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Joe Biden is not being treated for Parkinson's, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said, adding that she could not confirm why a Parkinson's specialist met with the White House doctor earlier this year. And she explained the non-disclosure of medical records of the president's visits (including with two neurologists) by the need to 'protect privacy'.

Joe Biden will have a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on 10 July at the White House on the sidelines of the NATO summit. This was announced by the White House, noting that in their 'first meeting' the president will emphasise 'the importance of continuing to strengthen the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom'.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's visit to China 'is not constructive' in efforts to achieve a 'just peace' in Ukraine. This was stated by National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.

The United States condemns Russia's 'barbaric' attack on the children's hospital in Kiev. This was stated by the State Department

"There are no signs of concern from NATO members about Joe Biden's leadership," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters.

'I am part of the solution, not the problem'. This was said by the leader of La France Insoumise (LFI), Jean-Luc Mélenchon, host of the French TV channel LCI, regarding the names the gauche might express as hypothesis for prime minister, not excluding the option of him in Matignon. Mélenchon said that LFI will indicate 'in the week' a name of head of government to propose. "We will have many candidatures to propose," Mélenchon added, citing for example "Manuel Bompard, Mathilde Panot, Clémence Guetté", stressing that "it will necessarily be a team, even if we are focusing on a premier here". "I remember that this is about governing the country. I said I am not a candidate for anything, so life is simple with me,' Mélenchon said again, stressing that the New Popular Front (Nfp) has 'a programme signed together'.

Investigators from the Ukrainian Security Service Sbu said they had established that Russia had hit the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital with a Kh-101 cruise missile. "Relevant evidence has already been found at the scene of the tragedy: in particular hull fragments of the rear part of the Kh-101 missile with a serial number and part of the rudder of the same missile," the Sbu said on Telegram. Meanwhile, a video attributed to the raid is circulating on social media that would show the rocket directly hitting the medical facility. A frame of the video was also shared by the head of the Ukrainian presidential office Andriy Yermak.

A Parkinson's expert has visited the White House eight times in the last eight months. The New York Times reported this, pointing out that it is unclear whether Kevin Cannard, a physician at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, visited the White House for the president or for other meetings with the medical staff. "Many Walter Reed specialists visit the White House to take care of the staff who work there," said White House spokesman Andrew Beats.

"Germany always stands by the Ukrainians. Especially in these difficult hours." This was written in a message on X by the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, regarding the Russian attacks on a children's hospital in Kiev. In the message, Scholz attached the post on X by the German Health Minister, Karl Lauterbach, in which he announced that Germany is ready to receive Ukrainian children in distress and will send a rescue flight next Wednesday.

The Russian attacks in Ukraine are 'particularly shocking'. This was said by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

Donald Trump has approved the Republican Party's draft platform reflecting his positions on abortion, his immigration policies, and toning down the tone on abortion and social issues. According to a report in the New York Times, the former president gave his green light in the last few hours after spending the last few days polishing the draft, and lobbying to tone down the tone especially on abortion. The section on abortion has been softened: there is no reference to a national ban on pregnancy terminations, but it is made clear that Republicans oppose abortions when pregnancy is advanced. Gone are the references to 'traditional marriage as one 'between a man and a woman'. Also gone is the emphasis on reducing the national debt, replaced by the milder phrase 'reducing government waste'. The rest of the platform reflects the priorities outlined on Trump's campaign website, from the hard line on immigration to protectionism

Do we expect the Pis Poles to join the Patriots group? "Yes, yes, we can have this impression". This was said by the head of the Rassemblement National's delegation to the European Parliament, Jean-Paul Garraud, on the sidelines of the setting-up meeting of the Patriots for Europe group. The Polish Pis, together with Fratelli d'Italia, is the other major component of the Ecr group. In the past few days there had been talk of him leaving the Conservative group, which was later withdrawn when the group was formed.

The Okhmadyt Children's Hospital in Kiev has been evacuated after it was left without electricity, oxygen and water due to the Russian attack this morning. The BBC reports. The hospitalised children were transferred to other hospitals. Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Lyashko told reporters. "The most important thing today is not to panic, but to help save as many lives as possible," he said speaking on Ukrainian TV, "it's a horrible terror situation and I'm moved to see how many people have come to help us clean up."

The death toll of a landslide triggered by torrential rain in an illegal gold mine on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia has risen to 12 dead and 48 missing. This was reported by the local authorities, pointing out that among the dead were three women and a four-year-old child. More than 100 villagers were digging for gold on Sunday in the isolated district of Bone Bolango, Gorontalo province, when tonnes of mud crashed down from the surrounding hills and buried the makeshift camps, said Heriyanto, head of the Search and Rescue Bureau. A total of 44 people managed to escape the landslide and at least six were injured.

