The World in Brief from The Economist

Biden resists calls to go; Britain prepares to vote, and more

President Joe Biden faced renewed pressure to withdraw from America’s presidential race as several members of his Democratic Party voiced concerns about his re-election prospects. Also, a representative from Apple will reportedly take an observer role on the board of OpenAI later this year.

In a 6-3 decision split along ideological lines, America’s Supreme Court found that presidents are entitled to “at least presumptive immunity” from criminal prosecution for “official” acts but not for “unofficial” ones.

Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s hard-right National Rally, said that she would seek support from candidates of other parties to form a government if her party failed to win an outright majority after the second round of the parliamentary election this Sunday.

Le Pen’s ruling conditions; dozens killed at Hindu gathering Episode Script, and more

President Joe Biden denounced the Supreme Court’s decision to grant his predecessor Donald Trump partial immunity from criminal prosecution. Also, Viktor Orban, Hungary’s pro-Russian leader, arrived in Ukraine a day after assuming the EU’s rotating presidency.

Polls showed the far-right National Rally party in the lead after voting finished in the first round of France’s parliamentary election.

Supreme Court delivers partial win for Trump; political positioning in France, and more

The far-right National Rally party, led by Marine Le Pen, won the first round of France’s parliamentary election. Also, Joe Biden, America’s president, continued to resist calls for him to give way to another candidate after a terrible performance in Thursday’s presidential debate.