The hard pressure will lead to Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential election, perhaps as early as this weekend. This is stated by several top Democrats for Axios.
One of the sources, described as a close friend of Biden, describes it as a defection would mean that the president will be remembered as "one of the heroes of history".
- I hope he makes the right decision. He is heading in that direction.
Several of Biden's employees agree with the assessment that he will not be the Democrats' candidate in November. The question is not if, but when the president steps down, they state to the newspaper.
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The new election in France
France ready to elect president – three rounds may be required
At 15:00 on Thursday, the election of the Speaker of the newly elected French Parliament begins. The speaker can, among other things, influence the political direction of the incoming government, explains the French public service news site France Info. For example, the person has the authority to determine whether proposed legislative amendments are compatible with the constitution.
The outcome of the vote is unclear due to the deep division in the new assembly. It may take three rounds of elections to choose the speaker and the result may not be until tonight.
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The North Korea crisis
New huge theft of cryptocurrency – North Korea is singled out
North Korean hackers are believed to have stolen the equivalent of nearly SEK 2.5 billion in cryptocurrency from the Italian crypto exchange Wazir X. Bloomberg reports.
According to Tom Robinsson at the crypto analysis company Elliptic, it is possible to point out North Korean hackers as the perpetrators due to similarities with previous attacks.
North Korea is believed to steal over $10 billion worth of cryptocurrency each year.
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Putin's Russia
American citizen sentenced to prison in Russia
A court in Moscow has sentenced American citizen Michael Travis Leake to 13 years in prison, reports AFP. Leake was charged with selling drugs.
Leake, a former paratrooper and now musician, has lived in Russia for over a decade. When he was taken into custody, he denied - adding that he did not know what he was denying because he did not know the charges.
US officials have previously accused Russia of targeting American citizens.
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