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.
ElectionsIsrael
On the published count, Netanyahu's bloc has 53 seats, the opposition 48 and the Arab parties a record 19. Two dates are already fixed: 4 and 10 November.
ElectionsAnalysisUnited States
More than 53 million ballots are already in and Democrats lead the polling averages. Neither fact decides who controls Congress: a guide to reading 3 November.
