Keir Starmer defends Joe Biden’s Nato leadership after Zelensky gaffe Joe Biden mistakenly called Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky ‘president Putin’ at a Nato summit event The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 868 As the war enters its 868th day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2024
Israel-Gaza war: US mediators making progress on ceasefire deal but still ‘gaps to close’, says Biden – as it happened In his Nato news conference, the US president acknowledged concerns about Israeli actions despite his overall support The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2024
Afternoon Update: Biden urged to step down after Nato gaffes; Brisbane couple charged with spying for Russia; and Australia’s $250m pledge to Ukraine The US president calls Kamala Harris ‘vice-president Trump’ and introduces Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy as Vladimir Putin The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2024
Hungary’s Viktor Orban meets Trump at Mar-a-Lago for ‘peace mission 5.0’ Orban, a longtime Trump supporter, has also visited Kyiv, Moscow and Beijing to promote a ceasefire in Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2024
Russia threatens response as NATO partners send fighter jets to Ukraine Russia is planning "response measures" to contain what it calls a serious threat from NATO, after the US indicated some members of the military alliance were in the process of transferring supersonic F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Radio France Internationale · Jul 12, 2024
Hungary's Orban Meets Trump After NATO Summit Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban jetted off to Florida on Thursday to meet with former US president Donald Trump after the end of the NATO summit in Washington. International Business Times · Jul 12, 2024
Biden's Solo News Conference Highlights And Analysis President Biden's news conference: slip-ups, achievements, and commitment to role under scrutiny. Top News · Jul 12, 2024
NATO Summit Highlights Unity, Concerns, And Future Plans NATO leaders address Ukraine, Biden's slips, Trump concerns, and China's role at 75th anniversary summit. Top News · Jul 12, 2024
US and South Korea sign joint nuclear deterrence guidelines in face of North Korean threats The U.S. and South Korea signed new joint nuclear deterrence guidelines, weeks after North Korea and Russia struck a defense pact that raised concerns in the region about the North’s growing nuclear threats The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2024
Russian Plot To Assassinate German Arms Manufacturer Foiled US foils Russian plot to assassinate German arms manufacturer supporting Ukraine, exposing Russia's sabotage campaign in Europe. Top News · Jul 12, 2024
Russia Planned Assassination Of German Arms Maker: CNN The United States foiled a Russian plot earlier this year to assassinate the chief executive of a major German arms maker supplying weaponry to Ukraine, CNN reported on Thursday. International Business Times · Jul 12, 2024
At NATO Summit, Allies Delicately Lend Hand To Gaffing Biden President Joe Biden called his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, "President Putin," but quickly corrected himself, and Zelensky promptly made light of the gaffe, saying, "I am better than Putin." But the momentary lapse quickly revived memories of Biden's debate two weeks earlier against Trump. International Business Times · Jul 12, 2024
Hungary's Orban visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago following NATO summit Viktor Orban travelled from the NATO summit in Washington Thursday night to meet with Donald Trump at his Florida compound Mar-a-Lago, just weeks after the Hungarian prime minister met with Russia's Vladimir Putin. His visit is the latest in a number of meetings between the two men. France 24 · Jul 12, 2024
The Guardian - US · Jul 12, 2024 Gaffes, stumbles and missteps – for Biden, the cracks were showing Joe Biden began by shattering his metaphorical vase, and spent the rest of the press conference putting it back together
The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2024 You could sense the embarrassment as Biden spoke, a sign of how low the presidency has sunk The post-Nato press conference was an opportunity for the world to see Biden unscripted, but there was no coming back from the Zelenskiy/Putin slip-up
International Business Times · Jul 12, 2024 Turkey's Erdogan Warns Against NATO-Russia Conflict Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Thursday against conflict between NATO and Russia, telling an alliance summit aimed at bolstering Ukraine that diplomacy must also be an option.
The Guardian - US · Jul 12, 2024 Joe Biden: key takeaways from his Nato press conference The president was more at ease on foreign policy – but his remarks were overshadowed by a couple of high-profile gaffes
International Business Times · Jul 12, 2024 'Time To End The War': Biden Sees Progress On Gaza Deal President Joe Biden said Thursday that US mediators were making progress in reaching a Gaza ceasefire deal as he called for an end to the Israel-Hamas war.
Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2024 Key takeaways from Biden’s NATO news conference: gaffes and defiance The briefing was a chance for the president to project strength amid calls for him to drop out of the presidential race.
France 24 · Jul 12, 2024 Defiant Biden vows to stay in race after verbal gaffes at NATO summit US President Joe Biden, who is facing intense scrutiny amid questions over his age, gave no indication he would consider dropping out of the electoral race in a press conference that lasted almost an hour on Thursday. He fielded tough questions from reporters about his mental acuity after he made…
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024 Biden introduces Ukrainian leader Zelensky as Putin in latest gaffe Biden was delivering remarks at the Nato Summit, taking place this week in Washington DC
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024 Faced with threats from Russia and its Asian supporters, NATO and Indo-Pacific partners get closer Four Indo-Pacific countries attending the NATO summit have issued a joint statement to “strongly condemn the illicit military cooperation” between Russia and North Korea
The Guardian - US · Jul 11, 2024 Biden makes verbal slips on Zelenskiy and Harris names – as it happened This blog is now closed. You can read out main story here.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 11, 2024 PM accuses Dutton of pulling Liberals further to the right; jail sentence for second Blockade Australia protester – as it happened This blog is now closed