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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he asked Donald Trump for US security guarantees lasting as long as half a century to help deter against any future Russian invasion. Current proposals under discussion as part of a peace plan set out a 15-year term with the possibility for an extension, though “I would like the guarantee to be much longer,” Zelensky said on Monday in an audio message to reporters. “We would like to consider the possibility of 30, 40, 50 years and then it will be a...

Police have said it is being treated as an isolated incident

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. PLA holds drills around Taiwan in warning to ‘separatists’ after US arms deal The People’s Liberation Army kicked off drills around Taiwan on Monday that it called “legitimate and necessary” to safeguard national unity, soon after Washington approved the largest-ever arms sale to Taiwan. 2. Cambodia and Thailand agree to resume exchanges after meeting with...

Fifa president Gianni Infantino defends the cost of World Cup tickets following "absolutely crazy" demand from the public.

Fifa president Gianni Infantino defends the cost of World Cup tickets following "absolutely crazy" demand from the public.

Fifa president Gianni Infantino defends the cost of World Cup tickets following "absolutely crazy" demand from the public.

Fifa president Gianni Infantino defends the cost of World Cup tickets following "absolutely crazy" demand from the public.

Fifa president Gianni Infantino defends the cost of World Cup tickets following "absolutely crazy" demand from the public.

Preparations are underway in New York’s Times Square where roughly a million people will gather on New Year’s Eve. The celebration will feature a brand-new ball that is the largest ever installed there. NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports for TODAY.

Despite weekly Russian air attacks and constant power outages, Ukraine’s key volunteer hub and major industrial center, Dnipro, lives on. As the fourth year of full-scale war comes to a close, the city's appearance and sound take on new forms.

They aim to boost a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, which faces challenges as it looks to move into a more complicated second phase.

Susanna Nolt grew up in Ephrata, the eighth in a family of 12 kids. They were Old Order Mennonites and lived similarly to the Amish. There weren’t arranged marriages, but Nolt knew what was expected: Around age 18, she could begin dating a young man who was baptized in the Church. After marrying, she would raise her own large family within the Old Order Mennonite community.