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DiplomacyRussia, United States
After meeting Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff on 21 October, Putin agreed in principle to negotiate again with the US and Ukraine after 10 November, the Kremlin says. No date or venue has been reported.
DiplomacyUnited Kingdom, Antigua & Barbuda
The UK prime minister says he will listen to calls for a formal apology for the slave trade, but rules out reparations and offers help with debt instead.
InstitutionsPoland
The announced suspension of Tribunal president Bogdan Święczkowski has produced two rival accounts of who runs the court: restoring the rule of law, or a coup.
GovernmentsSpain
Óscar Puente is due to appear before parliament's standing committee on 3 November, with the Cortes dissolved and a general election on 29 November.
