JAPAN

Tokyo weighs $500b military plan: Source

Japan's government is considering nearly doubling military spending over the next five years, according to two people familiar with the matter. If adopted, military buildup spending for the five years from April 2027 would be set at 70 trillion to 80 trillion yen ($457 billion to $508 billion), up about 1.8 times from the roughly 43 trillion yen allocated under the current five-year plan.

BULGARIA

Iliana Iotova wins presidential runoff

Bulgaria's incumbent President Iliana Iotova won Sunday's presidential runoff, according to official results published on Monday. Iotova, running with Kiril Valchev as her vice-presidential candidate, won 57.6 percent of the vote. Under the Constitution, the candidate receiving the most votes in the runoff wins.

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