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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DiplomacyAnalysisChina, Spain
China keeps its LaLiga blackout: how Beijing's pressure works
The foreign ministry says it takes Mbappé's apology seriously; state group CMG says there is nothing to discuss. The suspension was still in place on 1 November, and we have found no reaction from Spain's government.
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
DiplomacyUnited Kingdom, Antigua & Barbuda