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The United States commits to donating 80 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine abroad by the end of the month, White House Covid-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients says during a news briefing. "We will continue to donate additional doses across the summer months as supply becomes available," Zients says. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe is the most generous in the world with vaccine exports and criticises "Anglo-Saxons" for blocking exports as he arrives at the European Social Summit in Portugal. SOUNDBITE
During a state visit to Sweden, French President Emmnauel Macron urges Europe to take 'bold' decisions to support Ukraine, regardless of what the US decides. While the US has sent tens of billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022, Republican lawmakers are growing reluctant to keep supporting Kyiv, saying it lacks a clear end game as the fighting grinds on. SOUNDBITE
The United Nations Security Council demands an immediate end to attacks by Yemen's Huthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea. The resolution passed "demands that the Huthis immediately cease all such attacks, which impede global commerce and undermine navigational rights and freedoms as well as regional peace and security." It passed after Russia, as well as China, Mozambique and Algeria abstained. IMAGES
At a press conference following the EU summit, French President Emmanuel Macron says he expects Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban "to behave like a European and not hold political progress hostage". Macron's comments come after Orban, Russia's biggest ally in the EU, blocked the approval of 50 billion euros of aid to Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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