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Biden shows his knowledge but stumbles over words at news conference

President Biden, in a pivotal news conference designed to save his candidacy, showed moments of fluency and command of detail as he parried questions from journalists, but also stumbled over words, conflated names and at times gave meandering answers, Washington Post reports.

The result was a mixed performance in a much-anticipated event that many Democrats had been anxiously awaiting to see if Biden could allay their fears about his age, mental agility and ability to defeat Republican Donald Trump. The reaction of those Democrats in coming days could clarify the course of Biden’s candidacy and whether he will be able to withstand mounting calls from within his party to step aside.

In one of the more jarring moments, Biden mistakenly referred to Vice President Harris as “Vice President Trump.” The flub came hours after a separate event during the NATO summit in Washington when Biden introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as Russian President Vladimir Putin, immediately correcting himself.

Standing at the center of a large stage, with a blue NATO backdrop and eight American flags behind him, Biden fielded questions from reporters for nearly an hour in an effort to display his mental acuity and verbal agility. He held court on multiple issues, ranging from his physical fitness to global conflicts. Some of his lengthiest answers were on foreign affairs, and he offered detailed responses about U.S. relations with Europe, China and the Middle East.

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Presidential elections in Romania// Over 60 thousand Moldovans with Romanian citizenship voted in the Republic of Moldova
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Presidential elections in Romania// Over 60 thousand Moldovans with Romanian citizenship voted in the Republic of Moldova

By 3 p.m., over 60,000 Romanian citizens in the Republic of Moldova had voted in the first round of the presidential elections in Romania..

They tried to cross the border with undeclared currency. Two people, documented by the authorities
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They tried to cross the border with undeclared currency. Two people, documented by the authorities

Two individuals are under criminal investigation after attempting to leave the Republic of Moldova with undeclared cash. These incidents were reported by the Border Police at Chisinau International Airport.

Presidential elections in Romania. Over 18 million Romanians are expected to vote on Sunday
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Presidential elections in Romania. Over 18 million Romanians are expected to vote on Sunday

Over 18 million Romanians in the country are expected, on Sunday, November 24, 2024, to vote in the first round of the presidential elections, with 14 candidates on the ballot paper. The almost 19,000 polling stations on the territory of Romania opened at 7:00 and close at 21:00, with the possibility of extension until 23:59 for those in the headquarters or in line outside the polling station. Abroad, there are almost one million Romanians with the right to vote in this election, reports news.ro.