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U.S. President Donald Trump played down Iran’s downing of a U.S. military surveillance drone on Thursday, saying he suspected it was shot by mistake and that “it would have made a big difference” to him if the remotely controlled aircraft had been piloted.

BRITAIN-EU-LEADER/ Then there were two: Johnson and Hunt fight for British PM job

LONDON (Reuters) - Fervent Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson and foreign minister Jeremy Hunt emerged on Thursday as the only two candidates left in the race to become British prime minister, with the flamboyant Johnson odds-on favorite to win next month. U.S.

USA-ELECTION-DECIDERS/ The Deciders: Meet the voters defining America's politics

A retiree worried about his granddaughter’s future in Pinellas County, Florida. A factory worker in Racine County, Wisconsin, who doubts politicians will improve her life as a single mother. USA-ENVIRONMENT-RIOGRANDE/

In warming West, Rio Grande roars back to life, for now TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - After years of drought, no one in Rio Grande County, Colorado, can remember the last time their namesake river was closed to the public because it was running too high.

BUSINESS SLACK-TECH-LISTING/

Slack stock surges at debut, values company at more than $25 billion NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Slack Technologies Inc, the fast-growing workplace messaging and communication platform, soared nearly 60% in their public trading debut on Thursday, valuing the company at more than $25 billion.

USA-TRADE-CHINA-APPLE/ Apple, Keurig Dr Pepper, Dollar Tree press U.S. to drop China tariff plan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc, Keurig Dr Pepper Inc and Dollar Tree Inc have joined other companies in their opposition to a Trump administration plan for more U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, including iPhones, Macbooks, and single-serve coffee brewers. ENTERTAINMENT

BRITAIN-ROYALS/ When 007 met the Prince: Bond film set gets royal visit

LONDON (Reuters) - James Bond received a royal visit on Thursday when Britain’s Prince Charles toured the set of the new 007 movie filming at Pinewood Studios outside London. MUSIC-FREDDIEMERCURY/

Freddie Mercury returns in release of stripped-back version of 'Time' LONDON (Reuters) - A stripped-back version of Freddie Mercury performing the song “Time” is released on Thursday, the result of a long search for the 1986 recording made at London’s Abbey Road Studios.

SPORTS TENNIS-LONDON-MURRAY/

Murray marks return with doubles win LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s Andy Murray made a successful return to action after six months out following hip surgery as he partnered Feliciano Lopez to a first-round doubles win at the Queen’s Club championships on Thursday.

CRICKET-WORLDCUP-AUS-BGD/ Warner hits 166 as clinical Australia sink Bangladesh

NOTTINGHAM, England, June 20 (Reuters) - Australia continued their march towards the Cricket World Cup semi-finals on Thursday as a tournament-high 166 by opener David Warner helped them pile up 381-5 before they restricted Bangladesh to 333-8 to win by 48 runs. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-ABORTION/ (TV)

Missouri faces judge's deadline on license for abortion clinic A Missouri judge has given the state until Friday to determine whether to renew the license of its only abortion clinic, which last month warned it may shut if officials refuse to renew.

Jun 21 NORTHKOREA-CHINA/ (PIX) (TV)

China's President Xi Jinping continues visit North Korea Chinese President Xi Jinping continues a state visit to North Korea for a second day. Xi is the first Chinese leader to visit the reclusive country in 14 years.

Jun 21 GREECE-ELECTION/NEW DEMOCRACY

Greek main opposition conservative party presents its government programme The leader of Greece's main opposition New Democracy conservative party, Kyriakos Mitsotakis presents his plan to govern the country after a July 7 vote. New Democracy is ahead of ruling leftist Syriza party in recent polls.

Jun 21 COLOMBIA-RATES/

Colombia's central bank votes on monetary policy Colombian policymakers will vote on whether to alter interest rates which have remained steady for over a year. The bank is facing pressure to bolster a sluggish economy, while keeping inflation in check.

Jun 21 VENEZUELA-POLITICS/UN (PIX) (TV)

UN human rights meets opposition leader Guaido during official visit to Venezuela UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet in official visit to Venezuela, invited by President Nicolas Maduro to meet opposition leader Juan Guaido.

