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French President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva review Brazilian Navy troops as they arrive for the launch ceremony of the third in a series of four French-designed conventionally powered submarines. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden mixes up the current President of France Emmanuel Macron with former French leader Francois Mitterrand who died in 1996. Speaking at a campaign rally in Las Vegas on Sunday, Biden recalled a discussion with other heads of state at the G7 summit held in Cornwall in June 2021, a few months after his inauguration: "I said, 'America is back'". 81 years old Biden then remembers how it elicited a reply from "Mitterrand from Germany" before correcting himself : " I mean, from France". Francois Mitterrand was President of France from 1981 to 1995, serving a record two seven-years terms. SOUNDBITE
American First Lady Jill Biden arrives at the Elysée Palace accompanied by her daughter Ashley Biden. They were welcomed by French First Lady Brigitte Macron, ahead of Jill Biden's scheduled visit to UNESCO to mark the return of the United States to the institution. IMAGES
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
US President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron pose for a family photo at the White House ahead of a gala dinner. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden says that he had agreed with French leader Emmanuel Macron on harmonizing both sides' approaches to climate and energy issues amid European concerns over alleged US protectionism. SOUNDBITE
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