10 things you need to know today: June 25, 2012

Egypt's Morsi gives his first speech as president-elect, Spain formally requests aid, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

A screenshot of Mohamed Morsi delivering a televised speech in Cairo after he officially won Egypt's first free presidential election on June 24: Morsi stressed that "national unity" is the o
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1. MORSI GIVES FIRST SPEECH, STRESSES UNITY

Late Sunday, Mohamed Morsi gave his first speech as Egypt's president-elect. A longtime member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Morsi pledged that he would represent all Egyptians, saying "national unity is the only way to get Egypt out of this difficult crisis." On the diplomatic front, Morsi promised to "preserve all national and international agreements." The speech came just hours after Morsi was declared the winner of Egypt's historic presidential elections, and Egyptians rallied in Cairo's Tahrir Square and across the country to celebrate. Egypt's interim military rulers still retain much of the control over the country, having made an "11th hour power grab" early last week following the elections. [CNN]

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