The World in Brief from The Economist

Several Democratic governors declared their support for Joe Biden after meeting the president at the White House. Also, Sir Keir Starmer hailed a “new chapter” for Britain as millions began voting in the country’s general election.

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.

A second Democratic congressman publicly urged President Joe Biden to step aside after his horrific performance in a debate against Donald Trump, his Republican opponent, on June 27th.

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.

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.