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CHINA

Russia's Shoigu to pay five-day visit

China and Russia will hold the 19th round of strategic security consultation and the ninth meeting of the law-enforcement and security cooperation mechanism during the visit to China by Sergey Shoigu, secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, from Monday to Friday. Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Chen Wenqing, head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will hold talks with Shoigu separately as part of the mechanisms, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Monday. Wang and Shoigu would hold the annual strategic security consultation on Tuesday, aiming to implement the important common understandings reached by the two heads of state, and have in-depth discussions on bilateral ties and major issues concerning both countries' strategic security interests, Lin said.

GERMANY

Scholz ready to hold confidence vote early

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday he would be willing to call a vote of confidence in parliament before Christmas, a move that would pave the way for snap elections following the collapse of his three-way governing coalition. The timing is earlier than the January date he proposed last week and follows increasing pressure from politicians and the public for a quicker vote. Germany was thrown into disarray last week with the collapse of Scholz's coalition and disagreements over how much money the government should spend to encourage growth and support Ukraine.

PHILIPPINES

Thousands flee as 4th typhoon strikes

Thousands of people sought shelter and ports were shut down in the Philippines on Monday, as the country was struck by a fourth cyclone in less than a month. Typhoon Toraji hit near Dilasag town, about 220 kilometers northeast of the capital Manila, the national weather agency said. "We're getting hit with strong winds and heavy rain. Some trees are being toppled and power has been cut since yesterday," Merwina Pableo, civil defense chief of Dinalungan town near Dilasag, told AFP.Rescuers said about 8,000 people were moved from coastal areas as well as flood — and landslide-prone areas in several provinces.

UNITED STATES

1 killed, 16 injured in campus shooting

A shooting early on Sunday at Tuskegee University in the US state of Alabama left one person dead and 16 others injured, authorities said. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said an 18-year-old man who died was not a university student, but that some of the injured were students. The shooting erupted as the school's 100th homecoming was winding down, officials said. ABC News reported that authorities suspect multiple shooters were involved.

China Daily - Agencies