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Added on the 15/06/2021 11:37:08 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Belgian Budget Minister Sophie Wilmes arrives to meet the King of Belgium after having been chosen as the country's new caretaker prime minister -- a first for a woman. The 44-year-old still has to be sworn in by King Philippe, who is expected to announce the nomination formally on Sunday at the earliest. IMAGES
Joe Biden is welcomed by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the garden of Number 10 Downing Street as part of a short visit by the US President to the United Kingdom on his way to a NATO summit in Lithuania. Biden says he "couldn't be meeting with a closer friend and a greater ally". Biden will also meet with King Charles III in Windsor. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden meets with UK Prime Minister Rish Sunak during his short visit to Northern Ireland. His visit marks the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, a US-brokered peace agreement ending the conflict between pro-Irish and pro-British militants in April 1998. IMAGES
Belgium holds a minute of silence to mark a day of mourning for victims of the devastating floods that left at least 31 people killed in the east of the country. King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and Prime Minister Alexander de Croo pay their respects at a fire station in Verviers, one of the hardest-hit towns. IMAGES
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi meets Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel in Brussels as part of his first official visit to Europe. IMAGES