Iran Military Readiness Intensifies After Meeting With Mojtaba Khamenei 
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Reconsiders Early School Closure Plan Ahead of 2026 World Cup 
Delcy Rodriguez Appears at ICJ Hearing Over Venezuela-Guyana Esequibo Dispute 
Malaysia Unveils Energy Security Plan Amid Iran Conflict and Rising Oil Costs 
Senate Stablecoin Bill Sparks Clash Between Banks and Crypto Industry 
Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records 
Netanyahu Signals Plan to End Reliance on U.S. Military Aid Within 10 Years 
Trump Credits Belarus Prisoner Release in U.S.-Backed Swap 
Judge Delays SEC Settlement With Elon Musk Over Twitter Stock Disclosure Case 
U.S., South Korea Launch Shipbuilding Partnership Initiative 
Ukraine-Russia Ceasefire Confirmed as Prisoner Swap Deal Advances 
Keir Starmer Faces Leadership Pressure as Labour Turns Toward Europe 
US Auto Industry Urges Trump to Block Chinese EV Market Access 
Qatar LNG Tanker Crosses Strait of Hormuz Amid Iran War Tensions 
Trump Rejects Iran Proposal as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Pushes Oil Prices Higher 
Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Three as Ceasefire Tensions Continue 
US President Joe Biden recently came from the G7 Summit in Cornwall where he met with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The White House has disclosed that Biden did urge Johnson to ensure the protection of the Northern Ireland protocol amidst conflicts between the UK and the EU over post-Brexit trade arrangements.
Biden’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed the details of Biden’s conversation with Johnson during the summit. Johnson claimed that he and Biden were on the same page regarding the situation in Northern Ireland and that Biden did not raise concerns regarding maintaining the protocol. However, Sullivan said that Biden did express his concerns about the region.
“All I’m going to say: they did discuss the issue. They had a candid discussion of it in private,” Sullivan told the US reporters present. “The president naturally, and with deep sincerity encouraged the prime minister to protect the Good Friday Agreement and the process made under it. The specifics beyond that, I’m not going to get into.”
Biden and Johnson held a bilateral meeting before the summit. Johnson downplayed any differences between the two of them regarding the issue. This follows the diplomatic controversy involving UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab accusing French President Emmanuel Macron of talking about Northern Ireland as a different country to the UK. Macron has denied the accusation while insisting that the UK upholds its commitments that are part of the Brexit deal.
Biden is also attending the NATO summit following the G7 conference, where he called on his fellow leaders to protect nations against those seeking to divide and push populism. Biden added that democratic nations must prove to the rest of the world that democracy will prevail and autocracies cannot meet the needs of the public.
“We have to root out corruption that siphons off our strength, guard against those who would stoke hatred and division for political gain as well as phony populism, invest in strengthening institutions that underpin and safeguard our cherished democratic values,” said Biden.
“That’s how we’ll prove that democracy and our alliance can still prevail against the challenges of our time and deliver for the needs and the needs of our people,” added the US leader.
