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Vice President Kamala Harris says Trump "wants to take America back to 1800s" on abortion in a statement in Tucson, Arizona just days after that southwestern state's conservative supreme court rolled back reproductive rights to the Civil War era, saying an 1864 ban on abortion was valid. SOUNDBITE
President Joe Biden will still leave Wednesday for the G7 summit in Japan but is reevaluating the rest of his planned tour of Asia, spokesperson for the White House National Security Council John Kirby tells reporters, as the White House negotiates with Republican leaders to avoid a US debt default. Until now the president had planned to also visit Papua New Guinea and Australia after the G7 meeting in Hiroshima. SOUNDBITE
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola promises a package of "wide-ranging" reforms as the EU grapples with a widening graft scandal over allegations that MEPs received bribes from World Cup host Qatar in exchange for influence over EU policy. SOUNDBITE
US Vice-President Kamala Harris condemns China's "intimidation and coercion in the South China Sea" during her trip to the Philippines island of Palawan, aiming to counter Beijing's growing influence in the region. SOUNDBITE
US Vice President Kamala Harris meets Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos on Monday during a visit to the Southeast Asian nation aimed at boosting ties and countering China's growing regional clout. IMAGES
Images of the border between South and North Koreas from the Odusan Unification Tower in the South's Paju. US Vice President Kamala Harris was in South Korea Thursday to tour the heavily fortified border with the nuclear-armed North, on a trip aimed at strengthening the security alliance with Seoul. IMAGES
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