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Former President Trump won't testify in writer E. Jean Carroll's battery and defamation civil case against him after his lawyers did not file a motion by the judge-imposed deadline of 5pm Sunday.

Driving the news: Trump told Sky News as he played golf at his resort in the Republic of Ireland Thursday that he "will probably attend" the trial, which centers around Carroll's claim that he raped her in the mid-1990s and then defamed her by denying it.

Against U.S. opposition, foreign ministers from Arab League member states agreed on Sunday to readmit Syria to the organization after a nearly 12-year suspension, according to a joint statement.

Why it matters: It's a major win for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Syria's membership in the Arab League was suspended in 2011 over the Assad regime's crackdown on protests that led to the civil war. Sunday's decision was made amid a gradual regional normalization process with the Syrian government that has been pushed by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia over the last year.

Asian Americans — especially young, Asian American women— are the least likely to feel they completely belong and are accepted in the U.S., an annual survey of attitudes about Asian Americans has found.

Why it matters: The broad survey illustrates the anxiety felt by Asian Americans three years after the pandemic generated a wave of anti-Asian violence in the U.S.

U.S., Saudi, Emirati and Indian national security advisers are expected on Sunday to discuss a possible major joint infrastructure project to connect Gulf and Arab countries via a network of railways that would also be connected to India via shipping lanes from ports in the region, two sources with direct knowledge of the plan told Axios.

Why it matters: The project is one of the key initiatives the White House wants to push in the Middle East as China's influence in the region grows. The Middle East is a key part of China's Belt and Road vision.

Investing legends Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger on Saturday urged the U.S. and China to settle their widening differences, arguing the superpowers have a "mutual interest" in continuing cooperation.

Why it matters: On multiple fronts, the world's two largest economies have found themselves at repeated loggerheads, with few signs of near-term reconciliation.

The Biden administration announced Friday a plan to allow Afghan refugees who fled their homes for safety to temporarily extend their time in the U.S. as they face uncertainty about their future.

Why it matters: Thousands of refugees, many of whom served alongside American troops as interpreters during the decades-long war, faced the prospect of soon having to return to Afghanistan — now in the Taliban’s draconian grip.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned on Saturday in a royal ceremony at Westminster Abbey.

The big picture: It's the first U.K. coronation in 70 years. King Charles III, 74, ascended the throne after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died in September.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla were officially crowned on Saturday in a royal ceremony at Westminster Abbey that was decades in the making.

The big picture: The lavish ceremony included traditions that have been in place for more than 1,000 years. It was the first coronation in the U.K. in 70 years.