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The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for a period of 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, though he said he would prefer an American commitment of up to 50 years to deter Russia from further attempts to seize its neighbor's land by force.
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China stages military drills around Taiwan to warn 'external forces' after US, Japan tensions
China's military on Monday dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around the island of Taiwan, which Beijing called a ''stern warning'' against separatist and ''external interference'' forces. Taiwan said it was placing forces on alert and called the Chinese government ''the biggest destroyer of peace.''
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Iran Central Bank governor resigns as protests erupt over currency drop
The head of Iran's Central Bank resigned Monday as the biggest protests since 2022 erupted in Tehran and other cities after the country's currency plummeted to a new record low against the U.S. dollar.
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Turkey and Armenia agree to simplify visa procedures to normalize ties
Turkey and Armenia have agreed to simplify visa procedures as part of efforts to normalize ties, Turkey's Foreign Ministry announced Monday, making it easier for their citizens to travel between the two countries.
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Iraq's parliament elects a new speaker to face political and financial challenges
Iraq's parliament on Monday elected a new speaker following overnight talks to break a political deadlock.
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Court orders release of prominent Turkish journalist from prison pending appeal
A Turkish court on Monday ordered the release of veteran journalist Fatih Altayli from prison pending the outcome of his appeal against a conviction for allegedly threatening President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Top diplomats of China, Cambodia and Thailand meet as Beijing seeks a stronger role in dispute
Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand convened with their Chinese counterpart on Monday as the Beijing government, building on its expanding presence in global diplomacy, sought to play a stronger mediating role in the violent border dispute between the two Southeast Asian countries.
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Why China is holding military drills around Taiwan — and the history behind it
China's decision to bring serious firepower to bear for military drills in the waters off Taiwan this week has deep roots — both in the past several weeks and the past several decades.
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Pakistan police detain teen girl radicalized online in suspected suicide bombing plot
Police in Pakistan detained a teenage girl who was radicalized and recruited online by an outlawed separatist group to carry out a ''major suicide attack,'' authorities said Monday.
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Indonesian rescuers find a body while searching for Spanish soccer coach and 3 children
Indonesian rescuers recovered the body of a female victim believed to be a member of the family of a Spanish soccer coach and his three children who went missing after a tour boat sank three days ago.
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UK opposition leaders demand human rights activist be stripped of citizenship for past tweets
Political opposition leaders in the United Kingdom have called for a human rights activist to be stripped of his citizenship over past social media posts allegedly containing violent and antisemitic language within days of the dual national returning to Britain after years in Egyptian prisons.
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Official says 6 Islamic State militants and 3 police officers killed in clash in northwest Turkey
Islamic State militants clashed with police in northwest Turkey on Monday, leaving three police officers and six militants dead, Turkey's interior minister said. At least eight other police officers and a night guard were wounded.
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