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The Senate has passed a gun control bill following mass shootings at a Texas primary school.
Your top news stories of today are below.
THE WHITE HOUSE
The White House announced another $450 million in security assistance to Ukraine.
According to Jean-Pierre, aforementioned security assistance package contains weapons and equipment, new High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, and tens of thousands of additional ammunition for the artillery systems. The US will also provide patrol boats to assist Ukraine in defending its coast.
President Biden is leaving on Saturday for his big trip to Europe. He will be attending G7 and NATO Summit, where according to a White House official, he plans to put additional pressure on Russia.
The President will be conducting in-person, face-to-face diplomacy throughout his trip. “He knows better than most,” said Jean-Pierre, “that there’s no substitute for that kind of personal engagement. You don’t surge trust. You got to build it.”
Today, besides the daily brief, President has no public events on his schedule.
DIGITAL ASSETS
On June 30, 2022, in NYC, Kevin O’Leary will join Donald Thibeau, Chief Product Officer of NFT.com, and celebrity photographer Udo Spreitzenbarth for a talk on the intersection between NFTs and the art world.
The art talk will take place around Udo Spreitzenbarth’s current exhibit, Between Light and Dark, a collection of “Film Noir” inspired artistic celebrity portraits at Carlton Fine Arts on Madison Avenue.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Ukraine has ordered its troops to withdraw from the city of Severodonetsk in the eastern Donbas.
Across the pond, more troubles for PM Boris Johnson. The Conservative Party has lost the elections in Wakefield in the North of England and rural Tiverton in Devon.
The Prime Minister was 4,000 miles away in Rwanda when at 6:30 am, he received a letter of resignation from his Party Chairman, Oliver Dowden, telling him that somebody had to take responsibility for such poor results.
The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the Tories are “imploding.”
The Prince of Wales has opened the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit in Rwanda for two days of talks on trade, climate change, and health.
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