'Run against me, challenge me at the convention': so Joe Biden on Msnbc to those urging him to quit the race

As for PM Orban, he was in Kiev and then flew to Moscow. I didn't know he flew to Moscow, it was his independent choice. As for the possibility of mediating, there is no mediation between Russia and Ukraine. Only serious and strong alliances can act as mediators, the whole world can force Russia to stop this war. It is not a question of mediation, but of opportunity'. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this at a press conference in Warsaw with Donald Tusk, according to Ukrainska Pravda. (

"There are national considerations to be made in each of the two countries. The group is not a monobloc but there are nuances in various areas because we are part of a sovereignist group, we respect the sovereignty of each state'. At the same time 'this does not mean that bridges are cut, things evolve and evolve in common sense'. This was said by Rassemblement National MEP Jean-Paul Garraud, speaking on behalf of Jordan Bardella at the Patriots press conference, responding to the relationship between the Rn and Giorgia Meloni.

'The average voter still wants me to be president. I'm not going anywhere." Joe Biden said this in a surprise speech on Msnbc. "I beat" Donald Trump "last time and I will beat him again this time," Biden added. "France rejected extremism, the Americans will reject it too," he recalled.

The United Nations condemns the Russian 'wave of lethal bombardments' that have hit various parts of Ukraine in recent hours. "In Ukraine, the week began with another wave of lethal attacks by the Russian Armed Forces," says the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, pointing out that "these attacks have hit many cities in Ukraine, including the capital Kiev, as well as Kryvyi Rih and Pokrovsk" with "dozens of deaths and injuries". "Serious damage is reported in a children's hospital in the centre of Kiev" and "it is unacceptable that children die or are injured in this war". "Under international humanitarian law, hospitals enjoy special protection," Brown added, reiterating that "civilians must be protected" as the conflict in Ukraine that erupted with the invasion that began on 24 February two years ago continues.

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council following the massive Russian raids that have hit several cities in Ukraine, including Kiev, leaving more than 30 dead. Confirming that Kiev had requested the meeting, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged "all countries and international organisations" to "firmly" condemn Russia's actions. He also renewed his call to "strengthen Ukraine's air defence capabilities" and his rejection of any "appeasement" with Vladimir Putin.

At least 31 people lost their lives and 125 were injured in rocket attacks launched this morning against several cities in Ukraine, including Kiev. In the capital alone, 20 people were killed and 61 injured, the Ukrainian emergency services reported. The Kyiv Independent, citing local officials, explains that a cruise missile hit in particular the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kiev, the largest in the whole of Ukraine. Two adults died there, while 16 people were injured, including seven children. Four people were rescued by rescuers, including three children. ''The hospital was damaged and there are people under the rubble,'' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, explaining that ''the exact number of victims cannot be known at the moment.''

The new Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament now counts '84 MEPs from 12 EU countries', Leghist Paolo Borchia explained to the press as he left the group's constitutive meeting that has just ended in Brussels. The group is thus confirmed as the third force in the Euro Chamber after the EPP and the Socialists and before the Conservatives. "The doors are open in this project and those who would like to be part of it will be watched to see if they have the characteristics," explained Borchia, who then confirmed that "there are currently no contacts with the AfD".

The number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas has risen to 38,193. Of these more than 15,983 are children and 10,637 are women. This was stated by the Hamas-run Palestinian Ministry of Health. In the last 24 hours alone, 40 people were killed and 75 injured, bringing the total number of wounded since 7 October to 87,903.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants a 'stronger response' from the West after today's Russian attacks in Ukraine where a children's hospital in Kiev was also hit.

The constitutive meeting of the Patriots for Europe group was concluded. The MEPs elected Jordan Bardella as group leader. This was explained by internal sources. The group will have six vice-presidents, including Roberto Vannacci.

"I am struck by the images of the bombing of Kiev in which a children's hospital was also hit. War crimes that must be condemned by the entire international community. The government will continue to defend the sovereignty of Ukraine and its people'. This was written on X by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk signed a security cooperation agreement between the two countries in Warsaw. "You can always count on us," Tusk assured the Ukrainian head of state immediately after signing this treaty, the day before the NATO summit in Washington.

