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Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden may be struggling to convince many Americans that he remains fit for office but he is enjoying votes of confidence, however delicately, from fellow Western leaders. Biden is fighting for his political life just as he leads a 75th anniversary summit of NATO in Washington, where he has been eagerly shaking hands, bear-hugging and patting backs of fellow leaders as he seeks to show a united front against Russia in defending Ukraine. Whether motivated by direct observation, fear of the return of Donald Trump or a simple reluctance to offend their host, no lea...
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Washington (AFP) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday hailed a decision from the United States to periodically station long-range missiles in Germany as a step to increase deterrence against Russia. Washington's move marks a return of US cruise missiles to Germany after a 20-year absence, and has sparked criticism even among members of Scholz's Social Democrats. Defending the decision, Scholz told reporters at a NATO summit in Washington it is "something of deterrence and it's securing peace, and it is a necessary and important decision at the right time." The United States on Wednesday said t...
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Washington (AFP) - NATO leaders on Thursday looked to bolster ties with Asian partners after slamming China as a "decisive enabler" of Russia's war, before holding talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at the end of a summit in Washington. The 32-nation alliance has used the pomp-filled set piece in the US capital to showcase its resolve against Moscow and backing for Kyiv. The three-day gathering has been overshadowed by political uncertainty in the United States as President Joe Biden -- who will give a press conference Thursday -- fights for his own political survival. After sp...
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Washington (AFP) - NATO allies on Wednesday announced they had started transferring F-16 jets to Ukraine and stepped up promises to Kyiv on eventual membership in the alliance at a 75th anniversary summit clouded by political uncertainties in the United States. With the pomp of the three-day gathering in the US capital, President Joe Biden is aiming to rally the West and also reassure US voters amid pre-election scrutiny on whether at 81 -- six years older than the alliance -- he remains fit for the job. Biden individually welcomed the other 31 leaders of the alliance before urging them to kee...
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Washington (AFP) - NATO leaders meet Wednesday for their 75th anniversary, seeking ways to ramp up support for Ukraine as deadly Russian strikes and political uncertainties in the West stir new concerns. With the pomp of a summit in Washington, President Joe Biden is aiming to rally the West and also reassure US voters amid intense pre-election scrutiny on whether at 81 -- six years older than the alliance -- he remains fit for the job. Kicking off three days of events for the 32-nation alliance with a celebration Tuesday evening, Biden announced a new air defense system for Kyiv and urged uni...
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Washington (AFP) - NATO leaders gather Tuesday in Washington for a summit aimed at showing resolve against Russia and support for Ukraine -- but the meeting is set to be overshadowed by US President Joe Biden's fight for political survival. The 81-year-old leader will try to use the three days of pomp marking NATO's 75th anniversary to reassure allies over US leadership, and his own ability to govern, as calls grow for him to quit the fight for a second term in office. Biden has so far defied pressure from some within his own party to step aside, after a disastrous TV debate against election...
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Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - When NATO leaders welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to their summit in Washington this week, they will reaffirm that Kyiv will one day become a member and vow to keep arming its troops. But they will not give Zelensky what he wants most: a firm invite for his war-torn country to join their nuclear-armed alliance anytime soon. Last year, NATO's failure to issue Ukraine a clear timeframe for membership did not go down well. Zelensky unleashed a diplomatic firestorm at NATO's 2023 summit in Lithuania by blasting the alliance's refusal as "absurd". Still, ...
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Washington (AFP) - NATO's 75th anniversary summit was meant to showcase the triumph of a larger, stronger alliance. Instead, leaders are coming together in Washington in the shadow of setbacks in Ukraine and electoral headwinds on both sides of the Atlantic. US President Joe Biden, fighting for his political life after a disastrous debate against NATO skeptic Donald Trump, will turn his attention away from campaigning to welcome leaders of the 32-nation transatlantic alliance for three days from Tuesday. Biden has also invited the leaders of Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea, a sig...
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The head of the powerful centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) has called for Italy’s inclusion in EU decision-making. The news comes as EU leaders converge on Brussels for a top jobs summit which Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni has slammed as "undemocratic". "Italy is the third largest country in Europe, a member of the G7, one of the largest European economies. That is why it is necessary to find a way to include the Italian position in the European decision-making process,” Manfred Weber told Italian daily Corriere della Sera in an interview today (27 June). Earlier this week the...
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By Marc BURLEIGH Bruxelles (Belgique) (AFP) - Le camp de la cheffe du gouvernement italien Georgia Meloni et celui du président français Emmanuel Macron se disputent la troisième place au Parlement européen, avec en arrière-pensée la répartition des postes-clés dans l'UE. Le Parti Fratelli d'Italia de Mme Meloni et d'autres forces d'extrême droite ont augmenté leur nombre de députés à Strasbourg après les élections européennes du 9 juin. En revanche, le groupe Renew Europe, où se retrouvent libéraux et centristes, dont les élus français de Renaissance, a perdu des sièges. Fort de ces résultats...
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