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Joint Statement by President Biden and President von der Leyen on European Energy Security  The White House

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Google was hit with an antitrust complaint on Monday after Danish online job-search rival Jobindex took its grievance to European Union regulators, alleging the Alphabet-owned business had unfairly favoured its own job search service.

The once-annual Pride march has been banned since 2015 when police used tear gas and water cannons after a last-minute ban to disperse crowds. (Image credit: Emrah Gurel/AP)

With confidence in the Supreme Court falling, more than half of Americans oppose the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to the latest poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist.

Poll: Majorities oppose Supreme Court’s abortion ruling and worry about other rights  NPR A historically unpopular Supreme Court made a historically unpopular decision  CNN Majority of Americans are concerned Roe decision will be used to overturn other rights: poll  The Hill Poll: Majority

Millions of people in Tokyo are being urged to turn their lights off to save electricity as an “unusually intense” heatwave sees power supplies dwindle.

Noise causes panic among revelers in Washington Square Park; organizers decry ‘dangerous’ US abortion ruling amid fears it could be start of broader push by court to curb freedoms

Beijing said the city would persist with its zero-COVID policies “over the next five years”, although it quickly removed reference to a time period in the announcement.

Weather officials announce the earliest end to the country’s annual summer rainy season since the Japan Meteorological Agency began keeping records in 1951. (Image credit: Yusuke Ogata/AP)

As G7 convenes, Biden expected to announce he’s sending medium- and long-range missile system NASAMS for Ukrainians to defend themselves against continued Russian bombardments