The World Health Agency (WHO) is again denouncing the severe fuel shortage in Gaza that poses a "catastrophic" risk to the Palestinian enclave's health system. The need for Gaza's health services is estimated at 80,000 litres per day," said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus." The lack of fuel forces the UN, including the WHO, and their partners to make impossible choices," the WHO chief regretted. The last 90,000 litres of fuel that entered Gaza were allocated "to key hospitals" such as the Nasser Medical Centre, the Al-Amal hospital in Khan Younis and a Kuwaiti field hospital in Rafah. Fuel was also provided to 21 ambulances operated by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society to "prevent complete disruption of services", he further said. "We cannot repeat this enough: Gaza can no longer lose its hospitals," he insisted, reiterating his call for the reopening of the Rafah humanitarian crossing." Fuel shortages are recurrent in the besieged enclave, where fuel is used for hospital generators, humanitarian vehicles and desalination units or bakeries, some of which operate with the help of the World Food Programme. But, aid workers warn, while the humanitarian situation remains dire, if this fuel shortage continues, the bakeries also risk closing their doors.

At the meeting of the Permanent Representatives of the 27 in the EU on Wednesday, Hungary's ambassador "will be asked for clarification" on the role of the rotating presidency. This is what European sources explain, underlining "the growing concern" in European capitals "about Viktor Orban's self-assigned mandate in the so-called peacekeeping missions, when it was clear that the premier was only representing himself". Tensions "could grow further as the Foreign Affairs Council approaches, as Budapest continues to block the green light for the European Peace Facility, where there is an agreement with 26," they go on to explain.

"The large-scale invasion by Russia continues to have a disproportionate impact on children. We have received terrible news of a children's hospital in Kiev extensively damaged in an attack this morning, with reports of casualties. Children are not a target and must always be protected'. Thus Munir Mammadzade, Unicef representative in Ukraine, on X. Also on X, the Unicef Office in Ukraine reports that 'rescuers, hospital staff and volunteers are removing debris and searching for people trapped under rubble after an attack this morning. Children and hospitals are not targets and must always be protected. The attacks must stop'.

Four people were killed and three others injured today in a Russian attack that damaged a medical facility in Kiev, shortly after a bombing that damaged a children's hospital in the Ukrainian capital, emergency services announced. "The capital has been attacked again. Partial destruction of a medical centre building. There are four dead and three injured. Details are being confirmed. Rescuers are working on the ground,' reads a message posted on social media.

The death toll in the Gaza Strip continues to rise. According to the Hamas Health Ministry, there are at least 38,193 dead and 87,903 wounded since the beginning of the Israeli military operation in response to the 7 October massacre. The same ministry pointed out that there have been 40 deaths in the last 24 hours.

"Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take stock of the situation in Gaza and the region". This was announced in a statement issued by Palazzo Chigi, which noted that 'in recognising the right of the State of Israel to self-defence, President Meloni hoped that a sustainable ceasefire and the release of hostages in the hands of Hamas in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2735 and the American mediation effort would be reached as soon as possible. The telephone conversation also brought out the common assessment of the need to strengthen humanitarian assistance for the civilian population of Gaza and to avoid an increase in tensions along the border between Israel and Lebanon, where Italy is in the front line for the stability of the area through its participation in the Unifil mission'.

Russian forces have launched an attack against Ukrainian military-industrial sites and air bases in retaliation to Kiev's attempts to attack Russian energy sites, the Russian Defence Ministry announced, Tass reports. "This morning, the Russian Armed Forces launched a combined attack with long-range precision weapons against Ukrainian military-industrial sites and airbases in retaliation to the Kiev regime's attempts to inflict damage on Russian energy and economic facilities," a statement read. The objectives of the attack were achieved. The designated targets have been destroyed'.

Viktor "Orban has no mandate to represent the EU during visits" such as those to Moscow or Beijing. This was said by European Commission spokesman Eric Mamer during the daily press briefing. Hungary "has specific responsibilities when it comes to managing the work of the Council" as EU president, "and this is completely different from what it does as a member state with its own foreign policy," he stressed.

Russia denied launching air strikes on Ukraine this morning. "The statements by representatives of the Kiev regime about Russia's alleged deliberate missile attack on civilian objects are absolutely false. Numerous photos and footage published by Kiev unequivocally confirm the fact that the destruction was caused by the fall of a Ukrainian air defence missile launched from an anti-aircraft missile system inside the city." This was stated by the Russian Defence Ministry in a statement, as reported by the Tass news agency. The ministry added that 'such hysterics of the Kiev regime do not occur for the first time and each time on the eve of a summit of its Nato patrons'.

Emmanuel Macron has asked Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to remain in his post as prime minister 'for the time being' in order to 'ensure the country's stability'. Attal had gone, as expected, to the Elysée Palace to submit his announced resignation after last night's vote. The President of the Republic asked him to remain 'for the time being' in his post, according to information from the Elysée.

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