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Ukraine getting ‘closer and closer’ to becoming Nato member, says secretary generalFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsVolodymyr Zelensky thanked Joe Biden for offering America’s support through a “terrible war” on Ukraine by Russia as he lauded the US president’s “tough but strong” decision to end his reelection campaign and not run for a second term.“Ukraine is grateful to president Biden for his unwavering support for Ukraine’s fight for freedom, which, along with strong bipartisan support in the United States, has…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USA woman died jumping out of a car that police were chasing, and now the man behind the wheel faces a murder charge, authorities said.On Saturday, deputies from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Arizona responded to a domestic disturbance, according to KOLD. The victim told police that her boyfriend had taken an illegal drug before driving her up nearby Mt. Lemmon.He would then not let her out of the vehicle.William Holloway faces a murder charge…

How Joe Biden’s campaign came to an endSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailVice President Kamala Harris has said she plans to “earn and win” the Democratic nomination after being endorsed by President Joe Biden. Biden announced in a letter on Sunday that he was stepping aside as the Democratic nominee. “I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination,” the vice president said.Biden said in his letter that “While it has been my intention…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailShortly after Joe Biden announced late Sunday afternoon that he would not be seeking a second term as president, two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro affirmed his support for Vice-President Kamala Harris as the party’s new, younger, candidate.“In an act of shrewd politics and selfless patriotism, Joe Biden is stepping aside to clear the path for another Democrat to become president… because there is nothing more important for our country than defeating Donald Trump at the ballot box,”…

CNN commentator Van Jones cried live on television following Joe Biden’s announcement to withdraw from the 2024 presidential election race.Biden announced his decision to step down in a social media post on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday (21 July) and publicly endorsed his vice president Kamala Harris.A visibly emotional Jones said: “You just cry, because this is someone that you love, this is somebody that you care about. “This is somebody that was there for you. You wouldn’t be here without him.” Source link

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailVice President Kamala Harris thanked President Joe Biden for his endorsement of her amid his announcement that he would not run for re-election and said that she would run for the Democratic nomination for president. Harris released the statement as many prominent leaders ranging from moderates to progressives have coalesced around Harris after Biden’s endorsement of her. She thanked Biden for her selecting him as her running mate, citing the fact she knew Biden’s late son, former Delaware…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailPresident Joe Biden has announced that he will bow out from his efforts to secure a second term in the White House following weeks of pressure from Democratic Party insiders and plummeting poll numbers, and endorsed his vice president to be his successor. The announcement came less than a month after the president’s disastrous debate performance in Atlanta, which led to some Democrats to call for his exit. It also dovetails the conclusion of the Republican National Convention,…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailVice President Kamala Harris spoke on a major donor call that left attendees feeling “frustrated,” according to a new report.The call, attended by some 300 major Democratic donors, was “mismanaged” and “rushed,” a source who attended told NBC News. The reportedly disastrous event comes as President Joe Biden faces mounting pressure to drop out of the 2024 race.“It was a total failure,” an anonymous attendee told NBC News. “It was damaging. It was poor planning.”Another donor reportedly unmuted…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsThe Israeli military has said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, hours after Israeli warplanes struck several Houthi targets in the country.The Israeli airstrikes – in response to a deadly Houthi drone strike on Tel Aviv – mark the first time Israel is known to have responded to repeated Houthi attacks throughout its nine-month war against Hamas in Gaza.The burst of violence between the distant enemies has threatened to open a new front as…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Liverpool’s Under-18s walked off the pitch twice in successive days when a player alleged he was racially abused in Germany.The team walked off during their opening match of the Bundesliga Cup youth tournament against Hoffenheim on Friday, before again leaving the pitch during a game against Frankfurt on Saturday. Both matches were abandoned.The club have called for an “urgent and thorough” investigation and said the same player was twice targeted, leading to the team walking off in…