
‘Quad’ leaders move to create ‘free and secure’ Indo-Pacific at summit
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President Joe Biden, joined by Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, walk at the Quad leaders summit in Claymont, Del., Sept. 21, 2024. President Joe Biden, joined by Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stand for a photo at the Quad leaders summit in Claymont, Del., Sept. 21, 2024.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday hosted the leaders of Australia, India and Japan at his private home in the U.S. state of Delaware for his final convening of the Quad, a strategic security grouping focused on the Indo-Pacific.

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