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Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start your Monday, including a group of senior European leaders and the head of NATO announcing they will join talks between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington; the US special envoy saying Russia agreed to “some concessions” on Ukraine, including security guarantees, and Bolivia's presidential race heading to a runoff between centrist and right-wing candidates.

TOP STORIES

• Key EU leaders, NATO chief to join Trump-Zelenskyy talks in Washington

A group of senior European leaders and the head of NATO will travel to Washington on Monday to join talks on Ukraine with US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte are set to attend the meeting.

• Russia agreed to 'some concessions' on Ukraine, including security guarantees, says US special envoy

Russia made concessions on all five unilaterally annexed Ukrainian regions during Friday's Alaska summit, while the US is potentially prepared to offer direct security guarantees to Ukraine, said US Special Presidential Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff.

"There are five regions here. It's always, in our view, been the crux of the deal," Witkoff told CNN, referring to Crimea, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia.

"The Russians made some concessions at the table with regard to all five of those regions," he said.

• Bolivia's presidential race heads to runoff between centrist, right-wing candidates

Bolivia is heading for a runoff presidential election with centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz and right-wing former President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga set to face each other following a result that surprised pre-vote polls.

With 90% of the ballots from Sunday's vote tallied, the National Electoral Council (CNE) announced that Paz had secured 31% of the vote while Quiroga came in second with 27%.

NEWS IN BRIEF

• Eight people have died and four remain missing after a flash flood swept through a camping site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
• The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) warned that Gaza is facing a “manmade famine” and called for a return to the UN-led humanitarian aid system in the Palestinian enclave.
• Seven more Palestinians, including two children, died of malnutrition and starvation in the Israel-blockaded Gaza Strip.
• US President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him that China would not invade Taiwan during his presidency.
• Three people were killed and eight wounded when "multiple gunmen" opened fire inside a New York City restaurant in Brooklyn.
• Thousands of Israelis staged a nationwide strike, blocking highways in several cities to pressure Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to reach a prisoner swap deal with Palestinians and end the war in Gaza.
• The US is “an accomplice to the genocide in Gaza,” China said in its annual report on human rights in the United States.
• Qatar has shared a draft peace agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group as part of the ongoing Doha peace process.
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that Russia will face additional consequences if current peace efforts fail.
• A man wearing an explosive belt blew himself up in Aleppo’s al-Maysar district in northern Syria.
• The Israeli Navy carried out strikes targeting Houthi sites in Yemen’s capital Sanaa.
• Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir officially approved a plan to occupy Gaza City.
• The Coalition of the Willing reiterated its readiness to deploy a “reassurance force” after hostilities end and support Ukraine’s air and sea security and help rebuild its armed forces.

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

• Türkiye's Antalya Airport breaks all-time daily passenger record

The airport in Antalya, Türkiye's Mediterranean coastal city, has set a new all-time passenger record, according to the country's transport and infrastructure minister.

"We hosted 230,002 passengers in a single day. Our tourism capital, Antalya, continues to break records thanks to our strong transportation infrastructure," Abdulkadir Uraloglu wrote on the Turkish social media platform Next Sosyal.