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Skip next section EU chief: European defense needs €500 billion shot in arm06/28/2024June 28, 2024EU chief: European defense needs €500 billion shot in armEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union needs to invest €500 billion ($535 billion) over the next decade to bolster its defenses. “We estimate that additional defense investments of around €500 billion are needed over the next decade,” von der Leyen, who is chief of the bloc’s executive arm said at a summit of EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday. She said while China and Russia’s military spending had skyrocketed by almost 600% and 300% respectively since the…

It was the first debate between a current and a former US president, and it was a doozy. Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump met in Atlanta Thursday night local time, more than four months ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, and discussed immigration, the economy and a host of other issues. One of the biggest takeaways: The Democrats are in trouble. From the very start, Biden’s voice sounded brittle, which several campaign sources after the debate attributed to a cold. This would normally not be a huge deal, normally, it made 81-year-old Biden, whose…

Joe Biden and Donald Trump have held the first presidential debate, where the president struggled to speak and the Republican was dogged by his criminal trials.Held in Atlanta, Georgia, the CNN-hosted debate marked a rematch four years in the making. With one candidate’s microphone turned off while the other was speaking, Mr Trump and Mr Biden slugged at each other’s record in office for 90 minutes.Read the Trump v Biden debate as it happened live hereThe mediators divided the debate in to subjects, but both candidates evaded questions and stuck to their favoured topics. Here’s the key topics Mr Biden…

One person has been killed and six more have been injured in India after part of the roof at an airport collapsed in heavy rain.The incident at the domestic departure terminal of New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport happened at around 5am local time on Friday as heavy pre-monsoon rains lashed the capital. Image: A crew removes water outside the airport on Friday. Pic: AP All flight departures from Terminal 1 were temporarily suspended as rescuers cleared the debris to save anyone trapped, the airport authority said. Image: The collapsed roof at the domestic departure terminal. Pic: AP Image: Pic:…

A section of the canopy at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport collapsed early Friday during heavy pre-monsoon rains, killing one person and injuring eight others, officials said. “Eight people have been injured, one person is dead,” Atul Gard, director of Delhi Fire Services told AFP news agency. Flights disrupted All flight departures from Terminal 1 in India’s capital city were temporarily suspended until 2 p.m. (0830 GMT/UTC), as rescuers cleared debris and searched for anyone trapped, the airport authority said. An airport authority statement said the canopy and some support beams fell in the domestic departure area of Terminal…

This was an extraordinary evening.Joe Biden’s debate performance was among the worst by any presidential candidate in history, if not the worst. It was an “unmitigated disaster”, “a meltdown”, and “a slow-motion car crash”. Image: Pic: Reuters Read more: In command Trump and stumbling Biden face off in first presidential debateThose are not descriptors from Republican voters, they are the words of Democrats. Even former aides of President Biden admit it was a really horrible night for him. I was literally gripping the sides of my seat at times it was so excruciating. Please use Chrome browser for a more…

President Biden and Donald Trump have faced off in the first debate in the 2024 presidential election campaign.The format, with each taking turns to speak with their opponent’s microphone muted, was designed to prevent a shouting match with both candidates talking over each other. In truth, it served to highlight the differences in the performances of the two men. Image: Joe Biden and Donald Trump during the presidential debate. Pic: Reuters Mr Trump appeared confident, on the front foot and in command, even if his claims sometimes stretched the truth to breaking point.Mr Biden on the other hand was hesitant,…

US President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump are set to face off in the first debate of the 2024 presidential election on Thursday night. Millions of Americans are expected to tune into the 90-minute debate, which is being hosted by CNN in Atlanta. It is one of just two debates between the two major contenders who have been polling closely for months. “Neither candidate can afford to lose this first debate,” DW’s Washington correspondent Ines Pohl said. Uniquely, the debate will be held without a studio audience, and with microphones that producers can switch off to stop the…

The match has been lit and a flare of rage set off.The clouds of tear gas in the heart of Kenya’s capital is doing little to disperse young protesters facing off against riot police after days of unrest. They angrily shout “Ruto must go” as some throw rocks and glass bottles at police while dodging tear gas canisters and stun grenades. Image: Tear gas is fired by police at protesters in Nairobi. Pic: Reuters We see young men singled out by the officers, beaten with batons and dragged along the street before being thrown into police trucks.Two of them escaped…

Skip next section Ursula von der Leyen hails outcome of leadership talks06/28/2024June 28, 2024Ursula von der Leyen hails outcome of leadership talksUrsula von der Leyen has thanked EU leaders for nominating her for a second term as president of the European Commission. “Grateful to Leaders for endorsing my nomination for a second mandate,” she said on social media. “Delighted to share this moment with my friends Antonio Costa and Kaja Kallas.” She said she would now present her political agenda to MEPs ahead of a vote to confirm her. https://p.dw.com/p/4hbySSkip next section Estonia’s Kallas welcomes ‘enormous responsibility’ of top foreign policy…