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The United States deployed two Navy warships into the Taiwan Strait, the first since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the self-governing island nation. The actions immediately drew ire from China, which said that it was monitoring the movements of the two vessels.

Several people have been reported dead after chaotic protests in Iraq following the political walkout of a prominent cleric. Hundreds of demonstrators stormed the government palace in Baghdad after Muqtada al-Sadr announced his resignation from politics.