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Joe Biden on Tuesday acknowledged his performance during last Thursday's presidential debate wasn't his best, but blamed it on jet lag after two overseas trips earlier in June. Biden has faced mounting questions about his 2024 reelection bid after last week's shaky debate performance, with one House of Representatives fellow Democrat on Tuesday publicly calling on him to withdraw from the race. Speaking at a campaign event in McLean, Virginia, on Tuesday evening, Biden admitted the debate against former President Donald Trump, his Republican rival, did not go well.

The perfect European, or so the sarcastic quip goes, should drive like a Frenchman, cook like the Dutch, be as organised as the Greeks and as humorous as a German. A variant of the joke might haunt those trying to devise the perfect ally for Ukraine as it fends off Russian aggression. Imagine a country the size of Latvia, with the budget problems of the hard-up Italians, the willingness to pitch in of Kremlin-loving Hungarians and the arms industry of neutral Ireland.

DLF Emporio, one of the country's largest luxury shopping destinations, recently concluded its luxury shopping festival in May to induce additional demand. Over a two week period, customers spent about ₹30 crore at the festival, largely led by fashion and jewellery purchases. Amit Pande, business head of The Collective & international brands at Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd., said June saw a recovery for the sector following the summer and general elections.

car sales slowed in the first half of the year with combined sales at Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi growing 5.5% from a year earlier to 18,843 units, according to data from companies. This compares with a 23% on-year increase in the first half of 2023 at 17,869 units. Carmakers attributed the sluggish performance to a broader slowdown in the Indian car market, besides intense heat waves this summer, and an extended general election. Some experts also cited a shift in spending by the wealthy to experiences such as bespoke holiday itineraries. Luxury automakers are hoping to post a recovery in the second half, which will feature the festive season starting in September with Ganesh Chaturthi and Onam, and peaking with Dussehra and Diwali in October-November. This period is the most crucial for consumer durables like cars, accounting for 30-35% of annual sales.

According to the community, Mememagic’s upcoming token sale will release 10 billion Mememagic (MMMG) tokens for public sale, aiming to establish an open, decentralized, community-driven economy. The token sale, set to commence on June 27th at 08:00 UTC, has the primary objective of achieving an appropriate price for the MMMG token and showcasing its real-world functionality.

PARIS : France’s elections have produced a fractious parliament that threatens an unprecedented period of political paralysis, revealing a country that is deeply split along lines of class, geography and religion. No party came close to a majority, and the lawmakers elected Sunday are now grouped into blocs with profound differences. The New Popular Front, an alliance of leftist parties that won the most seats in parliament, is a diverse coalition whose most powerful faction is a polarizing, far-left party, France Unbowed.

The second round of the high-stakes legislative election on Sunday will almost certainly impact how much say France's president has in the fields of defense and foreign affairs

A group of underwriters led by Bank of Montreal launched a US$2.55 billion loan Monday to back the acquisition of Nuvei Corp., marking the biggest buyout deal since April.

The Senate will pursue a spending increase next year of about 3.4% for defense and 2.7% increase for non-defense programs under a bipartisan agreement reached by the Senate Appropriations Committee

TCS, HCL Tech, Anand Rathi Wealth, Prestige Estates, RIL among others will be in focus due to various news developments and first quarter results. HCL Tech, IREDA Shares of HCL Tech and IREDA will be in focus as the companies will announce their respective first quarter results today.

Gold prices were flat on Wednesday as investors awaited minutes of the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting for fresh cues on when the U.S. central bank will start cutting interest rates. Spot gold was nearly unchanged at $2,329.66 per ounce, as of 0152 GMT. U.S. gold futures gained 0.2% to $2,338.70.

The issue of Tibet is back onto the international centre-stage with the visit of a seven-member US Congressional delegation to Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, this month to meet the Dalai Lama and members of the Tibetan government-in-exile. During the visit, former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lashed out at Chinese President Xi Jinping saying that the Dalai Lama’s contribution will live on in perpetuity while Xi Jinping will fade into obscurity.

Consider a country whose economy has suffered due to years of lower productivity growth than its peers, high inequality and low private investment. To compound its problems, it is not part of dynamic free-trade zones, which would lower its tariffs, push its industry to be more competitive and reduce friction for goods crossing borders. This is the huge to-do-list that Keir Starmer faces as the new Prime Minister of UK, but it is also more or less the challenge that New Delhi confronts.

The Biden administration is imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum shipped from Mexico that were made elsewhere

Kumaraswamy has accused the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka of «unnecessarily quarrelling» with the Centre and said that it won't help. The JD(S) leader, whose party is part of the ruling NDA at the Centre, also said Prime Minister Narendra and the BJP leadership have confidence in him, and that he wants to fulfill their expectations. «I know this government (in Karnataka is) unnecessarily quarrelling with the Central government. First of all, I request the Karnataka government that — quarrelling will not help. Or throwing mud against the Central government will not help. Whatever is the issue, come, discuss with us,» Kumaraswamy said. Speaking to PTI videos, he said, «mutually with good confidence, we can do the work successfully. (Instead) every day (they are) criticising in public, daily they are making statements (against the Centre)...Unnecessarily criticising the Central government without any fault on part of the Central government. The fault is in your (state govt) court only.»

Democrats are in a state of panic and there are multiple reasons for it. Biden’s approval ratings are on the decline and several of the potential replacements are trailing behind Republican candidate Donald Trump who is also a former president. There is only person who is capable of defeating Trump. She is former First Lady Michelle Obama. Various national surveys have given her a double-digit lead over Trump. This should have been some sort of relief for the Democrats. However, the former First Lady has said that she is not interested in a political career. The never-ending woes for the Democrats continue.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz is optimistic about crypto legislation regardless of whether Biden or Trump takes control of the White House next year.

Younger Mongolians helped deliver a setback to the ruling party in last week’s parliamentary elections after three decades of democracy but it’s unclear if the country is headed for a major changes

17th Odisha Legislative Assembly is set to commence on July 22, 2024, according to an official statement. As per the official notification, the session will begin with Odisha Governor Raghubar Das' address, which will be followed by a motion of thanks on the governor's address. As per the schedule, the Odisha budget for 2024-25 will be presented on July 25.

Donald Trump loves to remind voters that President Biden has overseen the highest inflation in 40 years. But don’t count on Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, to bring inflation down faster than Biden if he wins the presidential election in November. Most economists believe inflation, deficits and interest rates would be higher during a second Trump administration than if Biden remains in the White House, according to a quarterly survey of forecasters by The Wall Street Journal.

stocks inched higher on Monday as investors grew more confident about a September U.S. rate cut, while the euro grappled with political uncertainty as French elections pointed to a hung parliament. In France, a leftist alliance unexpectedly took top spot ahead of the far right, a major upset that was set to prevent Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) from running the government.