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1. Biden, McCarthy finalize deal to raise U.S. debt limit and avoid default

   

   With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, U.S. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling and worked to ensure enough Republican and Democratic votes to pass the measure in the coming week.

2. Turkey's Erdogan declared winner of presidential runoff

   

   Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won re-election Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade as the country reels from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that levelled entire cities.

3. Biden, McCarthy reach tentative U.S. debt ceiling deal, with Congress vote to come

   

   U.S. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an "agreement in principle" to raise the country's legal debt ceiling, but now Congress must rush to approve the spending cuts package in a matter of days to avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default.

4. South Korean man accused of opening plane's emergency door faces up to 10 years in prison

   

   A man accused of opening an emergency exit door during a flight in South Korea was formally arrested on Sunday and faces up to 10 years in prison on a charge of violating the aviation security law, officials said.

5. Russia launches largest drone attack yet, Kyiv officials say

   

   Ukraine's capital was subjected to the largest drone attack since the start of Russia's invasion last year, local officials said, as Kyiv prepared to mark the anniversary of its founding on Sunday. At least one person was killed.