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Biden, Starmer discuss Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal

By Reuters 11 July 2024, 9:37 am Edit
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, meets with US President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington, D.C, during his visit to the United States to attend the NATO 75th anniversary summit, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP)
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, meets with US President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington, D.C, during his visit to the United States to attend the NATO 75th anniversary summit, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden discussed their ambition for an immediate Gaza ceasefire to get hostages out and to get humanitarian aid in, according to a UK government statement this morning.

The two leaders also discussed the situation in Ukraine in a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, the statement adds.

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