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USA: Hunter Biden has gone on the offensive against Republicans. That could be tricky for the president

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden has gone on the offensive against his Republican critics, arguing in a new lawsuit that although he is the son of the president of the United States, he shouldn’t be treated differently than any other American.

USA: Rudy Giuliani sued by former lawyer, accused of failing to pay $1.36 million in legal bills

NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani’s former lawyer sued him Monday, alleging the ex-New York City mayor has paid only a fraction of nearly $1.6 million in legal fees he’s racked up from investigations into his efforts to keep Donald Trump in the White House.

USA: Heading for UN, Ukraine’s president questions why Russia still has a place there

NEW YORK (AP) — Days before potentially crossing paths with Russia’s top diplomat at the United Nations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested Monday that the world body needs to answer for allowing his country’s invader a seat at the tables of power.

USA: Americans released by Iran arrive home, tearfully embrace their loved ones and declare: ‘Freedom!’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans detained for years in Iran arrived home Tuesday, tearfully hugged their loved ones and declared “Freedom!” after being let go as part of a politically risky deal that saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets.

USA: FM Jilani arrives at Pakistan’s UN Mission; meets UNAOC envoy

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 18 (APP): Caretaker Minister for Foreign Affairs Jalil Abbas Jilani on Monday arrived at the Pakistan Mission to the United Nations.

The foreign minister is part of Pakistan’s delegation headed by Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar attending the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Upon arrival at the Mission, he was received by Deputy Permanent Representative Mohammad Amir Khan.

Later, High Representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Miguel Angel Moratinos called on Foreign Minister Jilani.

USA: EU’s 12th package of anti-Russia sanctions to be presented in early October — Bloomberg

NEW YORK, September 18. /TASS/: The European Union is ready to start discussing the 12th package of anti-Russia sanctions, which may be presented as early as next month, Bloomberg reported citing sources.

New restrictions may be presented in the first half of October, according to their information. Sanctions may be announced during the EU-US summit, which is also scheduled for October, though its precise date has not been given yet, the agency said.

US shutdown looms: Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy faces crucial test

WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing the biggest challenge of his eight months as the top Republican in the U.S. Congress, as he tries to muster his fractured caucus to avoid a government shutdown in less than two weeks without losing his speakership.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives and the Democratic-led Senate have until Sept. 30 to avoid the U.S.' fourth partial government shutdown in a decade by passing spending legislation that President Joe Biden can sign into law to keep federal agencies afloat.

2 pilots killed in U.S. air racing show

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Two pilots were killed Sunday in a collision during an air racing show in the western U.S. state of Nevada, organizers of the event said.

Two planes collided at the T-6 Gold race as they were landing at around 2:15 p.m. local time during the National Championship Air Races in Reno, a city in northwest Nevada, according to the Reno Air Racing Association.

USA: Texas AG Ken Paxton is back on job after acquittal but Republicans aren’t done attacking each other

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Newly acquitted of impeachment charges, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is back on the job and getting back to the usual.

Promises to keep dragging the Biden administration into court. Support from former President Donald Trump. And coming soon, a sit-down with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

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