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At least 25 people have died and 14 others remain missing after a boat carrying dozens of passengers capsized in Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria, officials said on Sunday, Reuters reported. 

The accident occurred just before 8 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) on Saturday when the large canoe, which had departed Adiyani village in northwestern Jigawa State, overturned en route to Garbi in Yobe State. The vessel was carrying 52 passengers, according to Mohammed Goje, head of the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency.

"So far, 13 passengers have been rescued alive, while 25 bodies have been recovered. Search and rescue operations are ongoing for 14 missing persons," Goje said, adding that emergency teams from neighbouring towns had joined local volunteers and security agencies at the scene, according to Reuters. 

Denmark's prime minister has told Donald Trump to "stop the threats" about taking over Greenland, BBC reported. 

Mette Frederiksen said "it makes absolutely no sense to talk about the need for the United States to take over Greenland", adding: "The US has no right to annex any of the three nations in the Danish kingdom".

Her remarks come after Katie Miller - the wife of one of Trump's aides, Stephen Miller - tweeted a map of Greenland in the colours of the American flag alongside the word "SOON".

South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung is set to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping as he seeks to reset frayed ties with his country's biggest trading partner, BBC reported. 

Regional security and Beijing's unofficial ban on Korean pop culture are also on the agenda for Monday's meeting, which is their second summit since November, when Xi visited South Korea. 

Given what a vital economic partner China is, experts say Lee is looking for assurances that it would not weaponise that relationship in the face of political tensions in the region, according to BBC. 

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, just hours before South Korean President Lee Jae Myung departed for China for high-level talks expected to address Pyongyang’s nuclear program. According to AP, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said several missiles were fired from the North’s capital region around 7:50 am, flying about 900 kilometers. South Korea and the United States are analyzing the launches and coordinating closely with Japan.

Japan’s defense minister confirmed at least two launches, calling them a serious threat to regional and global security. The tests are the latest in a series of weapons demonstrations ahead of North Korea’s anticipated ruling party congress, where new policies toward the US may be announced. The launches also added urgency to Lee’s China visit, during which he plans to urge Beijing to play a constructive role in easing tensions on the Korean Peninsula. South Korea later convened an emergency security meeting, condemning the launches as violations of UN resolutions.