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NATO is the "bulwark of international peace and security" but its European members "must pay what they owe" US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday alongside the political head of the military alliance. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden calls for higher taxes on wealthy Americans and corporations as he seeks ways to pay for his massive spending proposals aimed improving infrastructure and the workforce. "I will not impose any tax increase on people making less than $400,000," says Biden, "but it's time for corporate America and the wealthiest one percent of Americans to begin to pay their fair share." SOUNDBITE
Donald Trump rails against having to stand trial while also campaigning in the US presidential election, after a judge ordered jury selection to begin in April over his alleged paying of hush money to a porn star. SOUNDBITE
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says that the US-led defence alliance's European members are making "real progress" on their defence spending, with 2024 set to be the first year their spending amounts to "two percent of their combined GDP". Stoltenberg's comments come after Donald Trump rattled the alliance by saying he would "encourage" Russia to attack members who were not meeting the two percent obligation. SOUNDBITE
"NATO cannot be an alliance a la carte," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says after Donald Trump downplayed his commitment to the bloc's security umbrella in Europe should he become US president again. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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