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Foreign leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, pose during a family photo ahead of the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road forum in Beijing. IMAGES
Foreign dignitaries and heads of state arrive at Westminster Abbey for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral service. Most leaders arrive on buses, while several, including US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, took private vehicles. IMAGES
"The problem is not that Putin is smart," former US President Donald Trump says during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida. "The real problem is our leaders are dumb." Trump says Putin must think he "can take over a whole country" with only the minimal consequence of sanctions from NATO leaders. SOUNDBITE
Porto, Portugal, May 8 (EFE).- (Camera: Carlos Garcia) European Union leaders on Saturday vowed to tackle inequality in the region and develop the European Pillar of Social Rights, which they considered a “fundamental” element of the bloc's post-pandemic recovery.FOOTAGE OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE END OF THE SUMMIT WITH CHARLES MICHEL, URSULA VON DER LEYEN AND ANTÓNIO COSTA.
Former President Donald Trump granted extended Secret Service protections to his four adult children. This is also extended to their spouses, according to Business Insider. He made this move before he left the White House in a last effort of wielding power. This expensive, full-time security detail is an unexpected move for most. The extended security detail could cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Given the amount of traveling that the Trump children do, the cost could be astronomical.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo won't be making a final lap around Europe after all. His European was scrapped on Tuesday after Luxembourg's foreign minister and European Union officials refused to meet with him. According to Business Insider, a series of diplomats snubbed Pompeo. One diplomatic source says that America's European allies were 'embarrassed' by the deadly riot at the Capitol last week. A day after the siege, Asselborn publicly called President Donald Trump a 'criminal' and a 'political pyromaniac who should be sent to criminal court.'