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President Joe Biden will still leave Wednesday for the G7 summit in Japan but is reevaluating the rest of his planned tour of Asia, spokesperson for the White House National Security Council John Kirby tells reporters, as the White House negotiates with Republican leaders to avoid a US debt default. Until now the president had planned to also visit Papua New Guinea and Australia after the G7 meeting in Hiroshima. SOUNDBITE
President Joe Biden announces in Tokyo the launch of a new Asia-Pacific trading network with an initial 13 countries signing up, including India and Japan, although questions remain over the pact's effectiveness. "The United States and Japan together with 11 other nations will be launching the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. This framework is a commitment to working with our close friends and partners in the region, on challenges that matter most to ensuring economic competitiveness in the 21st century," he said. SOUNDBITE
The IMF hopes to make "more progress" in talks on a new financial aid program for Argentina shortly, IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath says. SOUNDBITE
Pope Francis arrives in Muslim-majority Indonesia for the first stop of a four-nation tour in the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest of the 87-year-old's papacy. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris greet journalist Alsu Kurmasheva as she arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Kurmasheva is one of two dozen prisoners freed in the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War. IMAGES
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris greet former US marine Paul Whelan as he arrives on US soil after being freed by Russia. Whelan was one of two dozen prisoners to be freed in what was the biggest East-West exchange since the Cold War. IMAGES
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