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Pressure builds on Biden to step aside

On Thursday President Joe Biden mixed up world leaders' names at an unscripted news conference

US President Joe Biden's press conference in which he insisted he was still fit to run for US president has failed to silence critics from his own party.
At an hour-long briefing taking reporters' questions on Thursday night he was more steady and fluent but there were also gaffes. We will speak to journalists in countries with some of the world's oldest leaders.

There's confusion and chaos in the western part of Gaza City after Israeli tanks withdrew following a two-day operation by ground troops in the area. We will hear from people there, and we will be joined by our World Affairs correspondent.

Up to fifty people are feared to have drowned in central Nepal when two buses were swept away by a landslide during heavy rains. We will hear from survivors.

And we’ll bring together football fans in Europe and Latin America to share their expectations ahead of the Copa America and Euros finals this weekend.

(Photo: Members of the media watch US President Joe Biden from the Media Center as he speaks at his solo press conference on the side lines of the NATO Summit in Washington, DC, USA, 11 July 2024. Credit: WILL OLIVER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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Fri 12 Jul 202415:06GMT

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  • Fri 12 Jul 202415:06GMT

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