October 28, 2022

*) Elon Musk takes over Twitter, sacks top executives Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken over Twitter and immediately sacked its top executives. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal was among the executives terminated by Musk, who formally completed the 44-billion-dollar buyout deal on Friday. Musk had a court-imposed Friday deadline to complete the Twitter deal he had inked in April. *) IAEA to conduct 'independent' probe into Ukraine dirty bomb allegations The UN's nuclear watchdog will this week carry out an "independent verification" of Russian allegations concerning the production of so-called dirty bombs at two sites in Ukraine. Russia has accused Ukraine of preparing to use such a weapon against Moscow's troops, but Kiev suspects Russia might itself use a dirty bomb in a "false flag" attack. International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi said, "IAEA inspectors will conduct independent verification at these locations". *) Parliament approves Sudani's government in Iraq Iraqi lawmakers have approved a new government , a key step forward after bitter infighting between multiple factions and deadly violence following contested elections. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's 21-member cabinet is expected to face myriad challenges. The oil-rich but war-ravaged country is plagued by endemic corruption, rampant unemployment and decaying infrastructure. *) North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: South's military North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles, according to the South's military. The launch comes as South Korea and the US conclude 12 days of joint military drills. Such drills infuriate Pyongyang, which sees them as rehearsals for invasion. It has repeatedly justified its missile launches as necessary "countermeasures" to what it deems US aggression. And finally… *) Prince Harry's memoir title 'Spare' is set to come out in January Prince Harry's memoir, which drew anticipation worldwide since first announced last year, is coming out on January 10. The book will be called “Sp