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Joe Biden sends letter to Yoon expressing willingness for talks on IRA
US President Joe Biden also said in the letter the previous day that he is well aware of Yoon's concerns about the IRA, the official told reporters. The IRA gives tax credits only to electric vehicles assembled in North America, raising concerns it will act as a significant trade barrier for Korean carmakers, Yonhap news agency reported.
US cannot afford to walk away from Pakistan, warns new report
The report has been prepared by a dozen American scholars of South Asian affairs associated with the Pakistan Study Group (PSG), Washington, Dawn reported. The paper warns American policy makers that they cannot afford to walk away from a country that involves three key regions � South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East � and has borders with China and Iran and is close to Russia.
Pakistan Army to steer clear of politics, says Gen Bajwa while confirming retirement plans
The statement came during the army chief's address at a luncheon at Pakistani embassy in Washington, Geo News reported. Gen Bajwa also reiterated his resolve to leave after the completion of his term as the army chief this November, Geo News reported. "There could be no diplomacy without a strong economy," said the army chief.
South Korea, US fire 4 missiles into East Sea in response to North Korea's provocation
The two sides each launched two Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles, which precisely hit mock targets and demonstrated the allies' capability to deter further provocations, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
On Tuesday, the North fired an IRBM from Mupyong-ri in its northern province of Jagang in its first launch of an IRBM in eight months. It flew around 4,600 kilometers over Japan and landed in the Pacific, Yonhap news agency reported.
Objection to Turkey-Libya energy deal has 'no significance': Turkish Foreign Ministry
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on Monday between Turkey and the Libyan Government of National Unity "envisages the development of bilateral scientific, technical, technological, legal, administrative and commercial cooperation on land and sea in the field of hydrocarbons," Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Tanju Bilgic said on Tuesday in a statement, adding that objection of Greece and EU is "against both international law and the basic principles of the UN".
14.8 mn US children infected with Covid-19
Nearly 238,000 of these cases have been added in the past four weeks. Nearly 6.9 million reported cases have been added in 2022, according to the report. For the week ending September 29, 39,200 child Covid-19 cases were reported, and child Covid-19 cases accounted for 15.2 per cent of all infections reported in the US, Xinhua news agency reporte
Salman Rushdie could be first Indian-born writer since Tagore to win Nobel prize for literature
Rushdie, whose work includes the bestselling and controversial novel 'The Satanic Verses', was stabbed in the neck and torso as he was about to deliver a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in New York state on August 12, The Guardian reported. This year's prize will be announced on Thursday and it goes to "the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction".
Trump sues CNN for $475 mn in punitive damages for aiming to 'defeat him politically'
In the lawsuit filed on Monday in US district court for Southern Florida, Trump sued CNN alleging defamation, accusing the news network of taking persistent actions aimed at "defeating him politically". Alleging that CNN has maliciously made false and defamatory statements about him, Trump sought $475 million in punitive damages, as well as compensatory damages to be determined at trial.
'Liz Truss' government is in chaos'
Cabinet discipline also appeared to have broken down on Tuesday, as two ministers, Robert Buckland and Penny Mordaunt, suggested they did not back the idea of cutting benefits - an idea floated by those close to No 10, The Guardian reported. Truss and Kwarteng embarked on a round of media interviews intended to convey a message that they were getting a grip after the damaging u-turn.
Putin in a bunker outside Moscow mulling over nuclear decisions: Report
Putin -- who will be 70 on Friday -- has warned his closest family including gymnast partner Alina Kabaeva, 40, of the possibility of rapid evacuation, it is alleged, the Daily Mail reported. He believes the bunker to be 'safe' from Western attack and top officials from his security apparatus and government will be moved to the secret location, according to General SVR channel, Daily Mail reported.
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