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"I know both very well. I want to see them work it out," Donald Trump tells reporters in the Oval Office regarding the situation in India and Pakistan. "I want to see them stop." "If I can do anything to help, I will be there," the US president adds.

White House comms director Steven Cheung responds to the BBC's interview with Biden:

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Joe Biden is a complete disgrace to this country and the office he occupied. He has clearly lost all mental faculties and his handlers thought it'd be a good idea for him to do an interview and incoherently mumble his way through every answer. Sadly, this feels like abuse.

We've approached the White House for comment or response to Biden's statements.

Here are a few takeaways from the BBC's interview with Biden, including his reflections on the "difficult" decision to withdraw from the race, his view of the risks faced to the US-Europe alliance, as well as Greenland, Panama and other matters: https://t.co/kdyk4yyTUH

In his first interview since leaving office, former President Biden said that that pressure from the Trump administration on Ukraine to give up territory to Russia is "modern-day appeasement": https://t.co/mMBi90SByu

RT @ccadelago: Just an incredible piece out of POLITICO Europe: Cardinals are watching ‘Conclave’ the movie for guidance on the conclave…

Marco Rubio says a "precise operation" recovered "hostages" that were being held at the Argentine embassy in Caracas, Venezuela:

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The U.S. welcomes the successful rescue of all hostages held by the Maduro regime at the Argentinian Embassy in Caracas. Following a precise operation, all hostages are now safely on U.S. soil. Maduro's illegitimate regime has undermined Venezuela's institutions, violated human

Mark Carney has told Donald Trump that Canada "is not for sale" as the president raised the prospect of the country becoming the 51st US state while welcoming the prime minister to the White House: https://t.co/xLu4tsMZPe

Follow @BBCWorld's live updates of the situation in India, Pakistan and Kashmir here:

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India says it has launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir https://t.co/acymcGO7Pt

RT @Sarakshi: Indian embassy in Washington DC’s response to India’s military strikes in Pakistan. Says India’s NSA Ajit Doval spoke to Secr…

Pakistan's military says India has struck targets inside the country amid tensions over the recent attack in Kashmir: https://t.co/8LkWMHA1NW

RT @BasuAshis: Analysis by ⁦@BernieDebusmann⁩ https://t.co/AsXxgGlxXF

Carney has carefully and diplomatically negotiated the 51st state question, telling Trump: "As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale....we're sitting in one now...it's not for sale. It won't be for sale."

Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump says that the US will stop bombing targets in Yemen after the Houthis reached out to "capitulate".

Also on @BBCWorld at 1700est/2100gmt. - again on Carney's visit to the WH

I'll be on @BBCWorld at about 1300est/1700gmt - or whenever Trump and Carney are done talking - and again at 1600est/2000gmt. Tune in!

Follow our live updates on Mark Carney's visit at @BBCWorld: https://t.co/r47mCOf2fj