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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 2, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 11:58 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

US President Biden falls

Brendan Smialowski, AFP
Posted at Jun 02 09:00 AM

US President Joe Biden is helped up after falling during the graduation ceremony at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado on Thursday. Read more »

Woman who accused Biden of sexual assault defects to Russia

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 31 10:44 AM

A woman who accused Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential race of sexual assault appeared Tuesday in Moscow, where she said she was asking President Vladimir Putin for Russian citizenship. Read more »

Biden and McCarthy finalize US debt deal, say confident it will pass

Léon Bruneau, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 29 08:41 AM

President Joe Biden and Republican leader McCarthy said that a final bipartisan deal to raise the US debt ceiling -- and avoid a cataclysmic default -- now heads to Congress, which will need to pass the agreement before the government starts running out of money. Read more »

Biden, Republicans reach deal to raise US debt ceiling

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 28 12:50 PM

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden announced a deal to raise the debt ceiling, dragging the US from the precipice of default. Read more »

Fitch places US on AAA rating downgrade watcH

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 25 08:28 AM

Ratings agency Fitch put the United States on watch for a possible downgrade over a risk of default amid a government impasse on raising the national borrowing limit. Read more »

Trump rival DeSantis to run for president

Frankie Taggart, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 25 06:50 AM

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched his 2024 presidential bid, teeing up a possible bitter rivalry with Republican primary frontrunner Donald Trump. Read more »

Driver crashes near W.House, arrested for trying to kill Biden

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 24 07:25 AM

A man who crashed a U-Haul truck containing a Nazi flag near the White House has been arrested and charged with trying to kill or harm the president. Read more »

Biden and McCarthy call debt talks 'productive,' but no deal

Frankie Taggart, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 23 09:21 AM

A top US Republican and President Joe Biden on both said their first one-on-one talks in months to avert a calamitous debt default were "productive," but that disagreements were still blocking any potential deal. Read more »

US debt ceiling: Biden and McCarthy resume talks

Deutsche Welle
Posted at May 23 07:04 AM

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and US President Joe Biden need to reach an agreement to avoid default. Read more »

Biden: US-China tensions to 'thaw very shortly'

Kyodo News
Posted at May 22 09:47 AM

US President Joe Biden said Sunday he believes that heightened tensions between the United States and China will 'thaw very shortly.' Read more »

Zelensky seeks diplomatic, military support in G7 meet

Natsuko Fukue, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 10:16 AM

Ukraine President Zelensky will plead for support in Hiroshima as he addresses G7 allies but also nations that declined to condemn Russia's invasion. Read more »

Biden says still optimistic on US debt talks

Daniel Avis with Sebastian Smith in Hiroshima, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 03:32 PM

Talks to avoid a US debt default were on a knife edge Saturday as President Joe Biden warned he would not accept "extreme" Republican demands. Read more »

Biden says in A-bomb museum guest book to strive for nuke-free world

Kyodo News
Updated as of May 20 01:14 PM

U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to strive toward a world free of nuclear weapons in a message he wrote in the guest book of a museum in Hiroshima documenting the devastation caused by a U.S. atomic bomb in 1945, the Japanese government said Saturday. Read more »

Zelenskyy to join G-7 summit in Hiroshima, hold talks with Biden

Kyodo News
Updated as of May 20 11:13 AM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will join discussions with G-7 leaders in Japan's Hiroshima, officials said. Read more »

Biden won't apologize for US atomic bombing on Hiroshima: adviser

Kyodo News
Posted at May 18 05:53 PM

Pres. Biden has no plans to apologize on behalf of the US for using atomic bombs on Hiroshima in 1945 during his trip to the city for the G7 Summit. Read more »

Hiroshima under tight security ahead of G7 summit

Kyodo News
Posted at May 18 10:46 AM

Extensive security measures were imposed in Hiroshima, Japan ahead of the G7 summit amid safety concerns from recent attacks on prime ministers. Read more »

Biden to cut back Asia tour due to US debt crisis

Deutsche Welle
Posted at May 17 07:23 AM

US President Joe Biden canceled his upcoming major Asia tour and will return to Washington early for talks to avert a potentially catastrophic debt default. Read more »

Recession, millions of jobs lost if US defaults: Treasury

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 15 01:29 AM

President Joe Biden's administration again warned Sunday of "catastrophic" consequences for the US economy including huge job losses if the country defaults. Read more »

Top US, China officials meet for 'candid' talks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 12 04:48 AM

The group denies hostile intentions and stress that they are not a military alliance, but China has described the grouping as an attempt to encircle it. Read more »