Jun 13 Biden says 'very gracious' queen 'reminded me of my mother' By Kelvin Chan, Jonathan Lemire, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Biden returned to the dais and he, the first lady and the white-gloved woman who has held the British throne for nearly 70 years watched the military march past before they went inside for tea. As they left the dais,… Continue reading
Jun 13 Israel swears in new coalition, ending Netanyahu's long rule By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel’s parliament on Sunday narrowly approved a new coalition government, ending the historic 12-year rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and sending the polarizing leader into the opposition. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 4:14 COVID-19, climate change, China: Biden reaffirms America's global role at the G7 By PBS NewsHour President Joe Biden made his first foreign trip as president to the U.K. for the G-7 summit where he was welcomed by world leaders amid talk of “shared values.” In a bid to move past the Trump-era, President Biden reaffirmed… Continue watching
Jun 12 Biden to name Pulse Nightclub a national memorial By Josh Boak, Associated Press The president emphasized that the country must do more to reduce gun violence, such as banning assault weapons and closing loopholes in regulations that enable gun buyers to bypass background checks. Continue reading
Jun 12 Aid groups appeal to G-7 for cash to get shots into arms By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The appeal came after U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he hoped leaders of the Group of Seven major industrialized nations will agree to provide at least 1 billion vaccine doses for poorer countries. Continue reading
Jun 12 Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China By Jill Lawless, Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden also met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in between Saturday’s G-7 sessions, according to photographs her spokesperson tweeted. Merkel is scheduled to meet with Biden at the White House next month. Continue reading
Jun 11 G-7 nations gather to pledge 1 billion vaccine doses for world By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Vaccine sharing commitments from U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set the stage for the G-7 meeting in southwest England. Continue reading
Jun 10 WATCH: Biden, Johnson strike warm tone in first meeting By Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Beginning a week of diplomacy across the Atlantic, Biden hopes to use his first overseas trip as president to reassure European allies that the United States had shed the transactional tendencies of Donald Trump's term and is a reliable partner… Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 4:30 Biden begins a week of diplomacy, pledges 500 million vaccine doses to poorer countries President Biden on Thursday kicked off his week of diplomacy in a meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the beginning of the G-7 summit Friday. Biden also announced a significant step by his administration that he said… Continue watching
Jun 10 WATCH: Biden lays out plan to share vaccine doses globally By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Speaking in England on Thursday before a summit of the Group of Seven world leaders, Biden announced the U.S. commitment to vaccine sharing, which comes on top of 80 million doses he has already pledged by the end of the… Continue reading