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US President Joe Biden resisted calls to step aside in the presidential race on Thursday during a closely-watched news conference to close out the NATO summit in Washington. “I’m not in this for my legacy. I’m in this to complete the job I started,” Biden said. “My schedule has been full bore so if I slow down and I can’t get the job done, that’s a sign that I shouldn’t be doing it. But there’s no indication of that yet. None.” The president pushed back at every suggestion that he was slowing down or showing noticeable signs of decline at a tense news conference following a summit…

It was Biden’s big screen test but, in truth, he rather blew it before it began. A couple of hours before he took the stage, the president had a ‘Putin’ moment – mistakenly introducing Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy as “President Putin”. It was already the gaffe of the day.Biden might have led a successful NATO conference but it was a meme-tastic moment to define his performance for the screen-scrolling generation, the very one he needs onside. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:35 ‘Ladies and gentlemen: President Putin’ Follow live: Biden news conference does little to quell criticsBiden…

US President Joe Biden is taking questions from reporters on Thursday as he closes out the summit of 32 NATO leaders in Washington. You can watch it live here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShxEyQyMXFE Biden says ‘United behind Ukraine’ on final day of summit  With Ukraine’s potential NATO membership on the agenda at the summit, Biden was keen to show his support for the Kyiv cause, with Ukrainian President Voldoymyr Zelenskyy also in attendance. Ahead of his closing speech, Biden said: “We are united behind Ukraine.” Biden mistakenly introduces Zelenskyy as Putin before news conference Biden mistakenly introduced Zelenskyy as “President Putin” ahead of his news conference. “And now I want to hand it over…

Joe Biden has mistakenly referred to Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “President Putin” at the NATO summit – just hours after his allies warned his chances of winning the US election are zero.The US president was speaking in Washington at the end of the three-day summit and made the error while he was introducing the Ukrainian president. “Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin,” Mr Biden said, referring to Mr Zelenskyy before correcting himself.”President Putin? I’m going to beat President Putin, President Zelenskyy. I am so focused on beating Putin,” he added.”I am better,” joked Mr Zelenskyy in reply. Latest updates from NATO summitMr…

A four-year-old Gazan girl with an ultra-rare genetic disorder has finally been evacuated from Gaza – but has since suffered a huge seizure in hospital in the United Arab Emirates.Sky News has been following the plight of Julia Abu Zeiter for two months. It has been a story of hope, heartbreak, kindness and cruelty. Now, the little girl is out of a warzone but in intensive care and without her parents who were denied permission to leave Gaza.In May, we revealed the intense efforts of a family in Washington whose own daughter has the same rare condition called alternating hemiplegia…

The spire of the cathedral in the northern French city of Rouen caught fire on Thursday, but firefighters managed to put out the blaze at the famed landmark after a couple of hours. Rouen Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol posted an image of smoke rising from the cathedral on X, formerly Twitter, adding that the cause of the blaze was “unknown at this stage.” Workers discovered the fire at a height of around 120 metres at midday and raised the alarm. Nearly a 100 firefighters responded and reached the tower using a giant ladder. Rouen Archbishop Dominique Lebrun told broadcaster BFMTV that welding…

The United States hosted NATO’s 75th anniversary summit at a tumultuous time. While Russia’s constant attacks on Ukraine continue to have the military alliance on high alert, the host country’s leader also finds himself in a precarious position. Ever since his disastrous debate performance against likely Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, President Joe Biden has been facing a growing number of calls from within his own party to withdraw his candidacy for another four years in office. Support for Ukraine in focus as NATO summit opensTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video…

Europe has not prioritised its security enough for “many, many years”, the Danish prime minister has warned. Speaking from the NATO summit in Washington DC, Mette Frederiksen said the military alliance’s European members need to step up their efforts to help Ukraine and secure peace. “Different American presidents have been putting the same message on the table – you have to do more, you have to take care of your own security, you have to bring bigger commitments,” she told Sky’s diplomatic editor Dominic Waghorn.”I have to say I agree with them.”The Danish prime minister was asked about reports that…

A Polish mining company on Thursday said at least 10 coal miners had been injured and that rescuers were searching for dozens more. Some 68 miners were in the affected underground area when an unknown tremor was recorded at about 8 a.m. local time. What we know so far Polish Coal Mining Group spokesperson Aleksandra Wysocka-Siembiga said the tremor was at a depth of about 1,200 meters (about 4,000 feet), according to broadcaster Polsat. “Some of these people are being brought to the surface, some have already been brought up and some have not yet been reached by the rescuers,” Wysocka-Siembiga…

Pakistan intends to expel more Afghan migrants residing in the country illegally, Islamabad announced on Thursday. Tens of thousands of Afghans remain stranded in Pakistan despite having been approved for relocation to other countries. Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, the spokeswoman for the Pakistani foreign office, told reporters that the upcoming deportations would be the “second phase” of the “Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan.” It would target “Afghan citizen card” holders whose documents are valid for a limited time. Since the deportations started last year, an estimated 600,000 Afghans have gone back to Afghanistan. What do we know about the Afghans leaving Pakistan?…