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An anti-Boris Johnson, anti-Brexit protester stands next to a placard across the street from the Houses of Parliament on the edge of Parliament Square, in London, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Johnson was dealt a major blow Tuesday, July 5, 2022 when two of his most senior Cabinet ministers quit, saying they had lost confidence in Johnson’s leadership. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Timeline of crises that have rocked UK’s Boris Johnson

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the start of a cabinet meeting, in Downing Street, London, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Justin Tallis/Pool Photo via AP)

2 key U.K. Cabinet ministers quit Boris Johnson’s government

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

Mohammed Nazir from London, poses on a giant rainbow flag, during the Pride in London parade, in London, Saturday, July 2, 2022, marking the 50th Anniversary of the Pride movement in the UK. (James Manning/PA via AP)

Pride parade returns in London on 50th anniversary

By Mike Fuller - Associated Press

Brett Eagleson, who was 15 when his father Bruce was killed in the terrorist attack in New York, is among the speakers at a news conference Thursday, June 30, 2022 at the North Plains Veterans Park in North Plains, Ore. Thursday, June 30, 2022. The Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf tour teed off Thursday, angering a group of families who lost loved ones on Sept. 11 and want the Saudi government held to account for the terrorist attacks. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP)

LIV Golf tees off in Oregon amid criticism over Saudi funding

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

People from differents unions and members of the public hold up placards as they take part in a TUC national demonstration to demand action on the cost of living, a new deal for working people and a pay rise for all workers, in London, Saturday June 18, 2022. Big crowds marched through central London on Saturday in a protest over the soaring cost of living. Rally organizers demanded that the British government take action to help people facing bills and other rising more quickly than wages. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

Big crowds take to London streets to protest soaring costs

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks on the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. The British government on Friday, June 17, 2022, ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. He is likely to appeal. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Assange case: U.K. approves extradition to U.S.; he plans to appeal

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Actor Kevin Spacey arrives at the Westminster Magistrates court in London, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Spacey is appearing in a court in London on Thursday after he was charged with sexual offenses against three men. The 62-year-old Spacey is accused of four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. (AP Photo/David Cliff)

Kevin Spacey ‘strenuously’ denies sex charges, granted bail

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FILE - Elizabeth Truss, Britain's Foreign Secretary leaves a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Truss says the first deportation flight to Rwanda will take off in the evening, Tuesday, June 14, regardless of how many people are on board, as immigration attorneys launch case-by-case appeals on behalf of the migrants scheduled for removal. The comments comes a day after two British courts refused to block the deportation flights, rejecting last-ditch appeals filed by immigration rights advocates and labor unions. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

UK set to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda under new plan

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

Actor Kevin Spacey attends a pretrial hearing on Monday, June 3, 2019, at district court in Nantucket, Mass. British police say actor Kevin Spacey is expected to appear in a court in London this week after he was charged with sexual offenses against three men. Spacey, 62, is accused of four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Kevin Spacey to face London court on sexual offense charges

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The crowd watch a film of Queen Elizabeth II having tea with Paddington Bear on a big screen at the Platinum Jubilee concert taking place in front of Buckingham Palace, London, Saturday June 4, 2022, on the third of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years of service. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

Colorful pageant, street fests cap queen’s Platinum Jubilee

By Sylvia Hui - Associated Press

This undated handout video still issued Saturday, June 4, 2022 by Buckingham Palace shows Queen Elizabeth II on a video call with recipients of the Australian of the Year Awards which took place ahead of the Platinum Jubilee Central Weekend, in London. (Buckingham Palace via AP)

Two future kings set to honor Elizabeth at jubilee concert

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Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Kent watch from the balcony during the Trooping the Color ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in London, Thursday, June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch’s 70 years of service. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)

Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee kicks off with pomp

By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Dustin Johnson tosses his towel to his caddie on the 10th hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Southern Hills Country Club, Friday, May 20, 2022, in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Matt York) ** FILE**

Dustin Johnson loses sponsor after decision to play in Saudi-backed event

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Members of ABBA, from left, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Faltskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson arrive for the ABBA Voyage concert at the ABBA Arena in London, Thursday May 26, 2022. ABBA is releasing its first new music in four decades, along with a concert performance that will see the &quot;Dancing Queen&quot; quartet going entirely digital. The virtual version of the band will begin a series of concerts on Thursday. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Stars and royalty watch ABBA’s return in digital stage show

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

In this June 11, 2017, file photo, Kevin Spacey arrives at the 71st annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Kevin Spacey charged in U.K. with 4 counts of sexual assault

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Professional golfer Greg Norman walks through the pit area during the third practice session for the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race at the Miami International Autodrome, Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) **FILE**

PGA Tour denies releases for players in Saudi-funded event

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Workers prepare the pitch during an unveiling of the London Stadium in London, Thursday, June 27, 2019. Major League Baseball (MLB) will make its mark its European debut with the New York Yankees versus Boston Red Sox game at London Stadium this weekend. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) **FILE**

MLB plans London games in 2023, 2024 and 2026

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II smiles while receiving the President of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis and his wife Paola Cassis during an audience at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, April 28, 2022. Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the opening of Parliament on Tuesday amid ongoing mobility issues. The palace said in a statement Monday, May 9 that the decision was made in consultation with her doctors and that the 96-year-old monarch had “reluctantly’’ decided not to attend. (Dominic Lipinski/Pool Photo via AP, file)

Queen won’t attend Parliament opening due to mobility issues

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

A dog rides in the back of a car as people fleeing the village of Ruska Lozova arrive at a screening point in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, April 29, 2022. Hundreds of residents have been evacuated to Kharkiv from the nearby village that had been under Russian occupation for more than a month. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Live updates l Zelenskyy urges Russian troops not to fight

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A local man sits in front of an apartment building damaged from heavy fighting as he waits for the kettle to boil in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

Live Updates | Explosions in Ukrainian city of Kherson

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