Biden and Trump begin high-stakes US presidential debate

US President Joe Biden and his Republican challenger Donald Trump launched into their first debate of the 2024 election cycle at CNN's headquarters in Atlanta.

The showdown provides a rare opportunity for both candidates in what has been a tight race for the White House. The debate is a rematch for Biden and Trump, who faced each other twice in 2020, but a first-of-its-kind format and vastly different political landscape present new challenges for the two rivals.