The West Block – Episode 39, Season 13
THE WEST BLOCK Episode 39, Season 13 Sunday, June 9, 2024
Political news from Ukraine
Ukraine says it struck one of Russia's most advanced warplanes
Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines, after its Western allies allowed Kyiv to use their weapons for limited strikes inside Russia.
Cemetery visit will close out Biden trip to France that has served as a rebuke to Trump
PARIS (AP) — President Joe Biden will close out his trip to France by paying his respects at an American military cemetery that Donald Trump notably skipped visiting when he was president, hoping his final stop on Sunday will lay draw the stakes of the November election in stark relief.
French-American Friendship in Four Courses
Beneath the crystal chandeliers of the gilded reception hall of the Élysée Palace, opened in 1889 with a party for 8,000 people, President Emmanuel Macron of France hosted President Biden on Saturday night at a state dinner intended to celebrate a very old alliance and demonstrate that the bond is greater than its intermittent frictions.
Jill Biden leaves France for Hunter's Delaware trial, returns to Europe a day later on taxpayer's dime
First lady Jill Biden flew from France to Delaware for one day on Friday to support stepson Hunter Biden in his trial before returning to Europe for the president’s state visit with the French president — all at U.S. taxpayer expense.
Watch as Biden and Macron speak from Paris after talks on trade, Israel and Ukraine
Watch as Emmanuel Macron and Joe Biden speak in Paris on Saturday 8 June.
Watch live as Emmanuel Macron welcomes Joe Biden and wife Jill to Arc de Triomphe in Paris
Watch live as Emmanuel Macron welcomes Joe Biden and his wife Jill to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Saturday 8 June.
Biden and Macron Talk Togetherness, With No Mention of Discord Over Gaza
President Biden and President Emmanuel Macron of France stressed on Saturday how much they agree with each other about world affairs, including the war in Ukraine, even as their countries have expressed sharply different views of the fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.