Jun 21 SAFRICA-RAMAPHOSA/

South Africa's Ramaphosa to respond to public protector over Bosasa payment South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is due to respond to the public protector, an anti-corruption watchdog, over allegations he misled parliament about a donation by services company Bosasa to his 2017 election campaign for the leadership of the ruling ANC. The deadline is June 21.

Jun 21 USA-ELECTION/DEBATE

For lesser-known Democrats, debates offer opportunity and risk For most of the 2020 Democratic presidential contenders, next week's debates will be their first leap into the high-risk, high-reward glare of the national political spotlight.

21 Jun 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/PLAN-PROTESTS (PIX)

Palestinians hold protests against Bahrain's workshop for U.S. peace plan Palestinians hold protests against economic workshop for U.S. Mideast peace plan hosted by Bahrain. in Gaza, rallies, that take place weekly, will this time be held under the title "no for the annexation of the West Bank" in rejection of any potential annexation of large settlements built on West Bank land to Israel.

Jun 21 TURKEY-ELECTION/OPPOSITION (PIX) (TV)

For Erdogan's chief antagonist, mass rallies and a global lens provide a test Only a few months ago, Ekrem Imamoglu was a little-known candidate for Istanbul mayor who earned a surprise victory thanks to a low-key inclusive message that stood in contrast to that of President Tayyip Erdogan.

21 Jun MALAYSIA-POLITICS/1MDB (PIX) (TV)

Malaysia's anti-graft agency holds news conference on 1MDB case Malaysia's anti-corruption agency holds a special news conference related to a multibillion-dollar scandal at the Malaysian state investment fund 1MDB.

21 Jun 23:00 ET / 03:00 GMT CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

SPAIN-WOMEN/PROTEST Monitoring for protests on "Wolf Pack" case decision

Monitoring for possible protests following Spain's Supreme Court decision on Friday on appeal claims by five men calling themselves "The Wolf Pack" who were sentenced to nine years in prison for assaulting a young woman at the Pamplona bull-running festival in 2016. Jun 21

RUSSIA-CHECHNYA/RIGHTS (PIX) (TV) Rights activist Titiev released from penal colony in Chechnya

Chechen human rights activist Oyub Titiev comes out of penal colony settlement after being granted an early release by a court. Titiev, who had run the Chechen office of the Memorial Human Rights Center, was earlier sentenced for four years in penal colony on drug possession charges which his supporters said were trumped up. 21 Jun 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS GLOBAL-ECONOMY/WEEKAHEAD

Global Economy Weekahead A weekly look at key economic events for the global economy in the coming seven days.

Jun 21 SPRINT CORP-M&A/T MOBILE

Hearing in U.S. states' lawsuit seeking to block Sprint, T-Mobile merger A status conference is scheduled in the lawsuit filed by a group of state attorneys general seeking to block the proposed merger of Sprint and T-Mobile. The case is before U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in Manhattan.

21 Jun 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT USA-FED/ROSENGREN

Boston Federal Reserve Bank issues text of President Rosengren's remarks to closed conference Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issues text of remarks of President Eric Rosengren on the causes of the Japanese financial crisis of the late 1990s delivered before the closed 5th Annual Macroprudential Conference hosted by the Deutsche Bundesbank in Eltville am Rhein, Germany, from Boston, Mass.

21 Jun 03:30 ET / 07:30 GMT BANKS-DATA/ (PIX)

Dollar in the detail; banks pan for gold in 'data lakes' From sending special offers on restaurants to burger-loving current account holders to selling anonymised credit card records, banks are racing to monetize the huge troves of data they hold.

21 Jun 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT MEXICO-OIL/PETROLEUMCONGRESS

Mexico's Petroleum Congress Mexico's annual Petroleum Congress on June 19-20 brings together up to 10,000 business executives and political leaders.

Jun 21 ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

YOGA-DAY/INDIA (PIX) (TV) India's Modi leads tens of thousands to perform yoga to mark International Day of Yoga

Led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, tens of thousands of people in India's northeastern Ranchi city attend a mass yoga session to mark International Day of Yoga. 21 Jun 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

FASHION-PARIS/MENSWEAR-DIOR (PIX) (TV) Dior show in Paris men's fashion week

Dior Homme show in Paris men's fashion week Jun 21

RELIGION POPE-NAPLES/ (PIX) (TV)

Pope Francis visits Naples and delivers speech at university Pope Francis visits Naples and delivers speech at university

21 Jun 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT