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1. The United States on Saturday abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and one other individual. Who was captured alongside Maduro and taken to New York for prosecution?

Vice President Delcy Rodríguez

His wife, Cilia Flores

His son, Nicolás Maduro Guerra

Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López

The abduction and preceding large-scale strikes follow months of U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean, FP’s Rishi Iyengar and John Haltiwanger report.

2. Botswana’s foreign minister said on Sunday that the country plans to open an embassy in Moscow and has invited Russia to cooperate on rare-earth minerals and which gemstone?

Amethyst

Emeralds

Diamonds

Onyx

The diamond industry accounts for roughly 80 percent of Botswana’s exports but has faced difficulties amid the global diamond market crash, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi reports in Africa Brief.

3. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on Monday that 2026 would be the first year of a “full-scale restoration” of relations with which regional neighbor?

China

North Korea

Vietnam

Japan

The announcement comes as a standoff continues between China and Japan over Tokyo’s comments concerning a possible Chinese attack on Taiwan, FP’s James Palmer writes in China........

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