Biden faces more pressure from Democrats

US President Joe Biden faces new questions over his candidacy in the November election - with his campaign events currently on pause due to a Covid-19 infection. The top two Democrats in the US Congress, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, are both reported to have met him individually to express concerns over his bid for the White House. We speak to Democrat voters to hear what they want to happen.

Officials in Bangladesh have announced a nationwide shutdown of the mobile internet network to suppress continuing unrest among students. Protesters are calling for the authorities to scrap a controversial quota system for government jobs that gives favour to relatives of independence fighters. We speak to protestors about what's happening.

The interim Prime Minister of Haiti has announced new emergency measures to combat the country's criminal gangs. He's declared a state of emergency in fourteen districts, which he said would allow the government to confront those he called bandits and restore the authority of the state. We speak to people there.

(Photo: Joe Biden speaks at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., July 16, 2024. Credit: Tom Brenner/Reuters)