Oxfam pose as G7 leaders wearing swimsuits and relaxing on deckchairs on a beach in Falmouth, 25 miles away from the venue of the G7 summit in Cornwall. They're calling G7 countries to commit to cutting carbon emissions and to help vulnerable countries better respond to climate change.
Tarrytown (United States) (AFP) – After missing out on competitions due to the pandemic, dogs are back in action at the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The event is being held outside New York City where it usually takes place. Communications Director Gail Miller Bisher explains that four-legged competitors might be particularly "excited" and "over exuberant" this year – just like their owners.
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The official fan zone for UEFA Euro 2020 in Budapest has opened next to Vajdahunyad Castle, ahead of Hungary's opening match against Portugal on Tuesday. Up to 11,000 people can watch the European Football Championship on giant screens. It is being seen as an "extension" to the Puskás Arena and UEFA Euro 2020 spokesperson, Zsuzsa Csisztu, stressed that the event was for everyone, not just for dedicated football fans "It's for anyone who wants to get in the mood before the match and is heading to the Puskás Arena with tickets," she said.
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Gareth Southgate and the England squad put in their final preparations ahead of their opening Euro 2020 group game against Croatia.
Frank de Boer and his Netherlands squad train ahead of their first Euro 2020 group stage match against Ukraine. A plane is captured flying over the training pitch showcasing the sentence 'Frank. Gewoon 4-3-3'.
At least 13 people were injured early Saturday morning in a shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, officials said. Austin Interim Chief of Police Joseph Chacon said two of the people injured are in critical condition during a press briefing.
In the UK the environment took centre stage at the G7 summit in Cornwall as the Queen hosted world leaders at the Eden Project, an exhibition showcasing the world's ecological riches. Safeguarding global biodiversity is a theme of the Group of Seven nations, with the leaders aiming for agreement to protect at least 30% of the planet's land and oceans by 2030.
