DiplomacyUkraine, Russia
US announces Ukraine-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi for 10-11 November
Steve Witkoff says Washington will mediate working-level negotiations. The sources we checked carry no response from Kyiv or Moscow to the announcement.
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ElectionsUnited States
Unresolved: Trump asks Supreme Court to set aside California ballots
The request covers the mail ballots of more than 20,000 voters the administration says are likely not citizens. Two courts refused it, California calls the list unreliable, and the justices have not ruled.
InstitutionsEurope, United States
European Parliament awards the Sakharov Prize to the ICC
DiplomacyRussia, United States
Russia frees Hubbard and agrees in principle to resume talks
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