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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Joe Biden in Tokyo today shortly after holding the Quad Leaders` Summit during which he outlined that the India-US strategic partnership is a partnership of trust.

Denmark and Scotland reported their first confirmed case of monkeypox. Cases of moneypox have now been reported in several countries including Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom – as well as the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Beijing on Monday said it was ready to defend its national interests over Taiwan, in a rebuke to US President Joe Biden’s vow to protect the island from any invasion by China.

At least eight people were killed following a destructive storm that hit much of Canada’s Ontario province, which also left tens of thousands of residents without electricity.

The cash-strapped Pakistan government is examining the possibility of conserving fuel by reducing the number of working days, a move by which it is hoping to save an estimated $2.7 billion in foreign exchange, a media report said today.

Pakistan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate on Monday by 150 basis points to 13.75%, the second hike in less than two months, as the South Asian nation grapples with a sinking economy.