Top Democrats throw their support behind Kamala Harris after Joe Biden exits race

This November US president Joe Biden will not be standing against Republican candidate Donald Trump. The Democratic leader announced that he would be withdrawing from the race. The Democratic Senator from Connecticut, Richard Blumenthal, praised President Biden's decision. One of the countries likely to be most affected by the election in the US is Ukraine. We’ll be speaking to one of its MP to get their reaction.

Also, student leaders in Bangladesh say they’ll continue their demonstrations despite the Supreme Court overturning the job quota system. We’ll be speaking to the our correspondent in the region