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Our top stories. Two days after a disastrous presidential debate in Atlanta,

Joe Biden travelled to New York to attend a Democratic Party fundraising event.

Mr Biden hopes to reassure donors after his poor performance against Donald Trump,

his Republican opponent, panicked Democratic elites.

So far, Mr Biden has resisted calls to give way to another candidate.

Speaking on Friday, he acknowledged that he does not debate like he quote used to but promised to

continue his campaign saying quote when you get knocked down you get back up.

Some senior Democrats including Barack Barack Obama, have doubled down on their support for Mr. Biden.

Iran will hold a presidential runoff on July 5th after neither of the front runners secured more than 50% of the vote in the first round, government officials said.

Masaud Pasechkin, the only reformist candidate permitted to stand, was narrowly ahead of Saeed Jalili, a hardline

conservative. Around 60% of those eligible to vote did not turn out at the polls. That is the Islamic Republic's lowest

turnout on record. Russia said that its refineries would be allowed to

export petrol until the end of July, extending a pause on export

restrictions that the Kremlin first imposed in March.

The government introduced the measures due to concerns over domestic supply,

partly caused by Ukrainian drone strikes on the country's refineries.

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